Position: Outreach and Development Lead

Organization: Nyaaya

Location: Bangalore

Apply: https://vclp.kekahire.com/ApplyJob/10277

Responsibilities

Your primary role will be to foster partnerships with non-profits, civil society organisations, subject matter experts and state actors for various purposes, including but not limited to co-creating content with nuanced understanding of the subject, organise campaigns and activities to disseminate the legal information to relevant audiences and create a eco-system that encourages citizens to participate and engage with laws and the legal system. 

Your primary tasks would include:

• Building new partnerships and strategic relationships with organisations that can help Nyaaya fulfill its aim.
• Overseeing existing partnerships and collaborations, along with managing projects with said partnerships and collaborations. 
• Working with the Content team to identify new areas of content partnerships, depending upon the needs of the website. 
• Developing and implementing creative and unique outreach campaigns and initiatives that drive communities to engage with laws and legal systems. These campaigns will be both physical and online. A special focus will be given to engaging with youth audiences.  
• Managing the media outreach initiatives, with a specific focus on engaging with regional media organisations to disseminate and publicise Nyaaya’s products, campaigns and initiatives. 
• Independently managing Nyaaya’s external communication. 
• Assisting in development and management of volunteer networks with lawyers, law students, legal aid clinics, colleges and other educational institutions.
• Tracking and measuring impact of all outreach activities, along with assisting teams in impact evaluation of other areas of work.  

Additional responsibilities would include: 

• Coordinating with regional languages translators – Hindi and Kannada (more languages to follow)
• Assistance in managing the Ask Nyaaya WhatsApp Helpline. 
• Assistance in video production for Nyaaya, including interviewing subject matter experts, partnering with organizations that create video content and management of the Nyaaya Youtube handle

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in law, humanities, public policy or communications needed. Master’s degree would be desirable. 
• 4+ years of experience and demonstrated interest in working with campaigns, networking, community building, outreach and other awareness initiatives. Experience with non-profit and development sector organisations is desirable. 
• Demonstrated interest in working in the intersection of law, technology and social development.
• Excellent communication, project management and organisational administration skills. Must possess the ability to multitask with several projects simultaneously.
• Fluency in English and Kannada – written and spoken. 
• Ability to use online tools for email marketing such as MailChimp. 
• Ability to work with a young and dynamic team. 

What’s in it for you?

• Working in a small dynamic team where equal importance is given to different functions across tech, content, design, and marketing.
• Working with grass-roots organizations to scale impact and be a part of the change to enable the citizen to access services and understand their rights.
• A non-hierarchical work environment, and opportunities to ideate solutions and execute them.
• Make a positive impact in transforming the relationship between the law and people interacting with it.

Location and Remuneration

• This is a full-time position based out of Bangalore. We are open to remote working arrangements if you can make your case well enough.
• Salaries will be competitive and commensurate with experience and relevant qualifications.