Job Description

Jagori Rural is seeking applications for the position of an  experienced researcher to undertake research projects related to various programmatic requirement, with a special focus on Violence against girls and women. The candidate will be responsible for designing and conducting the research holding a workshop, collect both quantitative and qualitative data and including case study. The selected candidate will also build capacity of the team in order for them to conduct the interview and gather relevant data. Interpret and analyze research data, write research reports highlighting and summarizing major findings and information found through data analysis. The candidate will also be responsible for organising a national consultation on VAW.

Job description:

• As a senior researcher, You will coordinate and implement the entire research project “Hinsa: A Comparative Study of Violence Against Girls and Women in Rural Himachal” as per project guidelines as a senior researchers.
• In consultation with the JRCT core group, select villages for the collection of data.
• Prepare the data collection questionnaire as well as interview and pilot it for the first month and finalise it.
• Prepare research design and action plan for launching the project. 
•  Provide orientation and build capacities of the team members to gather relevant data and information and track their timely performance.
• Collect both qualitative and quantitative data including case studies.
•  Prepare 3 month plans and Implement for the collection of the data.
• Access online/offline academic research reports, refer to secondary    source reports on violence against girls and women. 
• In consultation with the ED Keep in touch with the funding agency. 
• Any other task which is assigned to you by the Executive Director, JRCT from time to time.

Other: Remuneration according to experience.

Last date for applying: 27 November 2023

Application Process: Send your CV with the covering letter to abhabhaiya@gmail.com, jagorihimachal@yahoo.com

Eligibility Criteria

Job description:

• As a senior researcher, You will coordinate and implement the entire research project “Hinsa: A Comparative Study of Violence Against Girls and Women in Rural Himachal” as per project guidelines as a senior researchers.
• In consultation with the JRCT core group, select villages for the collection of data.
• Prepare the data collection questionnaire as well as interview and pilot it for the first month and finalise it.
• Prepare research design and action plan for launching the project. 
•  Provide orientation and build capacities of the team members to gather relevant data and information and track their timely performance.
• Collect both qualitative and quantitative data including case studies.
•  Prepare 3 month plans and Implement for the collection of the data.
• Access online/offline academic research reports, refer to secondary    source reports on violence against girls and women. 
• In consultation with the ED Keep in touch with the funding agency. 
• Any other task which is assigned to you by the Executive Director, JRCT from time to time.

Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - MSW

Organization Details

• Organization Name:Jagori Rural Charitable trust
• About Organization:Jagori Rural Charitable Trust (“Jagori Grameen”), A Non-Governmental Organization is located in Rakkar, a village in the foothills of the Himalayas near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. Following a path of non-violence and simplicity, Jagori Grameen is committed to the cause of building a just and equitable society. Our engagement with the community addresses all forms of discrimination based on gender, class, caste, religion, disability and all other forms of social exclusion and seeks to protect the individual and collective dignity of the most marginalized. Major involvement of JRCT is with communities that fall under marginalized category, within that there is a special focus on women and young girls. Established in the year 2003 with just 12 girls and working in 25 villages JRCT has extended its work to 130 villages of Kangra district and 30 villages of Chamba District. Our outreach programs cover a population of 20000 people in these villages.
  
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