Vote Ki Awaaz Networks, an NPO, is inviting applications for a paid, remote, legal research internship opportunity.
About the Organization
Vote Ki Awaaz Networks is a non-profit organization operating an interactive voter assistance platform called “Vote ki Awaaz”.
The platform has been built to enable greater engagement of an electorate in their respective elections. It will be piloted in the upcoming MCD 2022 elections; then further implemented in subsequent local government elections. The team seeks to provide voters with audiovisual representations of their ward-specific candidates, on the legally obligated functions of the government office they are contesting for.
Considering the manner in which audiovisual information is trafficked across various mediums to influence a voters opinion, a digital platform that provides a level playing field to all candidates and allows voters to express their specific concerns on the same seems like an obvious missing link between the stakeholders in an election; prompting us to work on this initiative.
The organization’s primary objective is the decentralization of political debate, to further the objectives of a local government of decentralizing political power.
About the Internship Opportunity
The Vote Ki Awaaz Networks is inviting applications from law students for a remote, legal research internship opportunity.
Nature of Internship: Legal Research on local governance and 74th amendment of the constitution.
The work produced during the internship will be used towards the development of ward-specific questionnaires that will be asked to the candidates contesting in local government body elections.
The research will seek to affix accountability and responsibility as per legislative mandates for the concerned governmental body during campaigning.
Scope of Research
The scope of the research will thus include the following sources:-
- The studies of several organisations such as Praja , Accountability initiative, CSDS on local governance and the delineation of responsibilities of different municipal corporations for its councillors.
- The acts, amendments of municipal corporations of specific cities that list out their obligatory functions.
- Tracking the implementation of the 74th constitutional amendment act which mandated the setting up and devolution of powers to Urban local bodies (ULBs) or city governments as the lowest unit of governance in cities and towns.
Eligibility
3rd-5th year Law students with basic proficiency in legal research, identifying, summarizing relevant content from research papers.
Number of Interns Required
1 (One)
Location
Remote
Stipend
Rs. 3,000 per month
Internship Duration
2 months
Application Procedure
Send email to hello@votekiawaaz, with CV titled internship application. No need for an extensive cover letter.
Contact Information
Contact Number: 9304759883
Click here for the official website of Vote ki Awaaz.
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