Job Description – Campaigner - Centre for Financial Accountability

Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi. CFA engages in critical analysis, monitoring and critiquing the role of financial institutions – national and international, and their impact on development, human rights and the environment, amongst other areas. We primarily focus on India, partnering with a range of civil society groups, social movements and community groups and trying to ensure that financial institutions are transparent and accountable to the people they exist to serve. We produce information resources and policy analysis for a range of different readership – civil society, grassroots movements, general public, media houses, policy makers and parliamentarians. Our awareness programmes work towards demystifying finance through increasing public awareness and encouraging public debates about issues of financial accountability. Our outreach seeks to engage policy makers in discussion and debate, encourage the media to highlight issues of finance affecting the public, and work with civil society across India and the world, to hold the financial institutions accountable for their actions.

For more information, visit https://www.cenfa.org/

We are inviting applications for a part-time (3 days a week) to engage and work with the communities impacted or would be impacted by “waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants” in the National Capital Region. CFA is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage all eligible candidates to apply. The Job Description (JD) of the positions is as follows.

Outreach

1. To participate in citizen engagements on behalf of the campaign and/ or the organisation.
2. To disseminate information through organising workshops, seminars etc
3. To engage in public education and participate in planning and strategic development of public awareness campaigns, under the guidance and support of senior campaigners and/or the campaign manager

Networking

To have good communication skills.
To participate and contribute to the alliance-building process with the affected communities.

Research

To develop a working knowledge of the assigned campaigns issue and a good understanding of CFA positions on specific areas related to the campaign as may be defined from time to time.
To be able to research and communicate internally and externally on issues related to the campaign which will feed into the campaign goals.
To develop an understanding of and exposure to, the roles that science, politics, economics, industry, media and social change play and their strategic implications on campaigning through interactions with team members and training.
To collect, analyze and interpret data (including financial data) and communicate them to the general public in simple understandable language.
To organize programs to enhance the capacities of civil society groups and the general public on the impact of WTE incineration on public and community health.
To contribute to and publish newsletters, reports, blogs, articles and policy analysis/briefs regularly.

Expected qualities

Ability to work with communities who have been affected by WTE incineration plants and their organizations.
Ability to network and work with a range of organisations
Campaigning abilities – hold public meetings, run social media campaigns,
Ability to work in a team and become a team player
Commitment towards social change and environmental protection
Comfortable with ambiguity
Sensitivity towards gender and caste concerns
Self aware, driven and creative

Qualification and Work Experience

1. Minimum educational qualification: Bachelors/Masters in the social sciences or related fields
2. Relevant work experience of at least 3-5 years

The JD will undergo changes from time to time, in consultation with the employee. To apply please fill this form.

CFA has offices in Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhopal. Delhi/NCR will be the preferred location for this role.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.