Jan Sahas
About us
Jan Sahas was founded in the year 2000 to ensure dignity for India’s most socially excluded communities. Since then, we have made significant contributions to support communities and shift systems to address forced labor, sexual violence (e.g., designed and piloted a nationally recognized model for survivor support center), and manual scavenging (e.g., helped bring about landmark legislation to prohibit the practice and compensate victims). Today, we work in ~100 districts across 13 states.
The Migrants Resilience Collaborative (MRC) was convened by Jan Sahas in 2020 to plug India’s broken social protection delivery systems and make migrant families more resilient. MRC builds on Jan Sahas’ two decade-long experience of working with migrants to implement a two-pronged strategy: First, direct implementation where we work to implement last mile delivery systems, ensuring the most vulnerable migrants have access to existing social protection schemes. Second, systems change, where we partner with governments to strengthen infrastructure and implementation, and with industry, where we work with investors and real-estate companies to improve incentives and accountability towards worker welfare. Since October 2020, we have reached more than 5 million migrant households.
About the position
Through its government systems change partnerships, MRC seeks to identify, test and scale solutions to transform the delivery of social security schemes. We have recently commenced an exciting partnership with the Uttar Pradesh Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board (UPBOCW). We are looking for an enterprising Lead to work closely with the Secretary and other senior officials of the Board to unlock social security for millions of construction workers in Uttar Pradesh. S/he will be responsible for driving the engagement at the state level, ensuring smooth communication channels between the state and MRC core team, identifying pain points in the design and delivery of social security schemes, and proposing and testing potential solutions, all while representing MRC’s theory of change.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a passionate individual with a high degree of ownership in their work, confidence to interact with senior government functionaries, a knack for identifying relevant problems, strategizing solutions, and supporting implementation in collaboration with the government.
· Build strong relationships with government officers at the UP BoCW Board and other departments
· Foster relationships with government officials and other partners to secure buy-in for projects in line with MRC’s mission
· Conduct administrative data analysis, key informant interviews, consultations, etc. to identify bottlenecks in scheme implementation
· Work closely with MRC’s technical teams to develop data-informed, testable hypotheses to solve the identified problems
· Oversee the implementation of quantitative and qualitative research as required
· End-to-end project management of the piloting of solutions at the field level
· Draft high-quality written documents and presentations to synthesize findings
Qualifications
· Master’s degree in economics, Management, Public Policy or related disciplines
· At least six years of overall work experience with social sector consultancies, multilaterals or governments; with at least three years of experience of working directly with government institutions and officials (state and/or central level)
· Strong problem-solving skills, with experience of formulating testable hypotheses around ambiguous problems, and ideate practical solutions grounded in clear data and evidence
· Ability to build and manage relations with government stakeholders
· Ability to deliver quality outputs on time
· Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and Hindi
· Proficient at quantitative data analysis and interpretation
· Experienced in developing compelling decks, narratives and memos
Bonus points if you have previous experience of:
Working on issues related to social protection, public service delivery, informal work and/or internal migration.
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Travel: Yes, around 5-7 days a month
Deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis – early applications are encouraged.
Join Jan Sahas in making a meaningful impact. We are excited to have your applications and Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.