IICA India hiring Researchers| Salary- Rs. 75,000 PM

IICA (Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs) is inviting applications from interested and eligible candidates for research positions purely on contractual basis.

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Position: Research Associate- Centre for Excellence in CSR & Corporate Citizenship

Qualifications and Requirements

• Must have a master’s degree in social sciences field with exposure on CSR, sustainability or related fields, Article ship of CA/ CS/ ICWA or related disciplines.
• 1-3 years experience of (internships, research assistantships, articleship or related roles) in conducting research or data analysis is a plus. Successful completion of article ship of CA/ CS/ ICWA will be considered equivalent to one year of experience.
• Experience of Handling files, eProcurement system within govt. system and tenders of development sector preferred.
• Experience of preparation of presentation on infographics software desirable.
• Should be proficient with MS Office, particularly MS Word & MS Excel.
• Should have good communications skills/ writing skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis software (e.g., Excel is must and SPSS, R, or similar tools) is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and ability to draw insights from data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively contribute to research reports and presentations.
• Enthusiasm for CSR and sustainability topics, with a desire to contribute to meaningful research projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Travel to the field areas across India for data collection, meetings, business development is a must.
• Managing all the administrative tasks such as maintaining records, preparing datasheets, and updated content module.
• Coordination with Finance, Administration & IT units for necessary support to the Team.
• Managing finances including follow up on the invoices and settlement of advances of the ongoing projects/ upcoming projects
• Handling/coordinating Learning Management System.
• To handle logistic arrangements of Centre for Excellence in CSR & Corporate Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Research Support: Assist Senior researchers in planning and conducting research projects, literature reviews, and data collection efforts.
• Data Collection: Gather relevant data from various sources, including surveys, interviews, databases, and secondary research.
• Data Analysis: Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using appropriate tools and techniques under the supervision of senior researchers.
• Report Contribution: Contribute to the preparation of research reports, articles, and presentations by providing well-organized data and insights.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with the research team, Finance & Administration stakeholders, and experts to ensure smooth project execution and achieve research objectives.
• Literature Review: Assist in conducting literature reviews to identify key research gaps and relevant studies in the field of CSR and sustainability.
• Research Administration: Support administrative tasks related to research projects, including record-keeping and documentation.
• Professional Development: Take part in training sessions and learning opportunities to enhance research skills as well as secretarial skills and stay updated on relevant trends.
• The handling of office files, coordination with other units of Finance, Administration and other schools and centres of IICA.

Salary

Rs. 40,000

Position: Senior Research Associate- Centre for Excellence in CSR & Corporate Citizenship

Educational Qualification

• Full Time Post-graduate degree in social sciences, statistics or connected to CSR and Sustainability or related to needs and assessments, SROI, baseline surveys. Competencies
• High levels of drive and willingness to learn.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to achieve stretched targets.
• High levels of emotional stability.

Experience

• General experience in CSR and Sustainability.
• Proven skills in research and report writing connected to need analysis and impact assessment.
• Excellent command on research design, data collection and analysis, MS-Office suite and other data analysis tools
• Professional experience in writing and publishing need and impact assessments.
• Proven experience in developing research proposals, implementing field studies and report writing connected to need and impact assessment.
• Assessing Social Return on Investment (SROI) would be an added advantage.

Skill Set

For needs and impact assessments, SROI, etc the candidate should possess the following skills –

• Ability to Conduct and Review literature reviews for various studies- baseline surveys, needs assessments and impact assessment
• Develop assessment and evaluation tools for data collection for field study
• Compilation and analysis of data for assessment reports.
• Collect and analyse data, prepare draft reports for baseline surveys
• Writing and producing reports, research papers or briefs
• Excellent written English communication skills with documentation abilities
• Provide Project/program coordination including facilitating client communications and data collection and analysis processes
• Pull out data from secondary sources, journals.
• Willingness to travel in remote areas of the country for data collection
• Ability to work with a team(s).

Key Tasks/ Nature of Activities

• Conduct general research connected to CSR/sustainability.
• Organize research specifically related to needs and impact assessment, baseline studies, SROI, etc, connected to developing proposals, conducting literature review, framing questionnaires, doing field survey, data collections and other sources of information and collect, record, analyze, evaluate data/facts.
• Support, facilitate and maintenance of CSR data;
• Do any other duty as entrusted by the Competent Authority

Salary

Rs. 75,000

Selection Procedure

• Appointment will be made on recommendations, on basis of written test and/ or interview, os a Selection Committee constituted for this purpose.
• No TA/ DA will be provided for attending the interview.

Location

Gurgaon

Application Procedure

Interested and eligible candidates may send their applications along with copies of certificates/testimonials/experience certificates to “Assistant Manager (HR), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, P-6, 7 & 8, Sector-5, IMT Manesar, Distt. Gurugram-122052” on or before 02.01.2025 till 6 PM OR email at ‘hr@iica.in’. Incomplete applications/without supporting documents shall be outrightly rejected.

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