Coalition For Advancing Rights &Justice - CAARJ Consultant

Role & responsibilities

Objective:

We are seeking to engage a pool of consultants to work in tandem, to manage the administrative processes and programmatic activities of the coalition under the oversight of the Secretariat, and in consultation with the Steering Committee.

Part A- Administration and communications

1. Co-ordination with the Steering Committee, coalition members including working groups
1. Creating a calendar and scheduling virtual and in-person meetings of the SC, General Body, Working Groups and special meetings as may be required.
2. Participating in all the meetings of the SC, General Body and Working Groups of the Coalition, as well as in meetings related to the thematic priorities of the Coalition convened by partner organizations and/or like-minded groups, both, virtual and in-person.
3. Preparing meeting agendas/reports/presentations in consultation with FPA India and/or the Steering Committee
4. Hosting, recording, and documenting the meeting discussions
5. Collating feedback from the members including FPA India to update/revise the report/presentations
6. Preparing and disseminating meeting reports to concerned attendees in consultation with FPA India
7. Maintaining an attendance register to track the participants availability for, and participation in the meetings
8. Seeking regular updates from working groups on the progress
9. Collation of updates into a structured report/ppt for presentation to the SC and coalition members
2. Documentation of the proceedings of the coalition
1. Detailed notes of the complete proceedings of the coalition, including small/big group discussions, presentation of group works, slide decks, posters etc.
2. Photo and video documentation of proceedings to support the documentation
3. Collation of relevant annexures (slide decks shared by key speakers, handouts distributed, attendance sheets, etc.)
4. Synthesis of the raw documentation into a structured, formatted, print-ready report that can be published and shared as a knowledge product amongst stakeholders and partners
5. Development of meeting and event reports, with key recommendations, for wider dissemination.

3.

1. Coordinating development and maintenance of a website for the coalition
2. Implementing social media communications pertaining to the coalition

Part B- Formalizing the structure, governance and management of the coalition

1. Coordination and follow-up with the key stakeholders and potential partners of the coalition
1. Developing and maintaining a network of stakeholders, including individuals, organizations, and lawyers, to join and support the coalition
2. Facilitating meetings of the stakeholders with the members of ISC/coalition/working groups
3. Supporting the development of briefs/reports and communication packs for sharing with the stakeholders and partners
4. Providing ISC and coalition members with updates on progress and challenges
2. Development of key documents Operational strategy, position statement, etc

Part C implementation of programmatic activities of the coalition

1. Conducting any research outsourced by the coalition, and/or supporting the SC/thematic experts/working group of the coalition in collating and analysing relevant evidence and research documents to inform the thematic priorities of the coalition (such as violation of reproductive rights/ denial of access to safe abortion services although within the ambit of the MTP act, etc)

2. Developing issue briefs and advocacy material

3. Supporting the Secretariat in developing project proposals, and budgets, and tracking expenditures of budgeted activities of the coalition.

Preferred candidate profile

• Post-graduation in Social Work/Health Sciences/Public Policy/Political Science with three years of experience