Internship Opportunity at Swaniti Initaitive in New Delhi

About Swaniti

Swaniti Initiative aims to strengthen public service delivery by working with state and local governments across South Asia with a strong focus on India. Our interventions have included strengthening scheme implementation by identifying current gaps and limitations, providing research support to Hon’ble Members of Parliament about best practices in moving forward, and developing data-technology tools that can back decision-making processes. With flagship initiatives like Supporting Parliamentarians in Analysis and Research in Constituencies (SPARC) and Leadership and Engagement Associate in District (LEAD), Swaniti has supported constituency development and district development planning in various parts of the country. At present, along with working with 200+ Hon’ble Members of Parliamentarians for policy making, are working as advisors to state governments to ensure the delivery of schemes to the last mile. Major verticals of our work are climate and sustainability, social protection, and livelihood.

About the Internship

Swaniti Initiative is seeking a cohort of interns to contribute to on-ground impact evaluation, data collection, and research for governance projects. The interns will be engaged in various projects addressing the burning issues in the country like poverty, migration, livelihood, etc. The intern will be supporting the team in grassroots evaluation, liaisoning with various Civil society organizations and NGOs, and government departments. The candidate should understand basic methods of research, data collection, and analysis. The candidate should be passionate about working in the public policy space and contribute to creating solutions.

Scope of work

• Assisting the team in collating the data and generating reports
• Providing research support to the team
• Carryout exercises in coordination with monitoring and evaluation
• Supporting the team in populating the relevant database and keeping a track of events
• Evaluation of the policy implementation and conducting surveys
• Working closely with the policy implementation team at the grassroots level
• Policy research and analysis, impact evaluation of the policies at the last mile
• Providing assistance in stakeholder management
• Other tasks assigned by the team leader.

Qualifications required

• Masters’ degree in public policy, development studies, regulatory and governance, or relevant fields
• Candidates, who recently completed their master’s degree will be preferred
• Strong interest in public policy and implementation will also be preferred

Skills and Attributes preferred

Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Report writing and Documentation
• Analytical Skills

Attributes

• Active listener
• Quick Learner
• Problem solver

Duration of internship

3 Months

Working Hours

Monday – Friday
9:00 AM- 6:00 PM

Joining

Immediately

What do we Offer

• Certificate of Recognition
• Paid and Unpaid according to the scope of work and mutual agreement
• Offer of full-time position on satisfactory performance
• Our offerings for full-time employees/Consultants

At Swaniti, people remain the highest priority. The organization always prioritizes the well-being of team members while providing new challenges to build professional caliber and most importantly create impact. All the full time team members are provided with:

– A clear path to develop a career and rise to the highest level in the organization

– Focused learning and development support

– A well-defined mechanism to map performance, work on individual growth and be a leader

– 100% sponsorship of Health Insurance for each of themselves

– Opportunity to work with Senior Government Officials

– Understand governance from both the policy-making and policy-execution perspective

– Opportunity to understand Government Consulting

– Opportunity to operate at the intersection of policy, governance, and technology

– Competitive remuneration

– Freedom to experiment with ideas and thoughts

– Opportunity Impact the community in a holistic and sustainable manner

– Supportive team members and experienced organizational leaders