Community Mobiliser

Smile Foundation SA; Haryana; On-site; INR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Foundation in Haryana, India invites applications for field-based roles to promote health, hygiene and women empowerment through the Swabhiman project. You will engage with communities, conduct home visits and counselling, and mobilize participants for health camps and awareness sessions.

The role requires 12th pass or graduate, 1–2 years in development work or freshers with strong communication, willingness to travel, and local village familiarity.

Qualifications

• 12th pass/Graduate, preferably in Social Work, Sociology, Rural Development or related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in community mobilisation, health or CSR projects preferred.
• Freshers with strong communication and community engagement skills may be considered.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Local candidates from/around project villages preferred.
• Willingness to undertake regular field visits and community outreach.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular community outreach and mobilization in assigned villages.
• Conduct home visits, group meetings and one-to-one counselling with women, adolescents, men and other community members.
• Mobilize beneficiaries for health camps, screening activities, awareness sessions and referral services.
• Conduct awareness sessions on maternal and child health, ANC/PNC, adolescent and reproductive health, menstrual hygiene, nutrition, immunization, WASH and NCD awareness.
• Identify beneficiaries requiring health services and facilitate appropriate referrals.
• Maintain daily field records and beneficiary information as per project requirements, collect attendance and documentation, and support data collection using digital tools.

Skills

Community mobilisation

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Digital literacy

Education

12th pass/Graduate

Tools

Google Forms

Job description

No. of Openings: 6 Positions

Reporting to: Field Coordinator / Project Coordinator

About Smile Foundation:

Smile Foundation works for the welfare of underprivileged children and their families through intensive programs focused on education, healthcare, skilling and women empowerment and Empowering Grassroots. Started in 2002 by a group of young corporate professionals, today Smile has evolved into a national level development organization impacting lives of over 2 millionunderprivileged children and their families with project presence in 27 states across India,10 offices in strategic locations and over 650 employees, besides countless volunteers, well- wishers and supporters.

Currently SF has been implementing projects worth Rs 80 Crore across India directly or with the help of grassroot organizations, primarily CSR funded projects of varied scale both in urban slums and rural areas including aspirational districts in thematic areas mentioned above. The wealth of knowledge emanated from the same is immense, however the same is grouped in systematic manner which can be used for pitching for large projects of long term in nature leading to data driven knowledge products which can be further used in creating large scale impact.

Project:

Swabhiman – RSM supported Project -“Swabhiman” – “Promoting Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescent Girls and Women and Hygiene Awareness among School Children”,

Swabhiman, Smile Foundation’s women health Program, aims to promote health, hygiene, dignity and well-being among women, adolescent girls and school children through an integrated, community-based approach. The project comprises two complementary components: Menstrual Health and Hygiene, focusing on structured Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) awareness sessions, promoting safe and hygienic menstrual practices, and improving access to menstrual hygiene kits for women and adolescent girls; and School Hygiene Promotion, focusing on age-appropriate awareness sessions for children across all grades on personal hygiene, handwashing, sanitation and healthy hygiene practices, supported by the distribution of hygiene kits. Together, these interventions aim to strengthen awareness, encourage positive behavioral change and promote sustainable hygiene practices among the target communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular community outreach and mobilization in assigned villages.
• Conduct home visits, group meetings and one-to-one counselling with women, adolescents, men and other community members.
• Mobilize beneficiaries for health camps, screening activities, awareness sessions and referral services.
• Conduct awareness sessions on:
• Maternal and child health
• ANC/PNC and institutional delivery
• Adolescent and reproductive health
• Menstrual hygiene
• Anemia and nutrition
• Immunization
• WASH
• NCD awareness and prevention
• Identify beneficiaries requiring health services and facilitate appropriate referrals.
• Support community-level events such as health fairs, Godh Bharai, Annaprashan, recipe demonstrations and awareness campaigns.
• Support mobilization for health camps and screening programmes.
• Maintain daily field records and beneficiary information as per project requirements.
• Collect attendance, photographs and other activity documentation.
• Support data collection through Google Forms/other digital reporting tools.
• Follow up with referred beneficiaries and document service linkages.
• Develop positive relationships with community members and local stakeholders.
• Support project activities during important days and special campaigns.
• Any other field-level responsibilities assigned by the Field Coordinator/Project Coordinator.

Qualification & Experience:

• 12th pass/Graduate, preferably in Social Work, Sociology, Rural Development, Community Development or a related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in community mobilisation, health, CSR or development projects will be preferred.
• Freshers with strong communication and community engagement skills may also be considered.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic smartphone/digital literacy.
• Ability to communicate effectively with women, adolescents and community members.
• Local candidates from/around the project villages will be preferred.
• Willingness to undertake regular field visits and community outreach.

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted by the Human Resources Team