Posted By: Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG)
Chennai
Junior Management
Research
Environment / Energy/ Waste Management
Project description
Consumer Protection has been the key focus of CAG since inception. Electricity governance has emerged as a key work area in the last decade. Currently CAG is working on an initiative to empower consumers on issues related to electricity governance. Towards this end, CAG has set up seven Electricity Consumers Cells (ECCs) in the districts of Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Trichy, Vellore and Tirunelveli. ECCs provide advisory services for consumers on various electricity issues that affect their day to day lives. In addition, ECCs focus on training/capacity building, information dissemination and advocacy related work, including promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Responsibilities
Researcher is the research and technical point of contact with the partner organisations that are managing the operations of the seven ECCs.
The Researcher will be responsible for the following:
Competencies
Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of relevant concepts, approaches and public discourse
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues and partners to achieve organisational goals
Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively, listens to others, clearly interprets messages, openness in sharing information and keep people informed
Planning: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identifies and adjusts priorities, time management, makes contingencies while planning
Analytical ability: simplifies, visualises, articulates and solves complex tasks by making logical and sensible deductions with the available (often limited) information.
As a CAG employee, you can expect to
You would be a part of a team that is notable in its efforts to influence policy, open minds, shape decisions, offer solutions, and improve lives.
Interested?
If you are interested in exploring a career with CAG, please write to Saroja at saroja@cag.org.in and/or Vishnu Rao at vishnu@cag.org.in. Please share your most recent resume, links to samples of your work, and a motivation letter explaining why you would like to work at CAG.
Work Experience
Candidates may ideally have at least one (1) year of relevant research experience, with experience of working with multiple partner organisations in or with the public sector, non-governmental sector or international organisations.
Languages
For the position, fluency in oral and written English and Tamil is mandatory.
Travel
The position is based in Chennai with travel to the ECCs, co-organising and attending workshops and meetings.
Graduation - B.Tech/B.E
Candidates with degrees or post-graduation in law, social work or social sciences, architecture, urban planning, engineering will be considered.