Phule Ambedkar Fellow

**Job Information**:
Industry
- NGO/Social Services

Salary
- based on the Indus Action‘s compensation benchmarking rubric

City
- Tamil Nadu

State/Province
- Tamil Nadu

Country
- India

Zip/Postal Code
- 626127

About Indus Action

Our vision of a progressive and inclusive society is replicated internally through our equitable compensation structures, transparent organizational policies, and supportive work culture. As an aspiring Deliberately Developmental Organisation (DDO) combined with our operating values of Listen. Act. Change. - we commit to nurturing active citizens and supporting enterprising individuals with a growth mindset, professionally and personally. At Indus Action, you are valued beyond your role or title. Instead of an open-door policy, we have a no-door policy, where everyone has access to and collaborates with everyone. We offer high cross-functional learning within the ecosystem as well. If you are about building for impact at scale, experimenting, and learning with joy along the way, then Indus Action is the place for you, and we have been looking for you'

Position Summary

The Phule Ambedkar Fellowship (PAF) is a cross-functional and rotational role with field experience at its core where an individual gets to undertake strategic projects resulting in possible long-term leadership roles on Indus Action’s mission.

Through the project, the Fellow not only gets an understanding of the organization and the work that happens across functions but develops generalist skills across Partnerships, Technology and Organizational Development. The focus of the fellowship will be on the Policy Implementation of PoWER (Portfolio of Welfare Entitlements and Rights). As a fellow, you will be visiting the field, meeting government officials and working across one/more defence functions at Indus Action.

The Phule Ambedkar Fellowship is a 12-months full-time commitment. Fellows will be attached to an operational team in a zone to lead Samaaj operations in the state and a defence function as point persons. Along with leading the Samaaj/ Samugham Tamil Nadu chapter, the PAF in Tamil Nadu will be associated with the state team to support the operations of the projects like e-Sevai, Makkal Portal and Simplified TN along with the Government of Tamil Nadu.

**Requirements**:
Role and Responsibilities (including KRAs)
- Mobilization, recruitment, onboarding and induction of champions for Samaaj/ Samugham 3.5% in the state of Tamil Nadu.
- Strategize the planning and implementation to support the first-mile delivery of welfare benefits (welfare schemes) to citizens by champions.
- Capacity building of champions.
- Coach champions different ways of looking at the problems of disadvantaged citizens, training them in capturing quality data and building their analytical faculties to make sense of both qualitative and quantitative information.
- Mentor cohort of community champions in the state Samaaj 3.5% chapter, including support in proposal submission for community projects aimed towards first-mile delivery of welfare benefits and train them in understanding the theory of change of their community-based dream projects.
- Create a culture within the community champion to foster citizen-state engagement for public service delivery.
- Support in research and state operations.

Knowledge and Technical Skills
- Strong analytical (data/evidence gathering, analysis and interpretation, hypotheses framing and validation) and research (both primary and secondary) capabilities
- Strong project and operations management skills
- Strong event management and session facilitation skills
- Strong proficiency in MS-Office
- Proficiency in Tamil (speaking, reading and writing)
- Ability to break down complex concepts and ideas and communicate in simple and easy language.
- Comfort with technology usage and Survey tools

Behavioural Competencies and Values
- Citizen Focussed Mindset: place the vulnerable citizen at the center of every action
- Entrepreneurial Energy: own your time and resources to deliver solutions
- Dealing with Ambiguity: grace under pressure, progressive elaboration
- Growth Mindset: every experience is an opportunity for growth
- Collaboration: build productive partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders

Education and Experience

We believe that reaching our vision demands that we have the best and brightest group of leaders working to lead our organization. Here are the minimum qualifications we look for:

- Graduate (Postgraduates can also apply) - preferably Social Science / MSW / Public Policy
- Must have: Field/community engagement experience
- Good to have: Fellowship experience
- Minimum of 1- 2 years of work experience (Fellowship experience can be counted)

What will you get out of this role:
The PAF will get an opportunity to:

- Manage a group of passionate individuals and mentor their journey to become community leaders.
- Be part of designing and mentoring champions across