Communications Associate in Delhi (Job Vacancy)

About Vidhi

JOB DESCRIPTION – COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (“Vidhi”) is an independent think tank doing legal research to make better laws and improve governance for the public good. Vidhi is committed to producing legal research of the highest standard with the aim of informing public debate and contributing to improved governance. Vidhi works with Ministries of the Government of India and State Governments, as well as other public institutions, providing research and drafting support at various stages of law-making. Vidhi also conducts and freely disseminates independent research in areas of legal reform which it believes is critical to India’s future.

Vidhi is an equal opportunity employer and neither practices nor tolerates any kind of discriminatory behaviour.

Job Description

Vidhi has constituted a collective - the Impact Collective - which oversees and implements strategies related to the horizontal functions of fundraising, communications, impact facilitation, and organisational development in conjunction. As part of this collective, Vidhi is looking to onboard a Communications Associate, who will be responsible for supporting these functions.

Responsibilities

The Communications Associate will work closely with the Impact Collective whose goal is to build a global brand identity for Vidhi. The role will also involve closely working with Vidhi Fellows and the Strategy team to assist in creating and implementing communication strategies to ensure that research has the impact. Key responsibilities include:

• Implementation of team-based and institutional communications and dissemination plans;
• Creation and editing of impact-oriented communications materials, including creative content such as audio-based and video-based content;
• Collection of data relating to communications and culling out insights from the same. This will include maintaining records of media coverage, collating analytics and metrics, and mapping influencers;
• Management of regular website CMS, including content uploads, and the website agency;
• Management and sharing of content on Vidhi’s social media channels;
• Development and maintenance of the mailing list on Mailchimp;
• Execution of Vidhi’s internal and external newsletters;
• Maintenance of the relevant information databases, such as vendor details, etc.;
• Event-related coordination, management and dissemination, including sending out event mailers, special mailers, and targeted outreach; and
• Any other communications requirements that may evolve in line with the skills of the person over time.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• A graduate degree in Social Sciences, Law, Communications, Mass Media, Public Relations, or any other relevant field;
• 1 year of relevant work experience (freshers may also apply);
• Prior work experience in the development sector;
• Excellent command over the English language with good writing skills;
• Prior experience of working with Content Management Systems (CMS), such as WordPress;
• Experience in content editing, video production and graphic design;
• Ability to work amicably with multiple stakeholders and absorb research cutting across themes along with a willingness to learn.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• A postgraduate degree in the fields mentioned above;
• Prior experience with the legal field, either in education or in professional settings;
• Fluency in multiple languages;
• Working knowledge of ChatGPT.

LOCATION

New Delhi with occasional travel to Bengaluru and Mumbai

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should apply through our online portal and must submit the following documents merged in one document.

• Latest Curriculum Vitae (CV) in not more than two A4 pages;
• A written statement of motivation on why the candidate is interested in applying for this position, no longer than 500 words;
• Work samples such as previously designed content, written work, edited videos, etc. (to be uploaded on a google drive and add the link for it in the merged document itself);
• Names and details of 2 references.

Please do not email us your resumes and cover letters; only queries may be sent through email, addressed to careers@vidhilegalpolicy.in with the subject line “Query - Communications Fellow”. Only those applications received through the online portal will be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Hence, the earlier one applies, the better.