Senior Policy Researcher

4 weeks ago

India IT for Change Full time

Expected start date: July-August 2024

Location: Bengaluru/Remote

Position: Full-time

Apply by: 15 June 2024


Do you think digital justice is a key developmental challenge of the 21st century?

Are you interested in emerging policies that will shape the future of the digital society and economy?

Does Big Tech’s control over global digital infrastructures worry you?  


These are the key questions that drive our efforts at IT for Change. If these issues are keeping you up at night as well, let’s team up


About the Role:

IT for Change is expanding its senior research and management team. We would like to welcome entrepreneurial individuals who would like to be part of a dynamic NGO that works towards social change. The incoming candidate will be part of shaping the organizational trajectory for the coming years, lead a track, and take on the broader challenge of institution building with the core leadership team. Specifically, they should be able to helm a role of intellectual leadership by developing and taking point on these tracks, effectively leading research and policy advocacy initiatives, and supervising an interdisciplinary team towards implementation and execution.


We are looking to recruit for 3 track leads:

Track 1 - Social media governance, the public sphere, and democracy

Track 2 - Regenerative AI: Governing data and AI for global economic justice

Track 3 - Digital infrastructures and their intersection with development domains such as health, agriculture, urban governance, etc.


Ideal Qualifications:

•   10+ years of experience in policy research on development, economic justice, and human rights issues, with at least 5+ years’ experience on digital issues.

•   Expertise in the political economy of the digital – market concentration and corporate power, geo-politics and geo-economics of digitalization, democracy and the public sphere, the sociologies of innovation, international governance challenges and pathways, alternative AI models, etc.

•   A track record of robust and critical understanding of a broad range of debates and issues with respect to technology governance

•   Skills relevant to research methods in the digital domain

•   Excellent writing skills and ability to author accessible pieces in a short turnaround

•   Keen interest in change processes, including providing knowledge support for civil society organizations, policymakers, and multilateral discussions

•   Demonstrated experience in guiding teams, mentoring younger researchers, working in trans-disciplinary environments, and independently leading projects from conception to change-making

•   Appreciation of the nature of the NGO environment, and demonstrated leadership skills in navigating complexity


Roles and Responsibilities

As part of the senior leadership, the candidate will be expected to provide managerial leadership across flagship organizational projects, undertake substantive research and advocacy, and contribute to management decision-making processes. Specific responsibilities include:


Project management and implementation

◦   Conceptualizing, planning, and designing research projects

◦   Maintaining administrative responsibility and accountability on activities

◦   Interfacing with external and internal stakeholders on financial and programmatic aspects

◦   Monitoring and evaluation of project milestones

◦   Supervising, guiding, and mentoring research assistants and interns

◦   Reporting to donors and organizational directors


Taking up/leading research and policy activities, individually or as a team

◦   Contributing to report writing, blogs, policy briefs, and proposal writing

◦   Supporting advocacy-related activities, including submissions to government, intergovernmental, and multilateral public consultation processes

◦   Supporting and running short-term courses and workshops


Networking with national and global collaborations

◦   Attending/presenting work at national and international advocacy events

◦   Supporting event planning

◦   Expanding the impact footprint of the organization


Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

•   A Ph.D./Master’s degree in social sciences, public policy, law, engineering, or design and allied fields, with 5+ years of experience working in the technology policy domain

•   Demonstrable immersion in current debates on the sociology and political economy of technology

•   Demonstrable track record in authoring/co-authoring research outputs and publications on digital policy topics and issues

•   Excellent academic writing and research skills, and ability to work within interdisciplinary teams, with a flair for producing journalistic and non-academic pieces for wider audiences

•   Substantial experience with global project management, monitoring and evaluation activities, and comfort working/communicating in asynchronous arrangements


What You Can Expect

•   The opportunity to undertake cutting-edge and critical research and advocacy at a global level

•   The agility to redefine and lead new frontiers in digital policy through a Global South standpoint

•   The chance to work with a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and supportive cohort of researchers

•   The opportunity to belong in wider networks for enrichment and contribution

•   A competitive compensation package (commensurate with experience and qualifications)


How to Apply?

Please send a brief (no more than 1 page) expression of interest highlighting past experience and fitment for the role (mentioning the specific track), along with a resume, recent list of publications (dating back no more than 5 years), and at least two recent writing samples (one academic and one non-academic) to jobs-policy-researchers@itforchange.net by 15 June 2024. References must be provided upon request.

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