Call for Applications – Senior Resident Fellow; Law, Finance and Development
idhi invites applications for the posts of Senior Resident Fellow for its New Delhi Office.
ABOUT VIDHI
The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy is an independent think tank doing legal research and assisting the government in making better laws. 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 behavior.
ROLE DESCRIPTION & ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
In the Financial and Corporate Sector, Vidhi’s work is primarily overseen by the Law, Finance and Development Team and Law, Finance and Development Teams.
Essential Requirements for Senior Resident Fellow:
- Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in law,
- Experience; Senior Resident Fellow: At least 4 years of demonstrable work experience in the area of financial and corporate sector;
- Excellent presentation skills, and ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders,
- Ability to implement a project independently and lead a small team for this purpose
- Excellent legal research and writing skills,
- Excellent communication skills.
Desirable requirements:
Preference will be given to candidates with work experience in the field of financial inclusion, financial regulations and insolvency, competition, securities and company laws.
LOCATION AND SALARY
- This is a full-time position based out of New Delhi.
- The Fellow will be engaged in this position for a duration of one year, and renewal shall be subject to performance.
- Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should apply through our online portal and must submit following documents merged into a single document:
- Latest Curriculum Vitae (CV) in not more than two A4 pages;
- A brief statement of purpose for applying for the position;
- A recent writing sample, solely authored by the candidate, of not more than 1000 words with an in depth analysis on any legal issue in the financial space;
- Names and contact details of two professional referees who may be contacted for references.
The deadline to submit applications is 10th September 2024.
Queries may be sent only through e-mail, titled ‘Vidhi’s Financial and Corporate Sector Work – Application; Law, Finance and Development team for SRF addressed to [email protected]
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