Recruitment Notification for the Staff – ANVESHAN
ANVESHAN – the Centre of Excellence (CoE) at IIM Indore is established to provide best-in-class leadership and administrative training concerning the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0. ANVESHAN aims to develop a repository of best practices in urban transformation and implement training and development programs/refresher courses for senior officials working at National, State, and Urban Local Bodies for managing Sanitation and Waste Management Initiatives across Urban India.
The ANVESHAN at IIM Indore is looking for seasoned candidates for multiple positions:
- Position: Senior Research Associate
The incumbent will lead the projects by developing policy briefs and reports, managing project schedules, collating project data, and submitting periodic project status updates.
Key Job Functions
- Develop reports, policy briefs, and guidance notes and provide assistance and support to the CoE team
- Continuously monitor the project activities and evaluate the progress in consultation with other CoE staff, field managers, and the local communities using quantitative and qualitative data.
- Organize, attend, and participate in stakeholder meetings
- Liaison with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth flow of the program
- Review solutions, recommend the implementation plan, and develop a blueprint and implementation plan with tracking and reporting.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Minimum of three years of similar experience working on large projects
- Candidates with work experience with big consulting firms will be preferred
- Experience in Project Management tools, strong command over MS Office, and working knowledge of the latest data visualization software.
- Adept at conducting research into project-related issues, able to understand and report
- Candidates with an educational and/or work experience in public policy and urban governance will be preferred
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to present information verbally and in written form
- Willingness to travel is required.
- Position: Academic Associate
The incumbent will be responsible for helping the faculty in multiple academic activities such as preparing course outlines, identifying and collecting reading material, developing teaching notes, etc.
Key Job Functions
- Support the CoE team in various program-related academic activities.
- Document and follow up on necessary actions and decisions from meetings.
- Organizing various project events, ensuring the availability of academic infrastructure
- Provide useful and timely feedback aligned with CoE deadlines.
- Facilitate discussion with the project team to contribute content expertise
- Provide research assistance to the project team from time to time.
Desired Candidate profile
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of two years of similar experience in the premier academic or research institutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Position: Administrative Officer
The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating the administrative operations leading to the smooth functioning of the CoE program.
Key Job Functions
- Handle establishment and personnel-related matters
- Handle contract management, legal matters, and related issues.
- Responsible for store management activities (viz. purchase, AMC, Accounting, Disposal, Audit, etc.)
- Administrative and Logistic support for all CoE-related activities
- Custodian of Confidential documents and charge of policy matters and papers.
Desired Candidate profile
- Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of two years of similar experience in the premier academic institutions
- Possesses knowledge of government rules and regulations relating to administration, purchase, and stores.
- Proficiency in MS Office is a must.
Compensation
The compensation will not be a constraint for the deserving candidate.
Interested applicants may send their resume to anveshan@iimidr.ac.in. The shortlisted candidates will be notified of the further selection process.