Senior Researcher

Job Description

Job Information Work Experience 6-8 years Closing Date 13/06/2025 City New Delhi Job Type Full Time Centre for Civil Society (CCS), a non-profit think tank with thematic focus on school education, urban livelihoods and governance, seeks a Senior Researcher. Role: Senior Researcher Reports to: Senior Fellow, Policy Research & Outreach Role Overview: The Senior Researcher will shape research goals, ensure research outputs inform policy making, develop outreach products and represent CCS at various forums. Key Responsibilities: Develop new knowledge and evidence in the thematic areas of CCS focus Conducting research: Everything from conceptualisation to executing primary and secondary data based researches to writing papers and publish in credible peer reviewed journals etc Disseminating research: Dissemination of researches to different targeted groups to communicate outcomes using various media etc Managing research: Building the efficient mission-driven team and stakeholder engagement etc Reporting to Senior Fellow, Policy Research & Outreach Qualifications & Experience PhD in Law, Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, Social Sciences or related fields with 6-8 years of experience in research management. Proven record of primary and secondary research. Minimum 5 years of experience in public policy research and team leadership. Experience presenting findings to varied stakeholders. Demonstrated record of research publications in high-quality journals Prior experience in CCS thematic focus areas will be preferred