Vacancy Announcement Janwani, Pune

Post: Area: Location: Application Deadline: Type of employment: Languages Required: Duration of Initial Contract: Salary: Website:

Project Coordinator, Governance Urban Governance / Public Policy / Public Finance Pune, India January 04, 2014 Contractual English, Hindi (Required), Marathi (Preferred) One Year 3.0 Lacs per annum www.janwani.org

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Background
Janwani meaning Voice of the people is an initiative of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture, a premier chamber of the Country based in Pune, Maharashtra. The objective of the Chamber is to make Pune the most attractive destination of investment in India. While pursuing this objective, the Chamber realised that we cannot make our City the most attractive destination unless we make it a better place to live and work. Hence, Janwani was started in 2006 under the chairmanship of Dr. B.G. Deshmukh (former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India) with an objective to advocate and promote equitable and sustainable development in the city. Simply put, to address the issues of growth and make Pune a better place to live and work. We work towards the comprehensive development of the city by identifying gaps and priority areas in the development process and providing well researched and implementable solutions. Janwani works on six focus areas concerning Pune metropolitan region (PMR) viz. Environment, Energy, City structure & planning, Heritage management, Traffic & Transportation and Urban Governance. Janwani is currently chaired by Dr. Vijay Kelkar (Chairman, 13th Finance Commission, Government of India) and other board member includes the best of all strata of the society. Janwani has representatives from public administration, scientific community, media, industry & academia on its board.

Urban Governance: Janwani approaches governance issues in a holistic manner adopting bottom-up approach. We believe that peoples participation in governing cities is of utmost importance as they are the ultimate beneficiaries of the development process. We cannot improve our country unless we improve our cities. India is at the beginning of a massive wave of urbanization. Unless we learn to manage our cities, we would not be able to manage our country. We cannot improve our cities unless citizens participate in the improvement process. We cannot remain Silent Spectators or be ceaseless critics, if we want our cities to improve. Hence Janwani goes the extra mile to promote and facilitate centric governance mechanisms in the Pune Metropolitan Region. To promote and facilitate and good governance in PMR, Janwani partners with varied organizations viz. Pune Municipal Corporation, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Government of Maharashtra, Planning Commission, Pune Police, UN Women, National Foundation for India, IndiaSpend, Janaagraha, Centre for Environment Education, YASHADA, Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economy, Symbiosis School of Economics and Samarthan amongst others. Current projects under Governance focus area: Participatory Budgeting Outcome Budgeting Gender Responsive Budgeting Pre budget memorandum for PMC Simplification of PMC and PCMC budgets Trend analysis of PMC and PCMC budgets Voter awareness drive Research paper on Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 2012 Research paper on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 Research paper on Water subsidies & pricing in Pune Handbook on Women safety Women Friendly Pune Handbook for CSOs on Decoding Municipal Budgets

The above mentioned projects are being undertaken under the guidance working group on Urban governance that include Mr. Ravi Pandit, Mr. Arun Firodia, Mr. Vishal Jain, Mr. Ramanath Jha, Dr. Kiran Kulkarni, Dr. Amir Bazaz, Mr. Ravikant Joshi and Mr. Deelip Jokhe amongst others.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide project coordination support to the program officer for the various research activities related to urban governance concerning PMR region Design and deliver training modules and presentations on budget transparency and accountability and inclusive budget processes and practices with a focus on Pune metropolitan region. Conduct focus group discussions; prepare transcripts and reports required for the projects. Supervising interns, disseminating project data to and collecting project reports from research partners Write reports and articles on Urban governance / Public policy / Public finance Conduct qualitative and quantitative social science research on budget transparency reforms, and produce case studies and impact assessments Undertake any other work under urban governance assigned by program officer, director or the Janwani board.

Skills and requirements:

Masters Degree in Economics, Public Administration, Public Finance, Development Studies, International Affairs, Political Science, Social Science, or other related fields Excellent writing skills and fluency in English Atleast one year of professional experience working in Governance, Public policy or public finance related field. Full computer literacy in internet searching and Microsoft Office programmes i.e. MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-Power Point. Knowledge of SPSS / STATA will be an asset

Competencies
Good managerial and leading skills Demonstrate strong coordination skill Consistently approaches to work with energy and a positive and constructive attitude Good communication skill both in writing and oral including networking and interpersonal skills Proven ability to persuade and influence others to cooperate

To Apply
To apply, send your Resume with a Cover letter not exceeding 500 words to naimk@mcciapune.com Please clearly mention Application: Project Coordinator, Governance in the subject line of the email.
Janwani does not discriminate on basis of sex, caste, religion, region, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or any other aspect. Individuals from all walks of life fulfilling the eligibility criteria are encourages to apply

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Warm Regards, Naim Keruwala Program Officer, Governance Janwani, MCCIA www.janwani.org