Fellowship at Civis [Salary Rs 40k, for Freshers]: Apply by May 6

About Civis 

At Civis we have developed a platform that enables citizens’ engagement, in our democracies, by creating a channel for constructive dialogue between citizens and the Government on draft laws and policies.

Through Civis, individuals in India can understand an upcoming law or policy and share their feedback on this law, this feedback goes straight to lawmakers. This crucial step of consultation allows for the participatory design of policies, and increased trust and dialogue.

About the Fellowship

Consultation Fellowship allows one recent law graduate the opportunity to work with different verticals at Civis and gain an in-depth understanding of public policy in India while being a part of a developing eco-system that promotes citizen engagement in law-making.

The Consultation Fellowship of 2023-2024 is supported by Manupatra, a leading legal-tech company that specializes in designing and developing technology products to simplify operations for legal professionals.

Eligibility

• Law degree essential
• 0-2 years of experience, preferably in policy analysis
• Experience with editing law reviews/journals/magazines preferred
• Ability to understand and learn a content management system for our website
• Demonstrated interest in furthering civic engagement and participation among communities
• A strong interest in mobilizing students for college clubs/societies is preferred

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Consultatio Fellow are as follows:

• Facilitating and managing public consultations on draft laws and policies on the platform, for specific campaigns and other methods to ensure maximum feedback points from citizens are gathered.
• Ideating and promoting new methods of encouraging citizen participation in the lawmaking process, both online via the platform, social media and other tech tools and offline through physical feedback gathering.
• Leading and managing teams of volunteers and interns to facilitate the public consultation process for Civis, by simplifying policies and ensuring they are accessible and understood by citizens.
• Working with the Governance vertical to build partnerships with public officials and institutions and promote the public consultation process.
• Working with the Outreach and Communications team to ensure a wider reach of public consultations and spread awareness on a wide range of civic issues including co-creating laws with governments.
• Working with the product team to assist in the functioning of the platform and find innovative solutions for feedback gathering.

Duration of Fellowship

One year full-time in-person fellowship, beginning June 2023

Stipend

INR 40,000/- per month

Last Day to Apply

Applications are open till May 6th, 2023

Location

Mumbai, India

Application Procedure

Click Here To Apply.