Assistant - Programme Implementation (Academic Support Fellow)

Balrakshabharat; Delhi; On-site; INR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat in Delhi seeks an Assistant-PIU (ASF) to manage the centre's academic classes and coordinate with Anganwadi workers, school principals, and local authorities. You will help develop teaching materials and support learning outcomes for children.

Under supervision, you will maintain centre records, plan schedules, and contribute to a broader education strategy while promoting inclusion and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate in Social Science, Social Work or any discipline.
• Minimum 1–3 years experience with NGO/School/Communities and children.
• Strong communication, networking, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement activities to achieve project outcomes in line with program strategy.
• Identify children to enroll at the centre (ages 3-6 & 6-14) and track progress.
• Prepare child profiles and teaching materials; conduct academic classes.
• Maintain centre documents, reports, data and MIS; monitor retention.
• Engage with local stakeholders to strengthen child protection and learning.

Skills

Communication skills

Networking

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Graduate / Post Graduate in Social Science / Social Work / any discipline

Job description

Job Description

Job DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Assistant-PIU (ASF)

Grade

I

Department

Programme Operations

Reporting to

Assistant Manager -PIU

Location

Delhi

Contract duration

Till 31st March 2027

About Bal Raksha Bharat

Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India's leading independent child rights organisation. It is a member of Save the Children movement that operates globally with the mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and achieve immediate and lasting changes in their lives. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas in the areas of Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Livelihood & Economic Wellbeing in order to facilitate quality education, healthcare and protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Academic Support Fellow/Facilitator-Education will look after the operations of the Multi Activity Centre including supporting children in the academic classes conducted at the centre to improve their learning level, devise teaching learning materials for interacting teaching at centre, help in the proper usage of resource material given at centre. S/he will also be responsible to maintain cordial relationship with other stakeholders such as Anganwadi Worker, School principal, teachers, Ward Counsellor. Also acts as Bal Raksha Bharat’s representative in the area to a broad range of external stakeholders including relevant government departments on issues related to strengthening child protection mechanism in the community. Work under the supervision of the Assistant Manager/Manager in order to maintain a consistent and coherent education strategy.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Scope

The person will be responsible for the management of center and conducting the academic classes for children

Reports to

Assistant Manager-PIU

Staff reporting to this post

No

Budget Responsibilities

No

Role Dimensions

• Context: Development

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Based on the objectives set forth under the program, be responsible for planning and implementing the activities and ensure timely delivery of the project outcome in alignment with the program’s larger vision, mission, commitments and strategy of the program
• Identification of children to be enrolled at centre (3-6 & 6-14 years)
• Prepare child profile and child tracking sheet for children enrolled at the centre and to develop time table and devise new teaching learning materials
• Conduct academic classes with enrolled children at the centre
• Maintain all the relevant centre/project related documents including child profile, reports, data, MIS etc.
• Conduct monthly parents’ teacher meeting to discuss the progress of the child with the parents/caregivers
• Monitor retention of children in school after enrolment in schools
• Facilitate in creating a better learning environment promoting inclusion and learning of children in government school
• Identify local level partners, support and facilitate the partnership in the implementation of planned activities.
• Support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories on monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Build the capacity of children, families and community to collectively engage local leaders/influential stakeholders on identified issues.
• Submit work plan on a weekly/monthly basis to the line manager.
• Facilitate donor/s visits and manage interns, other visits as and when required
• Any other task assigned by line manager.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability S/he should be accountable towards evaluating his/her performance or behavior related to work/community/children/society for which s/he is responsible. The term is related to responsibility but is regarded more from the perspective of oversight

Ambition S/he should be desire to achieve a particular goal as well aspiration in respect of project

Collaboration S/he should work in collaborative method with respective stakeholders (direct or indirect) and will make something together. To collaborate is to commit to the possibility of producing an outcome greater than one that would be developed in a silo.

Creativity: She should have the urge in solving problems and communicating with others,

Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. S/he must be truthful and honest with him/herself and others, should align own personal behavior and his/her action will be aligned with own values, principles and ethics. S/he would have self-awareness and have really explore value system.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate/Post Graduate in Social Science /Social Work/any discipline from a recognized university. Weightage will be given to female candidates with B.Ed./DIET, NTT & teaching experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience in working with NGO/School/Communities and children and community people.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Technical competencies

• Proficiency with communication skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• Organizational skills and time management skills
• Efficient to deliver project activities with quality

Generic Competencies

• Being the Voice of Children: Utilizes being part of a global movement to promote change in the policy and public sphere on child related issues
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Drives an enabling environment for gender equality and inclusion, and prioritizing the most deprived and marginalized children
• Builds & Strengthens Partnerships: Inspires others to embrace the values and principles that underpin partnerships and the localization agenda
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING (Strike out whichever is not applicable)

Level 1: The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.

Level 2: Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (Finance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Legal etc.); therefore a police check will be required.

Level 3: The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in programs; or are visiting programs; therefore a police check will be required.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BRB’s anti-harassment policy.

Equal Opportunities

Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.