Community Organizer in Dharavi | SNEHA

aikyam; Mumbai; On-site; INR 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

SNEHA is a Mumbai-based nonprofit focused on health, nutrition, and safety for women and children. This community mobilization role under EHSAS and SABAK involves working directly with adolescents, parents, and health post staff to raise awareness on health, gender, and rights, and to strengthen access to adolescent-friendly health services in Dharavi.

You will mobilize community-based work, attend capacity-building sessions, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure program delivery, including

Qualifications

• SSC or HSC qualification.
• 2–5 years of work experience in community-based project roles.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn.
• Able to work well in a team and collaborate across stakeholders.
• Empathetic, respectful, and non-judgmental approach.
• Willing to travel within Mumbai and some weekends or beyond regular hours.

Responsibilities

• Mobilize and support community-based work with adolescents, youth, and parents.
• Conduct outreach activities and community campaigns.
• Attend capacity-building sessions and conduct modular sessions with adolescents and parents.
• Support the team in planning and running community sessions.
• Coordinate with health post staff and other community stakeholders to support program delivery.
• Handle day-to-day data planning, entry, and documentation for program activities.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Empathy

Willingness to learn

Education

SSC/HSC

Job description

SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action)

SNEHA is a Mumbai based non profit working to improve health, nutrition, and safety for women and children in vulnerable urban informal settlements. It runs programs on maternal and child health, adolescent empowerment, prevention of violence against women and children, public system partnerships, and palliative care. Between 2016 and 2025, SNEHA directly reached over 620,000 women, children, and healthcare workers, and indirectly impacted over 3.6 million people across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Today SNEHA is a 500 plus member organization with deep grassroots presence and a strong record of reducing maternal and child mortality, malnutrition, and gender based violence.

Role

A community mobilization role under SNEHA's EHSAS program and its SABAK project, working directly with adolescents, parents, and health post staff to build awareness on health, gender, and rights, and to strengthen access to adolescent friendly health services in Dharavi.

Responsibilities

• Mobilize and support community based work with adolescents, youth, and parents
• Conduct outreach activities and community campaigns
• Attend capacity building sessions and conduct modular sessions with adolescents and parents
• Support the team in planning and running community sessions
• Coordinate with health post staff and other community stakeholders to support program delivery
• Handle day to day data planning, entry, and documentation for program activities

Requirements

• SSC or HSC qualification
• 2 to 5 years of work experience in similar community based project roles
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn
• Able to work well in a team and collaborate across stakeholders
• Empathetic, respectful, and non judgmental approach in all interactions
• Patient and resilient while working across diverse community settings
• Willing to travel occasionally within Mumbai and work some weekends or beyond regular hours

Community Mobilization Stakeholder Coordination Group Facilitation Data Documentation Outreach Campaigns