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About the Organisation
Since its inception, KMVS(Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan) has evolved through these two decades, in various phases. The initiation phase incubated a gendered understanding of local issues and through that focused on forming rural women’s collectives. These collectives in different blocks were subsequently scaled up and strengthened to replicate their learnings amongst different communities. By the second phase, the sangathans went beyond their identities as women alone and lent their leadership to initiate transformative action in the areas of ecological regeneration, access to livelihoods, reproductive health, violence against women, and local governance of gram panchayats. By the third phase of KMVS, the collectives went on to get registered as independent organisations functioning in their regions as credible civil society change makers. While KMVS continued to enhance the capacities of the newly formed registered organisations, KMVS also initiated resource support units, and through them incubated new collectives. KMVS has thus grown from a single collection of rural women to a network of 7 grass-roots women’s organisations, operational across Kutch district, and comprising more than 20,000 women leaders/managers/livelihood practitioners. Women pastoralists, farmers, artisans, fishers, wage-workers, musicians, women elected representatives, traditional birth attendants, and single self-employed women, have all come together at various levels as organised collectives and facilitated a range of impacts in the larger environment. Thus, the organisation has continuously undergone change even as it has attempted to transform the gender parameters in the district and influence it outside the district. However, the fast-changing socio-economic scenario after the earthquake has triggered both growing challenges and developmental opportunities in the micro and macro context.
About the job
KMVS is currently seeking full-time Research Analyst to work on field action studies and evidence-based research studies with an aim towards mainstreaming gender transformative approaches at various institutional levels. The scope of work would include but will not be limited to exploring new research projects with partners, conducting scoping exercises and implementing field based surveys. This is a full-time position based in Bhuj, Kachchh district, Gujarat.
The ideal candidate would possess a mix of strong analytical, communications and interpersonal skills along with a decent understanding of the on ground intersectional issues with a gender perspective.
Eligibility Criteria
- 3-4 years of experience of working with gender and intersectional issues
- Conceptual understanding of and Writing around Gender Based Violence and Violence Against Women; Research in Women’s Safety and related issues
- Strong Analytical and Interpersonal Skills along with a decent understanding of on-ground intersectional issues, through the lens of gender
- Knowledge of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods is essential.
- Experience of working with Data Sets on MS Excel / Google Sheets. Knowledge of SPSS, NVivo or other analysis softwares is desirable.
- Critical Thinking, Writing, Documentation and Presentation Skills in Hindi & English.
- Working knowledge of Gujarati would be helpful
- Willingness to travel extensively to field areas.
- Ability to plan work effectively, deliver against plans and adhere to committed timelines
Key Responsibilities
- Designing in-house action research on gender-based violence and intersections
- Training data collectors
- Analysing the data and preparing the final report
- Developing indicators for monitoring programs
- Ideating and holding monthly meetings at the organisational level to capture insights and impact
- Support in preparing narrative reports for different programs
CTC : INR 4,80,000 to INR 5,40,000 per annum
Salary will commensurate with experience and skills. To apply, drop us an email with the subject Application for Research Analyst at [email protected] with your resume, and two references, by July 10, 2023.
