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JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT ANANTA

Ananta Centre is an independent organization registered under the Indian Trust Act. It focuses on leadership development and encourages frank and open dialogue on the most important issues facing Indian society, to help foster its transformation. The Centre also engages civil society, business, governments and other key stakeholders on issues of importance to India’s development, foreign policy, strategic affairs and national security.

Ananta Centre’s mission is twofold: to foster values-based leadership, encouraging individuals to reflect on the ideals and ideas that define a good society, and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues. The Institute is based in Delhi and has an international network of partners.

Ananta Centre’s activities include:

  1. Public Programs to promote a deeper understanding of India’s development & challenges.
  2. Policy Seminars that bring together small groups of stake holders to improve public and private sector policy making.
  3. Leadership Seminars that bring together small groups to explore fundamental truths through the Socratic method.

Ananta Centre is a young and growing organization and invites you to join our team. Ananta Centre strives to have a workforce which reflects diversity and gender balance, and applies an equal opportunities approach. All selection is on merit basis.

Work Culture

Teamwork, training, a supportive work environment and community involvement form the foundation of our success. Ananta Centre offers internships/research opportunities for scholars/students from diverse backgrounds but with mandatory skills in English language to work on a range of projects of national and international importance.

CURRENT OPENINGS

PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE

The Program Executive will be working with the Program Director and the team at Ananta Centre and will be responsible for:

  1. Develop and lead new initiatives that will support the organization’s mission and programs
  2. Build and maintain relationships with key policy makers, corporate leaders, diplomats and researchers
  3. Work collaboratively to support all aspects of Ananta Centre’s programs and associated events
  4. Prepare reports on programs, events and meetings
  5. Develop presentations and other documents for internal and external use
  6. Basic data management like maintaining records of agreements, MOUs, external & internal communication
  7. Support the CEO and Program Director as required.

Required Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or allied fields – like International Relations, Journalism.

Required Skills and Experience:

  1. Excellent communication skills in English (both oral and written)
  2. Collaborative and adaptive team worker open to learning and growth
  3. Self-starter, capable of working independently
  4. Proficient with MS Office, Excel, Outlook
  5. Capable of working patiently under work pressure Compensation Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with skills and experience.

Compensation

Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with skills and experience.

 

PROGRAMME OFFICER

Programme Officer will work with the Programme Director and the team at Ananta Centre and will be responsible for the following:

  1. Develop and lead new initiatives that will support the organization’s mission and programmes
  2. Prepare reports on programmes, events and meetings
  3. Develop presentations and other documents for internal and external use
  4. Basic data management like maintaining records of agreements, MOUs, external & internal communication
  5. Build and maintain relationships with key policy makers, corporate leaders, diplomats and researchers
  6. Work collaboratively to support all aspects of Ananta Centre’s programmes and associated events

Required Qualification

A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or allied fields – like International Relations, Journalism, with 3-6 years of work experience.

Required Skills and Experience

  1. Collaborative and adaptive team worker open to learning and growth
  2. Self-starter, capable of working independently
  3. Excellent communication skills in English (both oral and written)
  4. Proficient with MS Office, Excel, Outlook 5. Capable of functioning patiently under work pressure

Compensation

Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with skills and experience.

ABOUT ANANTA

We curate dialogues that shape the world and India’s relations with the world.

These Dialogues address not only current concerns but look beyond the horizon to find new realms of development.

Armed with two decades of experience in bringing together high-level stakeholders from government, industry, media and thought leaders, we generate a unique intellectual firepower with our dialogues. A firepower we use  to help shape India’s foreign policy.  

OUR WORK DIVISION

We convene INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUES that facilitate dialogues between influencers from India and other countries. This helps participants appreciate each other’s challenges and work towards mutually acceptable solutions. Being influencers, participants can use the learning gathered to inform policies back home. 

We do values based LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES that identify prospective change makers from all walks of life and help them reflect on, and realize their calling to lead change.

We create platforms for POLICY DIALOGUES that bring together diverse talent to ideate and arrive at actionable solutions to the problems faced by society. 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TEAM

We are a convening body for exchange of ideas, broadening perspectives and enhancing capacity to create sustainable solutions on a wide variety of issues.

We bring together the brightest minds from diverse fields, combining their knowledge and expertise towards developing a robust policy paradigm.  We engage civil society, business, governments and other key stakeholders through our uniquely-designed Track 1.5 and Track 2 Strategic Dialogues, Forums, Round Tables, Workshops, Public Sessions and Task Forces.

The Track 1.5 and Track 2 processes seek to assist the G2G channels in finding solutions beyond the contours of the existing bilateral relationship. We do this by recognizing potential areas of conflict, identifying solutions to existing roadblocks and recommending new avenues of collaboration for industrial, economic, political, environmental and cultural growth.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

No open positions currently

Please submit your CV with a cover letter of maximum 200 words including salary expectations.

STRUCTURE DETAILS

Work Model – Full time based in Delhi, flexible work week (days split in office and WFH, on pre-assigned rotation)
Team – International Relations
Reporting Manager – Assistant Director, International Relations
Reporting Manager – Director, International Relations
Reporting Manager – Communications Head

PROGRAMME OFFICER- Climate - Energy Portfolio

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Provide a wide range of research, content, administrative and logistical support towards various programmes in the Climate – Energy Portfolio of Ananta like the Track II Dialogues on Climate Change & Energy with the US and UK, G20 Sessions, Climate – Energy elements of Ananta’s other dialogues and new projects developed in this space.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD DEMONSTRATE 

QUALIFICATION 

COMPENSATION 

PROGRAMME OFFICER- International Relations

Qualification – A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or allied fields – like International Relations, Journalism. 

Work Experience – 3+ Years

Required Skills and Experience:
Excellent communication skills in English (both oral and written)
Collaborative and adaptive team worker open to learning and growth
Self-starter, capable of working independently
Proficient with MS Office, Excel, Outlook
Capable of working patiently under work pressure

PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE - International Relations

Qualification – A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or allied fields – like International Relations, Journalism.

Work Experience – 3+ Years

Required Skills and Experience:
Excellent communication skills in English (both oral and written)
Collaborative and adaptive team worker open to learning and growth
Self-starter, capable of working independently
Proficient with MS Office, Excel, Outlook
Capable of working patiently under work pressure

PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE - International Relations

Qualification – A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or allied fields – like International Relations, Journalism.

Work Experience – 0 – 2 years

Required Skills and Experience:
Excellent communication skills in English (both oral and written)
Collaborative and adaptive team worker open to learning and growth
Self-starter, capable of working independently
Proficient with MS Office, Excel, Outlook
Capable of working patiently under work pressure

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