Assistant - Programme Implementation (Community Mobiliser)

Balrakshabharat; India; On-site; INR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat in India is seeking a Project Assistant- Community Mobilizer to enroll children aged 6 to 14 in Multi Activity Centres and support MAC operations in Chopanki, Bhiwadi, Khairthal Tijara. The role requires strong field presence, community engagement, and collaboration with schools, PHC, and local leaders.

You will work six days on field, deliver life-skills education, help access social protection schemes, and report progress to the Project Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree with interest in community development.
• 01–02 years of relevant experience in community mobilization/teaching.
• Willingness to travel and field-based work in India.

Responsibilities

• Identify and enroll MAC children not in schools.
• Improve access to social protection schemes.
• Facilitate health camps with Govt PHC.
• Build awareness on menstrual health and hygiene.
• Conduct growth monitoring and anthropometry for children.
• Deliver life-skills education in MAC.
• Support Academic Support Fellows in MAC operations.
• Conduct home visits and follow-ups.
• Engage children and communities in planning and evaluation.
• Capacitate families to engage local leaders.
• Report progress and MIS data to project lead.
• Submit weekly/monthly work plans and reports.
• Any other work assigned by line manager.

Skills

Community mobilization

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Networking

Time management

Conflict handling

Field-based work

Team player

Rapport building

MS Office

Education

Graduate degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job ID - 1080

Job Description

Job DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Project Assistant- Community Mobilizer

Grade

I

Department

Programme Operation

Reporting to

Assistant Manager/ Manager

Location

Chopanki, Bhiwadi, Khairthal Tijara

Contract

August 2026 to 31 March’2027

Background:

Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India’s leading independent child rights’ organisation, which works in 16 states of the country. Beginning its journey in 2008 in India, and registered as ‘Bal Raksha Bharat’, we have changed the lives of more than 12.4 million (1.2 crore) children till March 2022. We firmly believe that every child deserves the best chance for a bright future, which is why, we are fiercely committed to ensuring that children not only survive but thrive. With a bold ambition and a powerful vigilance, we do whatever it takes to save the children. In India and across the world, Save the Children works on-ground – every day and especially, in times of crisis. Our pioneering programs address children’s unique needs; giving them a healthy start, an opportunity to learn as well as protection from harm. When crisis strikes, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We are the outspoken champions for children, ensuring that their voices are heard and their issues are given top priority. Drawing on a century of leading expertise, we take on the toughest challenges, facing the hardest-to-reach children – especially those unfairly excluded from the world’s progress.

Function:

Programme & Policy covers Programme Implementation (with partners or direct implementation), Thematic Expertise (technical knowledge in areas of specialization), and Policy & Programme Impact (advocacy, research, monitoring & evaluation, and quality). The function links grass‑roots work with policy changes at the highest level, and manages an ecosystem of partnerships including, but not limited to, community organizations, donors, peer organizations, academic institutions, media, and the state.

Role Purpose:

The Assistant -Community Mobilizer will be responsible for identifying and enrolling children aged 6 to 14 years to the Multi Activity Centres (MACs) and providing support in the operations of the MACs including supporting children to use materials provides, assisting in delivering life-skills education, access to identified and sustainable social protection schemes, child rights, health camps, menstrual hygiene management and growth monitoring support to AWC.

S/he will also be responsible for maintaining cordial relationship with external stakeholders at the community level along with schools, parents, PHC, AWC, & community leaders.

Also, this role required 6 days working in the field (only second and forth Saturday will be off)

Role & responsibilities:

• Identification & enrolment of children in MAC, who are not going to mainstream schools in the intervention area.
• Improve access to identified and sustainable social protection schemes
• Facilitate health camps in support with Govt. PHC
• Building awareness on Menstrual Health and Hygiene issues
• Undertake Growth Monitoring & Anthropometry of the children (0-5 years)
• Assist in delivering life-skills education to children enrolled in MAC.
• Provide support to the Academic Support Fellows in smooth operation of MAC.
• Undertake home visits and follow up with children who have been mainstreamed in formal schools
• Mobilize and facilitate active participation of children and their communities to participate in planning, monitoring and implementation and evaluation of community development initiatives.
• Build the capacity of children, families, and community to collectively engage local leaders on identified issues.
• Follow-up on commitments by leaders on improvement of the wellbeing of children.
• Sensitize children, guardians/parents, and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities to identify child violations
• S/he would document periodic progress, case studies of best practices, etc. of her assigned area and share with the Project Coordinator/Assistant Manager.
• Timely collection and submission of all MIS-related information and data to the project lead.
• Submit the work plan on a weekly/monthly basis to the project lead.
• Submit monthly progress reports to the Project lead.
• Any other work assigned by the line manager.

Measures of Performance:

• Past experience in Community mobilization/ teaching.
• Quality and quantity of Project / Programme Implementation.
• Efficiency and quality of reports /documents generated under the project.
• Quality of PIP and compliance of work plan and cash flow.

Approval Authority:

• For budgetary authority and similar matters, refer toScheme of Delegation.

Reporting:

Direct (solid-line) to (administrative): Project Coordinator

Matrix (dotted-line) to (functional): PIU heads

Direct reports (line management responsibility if any): Project Lead

Key relationships:

(Internal & External stakeholders)

Internal Stakeholders (collaborates with):

Children & their families, Schools, Community stakeholders, FLWs, AWC and other relevant stakeholders.

Candidate specification:

Essential:

(Required)

Desirable:

(Asset)

Experience:

>01 to 02 years of relevant experience in community mobilization/teaching

Qualifications:

Graduate degree

Skills & Knowledge:

Technical:

• Well-versed with community mobilization
• Experience of having worked in vulnerable communities with children, adolescents, youths, and community stakeholders.
• Proficiency in communication skills and ability to build relationships with community people, adolescents & youths
• Networking and influencing skills
• Organizational skills and time management skills
• Efficient to deliver project activities with quality
• Ability to handle conflict situations in the field and ability to encourage children, adolescents, youths, and parents to participate in project level activities
• Outgoing with rapport-building and networking skills
• Ability to perform in a full-time field-based position
• Understanding of the local context

Behavioral:

• Strong commitment to the aims and objectives of BRB
• Child Safeguarding and respect for women & community
• Excellent communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Excellent Writing skills with more than average knowledge on MS Office package
• Team Player & leader
• Willingness to travel
• Willingness to work irregular hours when the job dictates (such as for events, in emergency response times etc)

Disclaimers:

• Commitment to and understanding of BRB aims, values, and principles
• Recruitment and selection procedures, which include rigorous background checks, reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse
• BRB 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. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Child Safeguarding level required/ appropriate for the role:

Job level

Statement

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 (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); 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 country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.