Assistant – Programme Implementation (Academic Support Fellow)

Balrakshabharat; Delhi; On-site; INR 334,800 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat is looking for an Assistant-PI (Academic Support Fellow) in Gurugram. The role involves managing the Girls Resource Centre to enhance academic support for girls aged 3-20. Responsibilities include lesson planning, community engagement, and nurturing partnerships to promote child rights and inclusive education. Preferred candidates have 3-5 years of experience in NGOs or schools. Bal Raksha Bharat values every child's right to education and is committed to equal opportunities in hiring.

Qualifications

• Graduate/Post Graduate in Social Science/Teaching/any discipline from a recognized university.
• Weightage will be given to female candidates with B.Ed/B. El. Ed and teaching experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in working with NGO/School/Communities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall management of the Girls Resource Centre.
• Identify girls to be enrolled at GRC (3-20 years).
• Conduct monthly parent-teacher meetings and discuss children's progress.

Skills

Proficiency with communication skills

Lesson planning, assessment & evaluation methods

Classroom management skills

Networking and influencing skills

Organizational skills and time management skills

Education

Graduate/Post Graduate in Social Science/Teaching

Job description

Job ID - 1020

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant-PI (Academic Support Fellow)

Grade: I

Department: Programme Operations

Reporting to: Assistant Manager -PIU

Location: Gurugram

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 will look after the operations of the Girls Resource Centre (GRC) including supporting girls in the academic classes conducted at the centre to improve their learning level, devise teaching learning materials for interacting teaching at GRC, help in the proper usage of resource material given at GRC. She will also be responsible to maintain cordial relationship with other stakeholders such as 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 strong thematic supervision of the Assistant Manager in order to maintain a consistent and coherent education strategy.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Scope: The person will be responsible for overall management of the Girls Resource Centre (GRC)

Reports to: Assistant Manager-PI

Staff reporting to this post: No

Budget Responsibilities: No

Role Dimensions: Context: Development

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Responsible for overall management of the Girls Resource Centre
• Identification of girls to be enrolled at GRC (3‑20 years)
• Identification of space for setting up GRC in the intervention area
• Prepare child profile and child tracking sheet for children enrolled at the centre and develop time table and devise new teaching learning materials them
• Maintain all the relevant GRC related documents
• Conduct monthly parent‑teacher meeting (parent‑ASF meeting) and 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 on identified issues
• Conduct sessions/trainings on child rights, child protection, cyber safety, menstrual hygiene
• Conduct life skills, financial literacy sessions with adolescent and youth girls
• Document periodic progress, case studies of best practices etc of her assigned area and share with the line manager
• Submit work plan on a weekly/monthly basis to the line manager
• Support in organizing 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 /Teaching/any discipline from a recognized university or college. Weightage will be given to female candidates with B.Ed./B. El. Ed. & teaching experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Minimum 3‑5 years’ experience in working with NGO/School/Communities and children and community people.

Female candidates with requisite qualification and experience are requested to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Technical competencies

• Proficiency with communication skills
• Lesson planning, assessment & evaluation methos, classroom management 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

• 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.