TISS Senior Accounts and Admin Assistant Recruitment 2026

TISS Senior Accounts and Administrative Assistant Recruitment 2026: Overview

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is recruiting a Senior Accounts and Administrative Assistant for its action research project on drowning prevention in the context of climate change. Based at the Deonar campus in Mumbai, this contract appointment supports a collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the United Kingdom.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), United Kingdom, funds the project. Its focus is on understanding and reducing drowning risks linked to floods, coastal environments and other water-related hazards through research, community involvement and locally developed prevention work.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Initial engagement: The appointment starts with a three-month term. An extension depends on satisfactory performance, continued or extended grant support, and the project’s requirements.
• Project-linked continuation: The notice refers to project requirements through December 2027. This does not guarantee employment until then; your engagement remains temporary and tied to the project’s needs.
• Campus base: Your base is TISS Mumbai, Deonar Campus. The project also operates in Nagpur, Sangli and Sindhudurg, so the appointment connects the Mumbai team with work taking place across these Maharashtra districts.
• Project setting: Activities involve local communities, district administrations and other partners. Field visits, consultations, workshops and capacity-building support locally developed drowning-prevention actions.
• Travel: The notice allows for visits to project sites when needed. You should be ready for occasional travel outside Mumbai while retaining your campus base.
• Joining: This is an urgent project appointment, and the selected person must be able to join immediately within the deadline given in the recruitment terms.

Application Submission Notes

Send your application to UEA-TISS@tiss.ac.in. The recruitment team will contact shortlisted applicants by telephone or email with the physical interview arrangements.

The venue is Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400088. The announced interview window is 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM; the team will separately share your exact time and the room or venue within the campus.

The notice calls this a walk-in interview, but also requires advance email applications and limits interview invitations to shortlisted applicants. Follow the communication you receive from the project team when planning your visit.

• Maintain project accounts under TISS and UEA reporting procedures
• Organise invoices, vouchers, reimbursements, advances and settlement records
• Track budgets and district-wise expenditure in Excel
• Coordinate approvals and payments with TISS administration and accounts staff
• Prepare financial documentation and reports for UEA and project teams
• Collect vendor quotations and prepare comparison statements for approvals
• Arrange travel, accommodation, venues and participant logistics
• Check transactions against TISS procedures and applicable GST, TDS and foreign-grant requirements