Location: Bengaluru, Ranchi, Guwahati
Experience: At least 8 years in training, capacity-building, curriculum development, or direct legal practice & mentoring lawyers
Compensation: Competitive
Azim Premji University
Azim Premji University is a trailblazer in higher education for social change, committed to nurturing leaders who uphold justice, equity, and humanity. Established in 2010 by the Azim Premji Foundation and headquartered in Bengaluru with a new campus in Bhopal, the university brings together world-class teaching and research with hands-on work in education, development, and public policy. The School of Continuing Education and University Resource Centre (SCE-URC) builds skills and perspectives for government, civil society, and grassroots organisations. APU’s inclusive ethos and pioneering programmes promote capacity building and innovative learning for a better, more just India.
Role
Step into a transformative role at the School of Continuing Education and University Resource Centre (SCE-URC), enhancing access to justice for vulnerable communities through capacity building and legal education. The position calls for dedicated professionals eager to drive systemic change by empowering lawyers, para-legals, and civil society.
Responsibilities
- Impart continuing legal education to lawyers, focusing on legal updates, clinical law, and ethics for those helping vulnerable communities.
- Build and deliver training programmes for para-legals in collaboration with institutional partners, widening access to legal support.
- Develop a faculty pool using a Training of Trainers model to expand reach.
- Teach and train across SCE-URC’s programmes, covering disciplines like Governance, Gender Justice, Child Rights, Constitutionalism, and Democracy.
- Design, develop, and deliver high-quality, stakeholder-driven training programmes; curate learning materials; and set curriculum outlines and session plans.
- Orient visiting faculty and organisation leaders, and lead ongoing capacity-building for lawyers, para-legals, and trainers.
- Monitor content effectiveness; ensure timely reporting and contribute to assessment for participant learning.
- Take part in developing new courses in response to evolving stakeholder needs.
- Support other University programmes, especially those catering to wider capacity development.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Law, Legal Studies, or relevant social science field.
- Minimum eight years’ experience in training, capacity-building, curriculum development, or direct legal practice and mentoring lawyers.
- Proficiency in curriculum design and delivery in both English and Hindi; able to conduct short courses for CSOs’ frontline functionaries, particularly lawyers.
- Basic experience in monitoring learning outcomes.
- Critical reflection and strong communication skills in English and Hindi.
- Extensive travel; collaborative and team-oriented ethos.
Desirable:
- Specialisation in legal areas affecting children, women, dalits and adivasis, labour, or issues such as land, forests, and social security.
- Experience with access to justice initiatives, litigation, and strong CSO networks, or work with government bodies.
Benefits
- Opportunity to drive legal and social change at a national level through education and capacity building.
- Diverse, collaborative work environment with academic freedom and community engagement.
- Professional development, networking, and scope to innovate within the sector.
Apply
Be ready with the following:
- Covering letter indicating the position, subject area of your interest and professional statement of purpose
- Updated CV
- Two recommendation letters
- Completed Information Summary Sheet
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