Forest Commons and Governance, Research Group, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
About the Recruitment
The Centre for Climate Change & Sustainability Studies of TISS, Mumbai invites applications for its project on Forest Rights and Governance for 15 months (1st January 2025 to 31st March 2026).
- Last Date of Application Submission: 23rd November 2024
- Personal/Online Interview: 1st week of December 2024
- Joining Date for the Selected Candidates: 1st January 2025
Research Officer – 02
- Salary – Rs. 45000 – 50000/Month(Consolidated)
- Location – Maharashtra and Jharkhand
- Recruitment – 15 months (contractual)
Administrative Assistant – 01
- Salary – Rs. 20,000/Month(Consolidated)
- Location – Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Recruitment – 15 months (contractual)
Qualifications, Experience, and other requirements
- Applicants must have a master’s degree in social sciences or law with adequate knowledge on forest, land and wildlife laws, policy, and institutions, and minimum one year of rural field experience.
- Ability to analyse, document project reports, write policy briefs, case laws and field insights.
- Conduct field work in rural and tribal areas independently
- Ability to coordinate with government and civil society groups and organise training and capacity building programs independently.
- Basic skills in excel, SPSS, GPS and GIS
- Candidates must be well-versed in English and Marathi for Maharashtra position and Hindi for Jharkhand position.
Administrative Assistant
- Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in any stream with adequate knowledge of office management, project management, and financial management
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in handling documents and records.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Skills in Office software like Excel, Word and Google sheets, Google documents
- Candidates must be well-versed in English and Hindi
Application Process
Interested candidates who can join as per the above timeline in the event of selection, may send their CV, one Letter of Recommendation and two writing samples at this email id: tissforestrights@gmail.com on or before 23rd November 2024. Only the shortlisted candidates will be communicated for personal interview by 1st week of December 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered.