Kakatiya Governance Fellowship 2022 by Govt of Telangana [5 Positions]: Apply by April 10

 Applications are invited for Kakatiya Governance Fellowship 2022 by Govt of Telangana. The last date of application is 10 April.

About

The Government intends to build on this progress and make a decisive shift towards improving outcomes across multiple sectors, going beyond the output-based progress reviews. As part of these efforts, the Government is partnering with organisations with deep analytical expertise in measuring outcomes to use this information to optimise its personnel and public finance management to improve developmental outcomes.

To aid this transformation, the Government intends to hire deeply committed and highly qualified professionals. Accordingly, the State Government has decided to institute the Kakatiya Governance Fellowship.

Fellowship Structure

The Kakatiya Governance Fellowship will be a structured programme for the Government to engage professionals where they will be:

• Recruited through a rigorous selection process
• Provided periodic training for developing key technical and non-technical competencies
• Provided regular feedback on performance
• Exposed to a wide range of governance issues beyond their own specific projects

As a part of this fellowship, professionals will be recruited for 2 years, extendable to 4 years, with the number of positions as follows:

• Fellow (4 positions)
• Senior Fellow (1 position)
• The final number of positions may vary depending on emerging administrative requirements and the availability of suitable candidates.

Eligibility

• The cut-off age for Fellows is 32 years as on 10th April 2022 (i.e., those born on 9th April 1990 or later) and for Senior Fellows is 40 years as on 10th April 2022 (i.e., those born on 9th April 1982 or later).
• Education: A postgraduate degree or higher from a premier educational institution in policy-relevant subjects including Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, Business Management, Law, Human Resources, Accounting etc. In exceptional cases, graduate degree holders may be considered. Candidates with academic and practical experience in technology, data management and analysis, and systems design/architecture are also encouraged to apply.
• Professional Experience:
  Fellow Positions: Candidates should have at least 2 years of full-time work experience post their graduation
  Senior Fellow Positions:
  Candidates should have at least 4 years of full-time work experience post their graduation, with some exposure to handling small teams.
  Preference will be given to candidates who possess experience of working on data visualisation tools like Tableau, generating heat maps using applications like Q-GIS, scripting data processing languages using softwares like ‘R’.

Duration

The tenure of appointment for these positions will be 2 years, extendable by another term of 2 years. However, these extensions will be subject to periodic performance assessments and either party may give a notice of 30 days for termination of the engagement.

Important dates

• Deadline for Receipt of Applications: April 10th, 2022
• Interview Call for Shortlisted Candidates: April 16th, 2022
• Interviews for Shortlisted Candidates: April 18th – 25th, 2022
• Announcement of Selected Candidates: May 7th, 2022
• Confirmation of Acceptance: May 15th, 2022
• Expected Joining Date: June 15th, 2022

Salary

The compensation structure will be as follows:

• A consolidated amount of Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per month for fellows depending on the qualifications and experience.
• A consolidated amount of Rs. 1,25,000 to Rs. 1,50,000 per month for senior fellows, depending on their qualifications and experience.

Application

Interested candidates can register via this page.

Click here to view the official notification of Kakatiya Governance Fellowship 2022 by Govt of Telangana.