Program Leader/Sr. Program Leader- Legal

Title - Program Leader/Sr. Program Leader- Legal

Location – Ranchi or Bhopal

Job Background & Purpose:

Piramal Foundation works on public sector reform. Our focus is education wherein we work with various state governments to create sustainable and systemic change in government schools, their administration and access to education.

Nyay (Legal) is a product we have created and deployed in several states to ensure that the state education departments have effective grievance redressal and litigation management systems, access to high quality policy advisory services, necessary capacity building and process re-engineering where needed.

Overview of the Role: 

This is an opportunity to work with Govt officials in the domains of public health or education to bring systemic change and long-term impact in public systems, particularly engaging with the law to do so.  

A Program Leader is expected to support a state government’s Education, Health andor Tribal Department in managing litigation within the Department, conduct research and analysis on relevant public policies and constitutional provisions across the country, and to provide technical guidance with the objective of either reducing litigation in the department or ensuring better implementation of Govt schemes. The Program Leader will work closely with Government Stakeholders to conduct gap analysis, identify solution needs and design state-wide legal interventions in areas of litigation, research and policy. Specific tasks might entail:

• Consult with internal and external stakeholders to assess current state and identify key levers of change/ intervention areas 
• Develop transformation approaches, strategies and roadmaps that integrate the various legal and policy interventions into a single, systemic framework; work with Operations teams in each state to contextualize and execute these strategies 
• Develop and maintain relationships with officials of state Directorate of Education, partners and NGOs in education ecosystem 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Graduate and Post-Graduate in Law/ Public Policy/ Political Science/ Social Science from a recognized University/ Institute 
• Lawyers with experience in conducting litigation and/or managing litigation in large organisations would be preferred 
• Should have a minimum of 2-6 years of work experience, preferably with a substantial portion in litigation/ policy-advisory/research 
• Experience working with Govts, PSUs will be given priority  

Competencies and Skills: 

• Good understanding of laws, rules and statutes governing constitutional matters, service matters and litigation processes in High CourtSupreme Court 
• Strong stakeholder management skills and knowledge 
• Strong communication skills – interpersonal and writing skills (preparing policy notes & power point presentations etc) 
• Passion for service and social impact, especially in the space of public education 
• Readiness to learn, un-learn, and re-learn while adapting a dynamic work environment and needs 
• Comfort with taking up new and complex problems, applying everyday learning and insights, and solving through collaboration 
• Problem solving skills 
• Language proficiency in English and Hindi 

Application Procedure:

• Interested candidate can send resumes on recruitments@gandhifellowship.org . When submitting the Application please put “PL - Legal” in the subject line and fill the application link https://forms.office.com/r/n1Xzk8JJS9
• Deadline: 10^th October 2022

“Piramal Foundation is an equal opportunities organization and promotes gender diversity at the workplace. Women candidates are encouraged to apply”

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