Consultant Program Officer in Mankhurd | SNEHA

aikyam; Mumbai; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

SNEHA in Mumbai invites applications for a Consultant Program Officer to strengthen the ICDS system in Mankhurd. You will mentor 16–20 Anganwadi Sevikas through regular field visits, train frontline workers, and track progress with data and reporting. Collaboration with ICDS staff, volunteers, and local stakeholders is essential.

You will drive field activities, supervise capacity building, and ensure timely documentation within approved budgets and cycles. This role offers deep community impact.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree, preferably in Social Work (BSW).
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in maternal and child health or working with ICDS, BMC health posts, or NGOs.
• Strong mentoring skills with practical, constructive feedback to frontline workers.
• Clear and effective communication with ICDS staff, frontline workers and communities.
• Good problem solving skills for field level challenges and know when to elevate issues.
• Strong negotiation skills with ICDS officials, local stakeholders and community members.
• Empathy and patience when working with Anganwadi workers and beneficiaries.
• Willingness to travel within Mumbai, Maharashtra and India as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out monthly field activity plans with regular visits to Anganwadis.
• Mentor 20 to 22 ICDS Sevikas through field visits and training.
• Build capacity of Anganwadi Workers through on-site guidance and coordination with training teams.
• Conduct needs assessment surveys, map centers, and keep profiles and scorecards updated.
• Enter mentoring data into the CommCare app and track progress via dashboard.
• Prepare and submit timely reports on programme performance and data.
• Support community awareness campaigns and monthly meetings with volunteers.
• Coordinate with ICDS staff, health systems, NGOs, and volunteers to improve service reach.

Skills

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Negotiation

Empathy

Willingness to travel

Teamwork

Growth mindset

Education

Graduate degree in Social Work (BSW)

Job description

Consultant Program Officer in Mankhurd | SNEHA

SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action)

SNEHA is a Mumbai based nonprofit working to improve the health, nutrition, and safety of women and children living in vulnerable urban settlements. It works directly with communities and with public health and safety systems, running programmes across maternal and child health, adolescent health, 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 health workers, and impacted over 3.6 million people across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Role

This role supports SNEHA’s work in Mankhurd to strengthen the government’s Anganwadi (ICDS) system for child nutrition and development. You will mentor 16 to 20 Anganwadi Sevikas through regular field visits, build their capacity through training, and track progress through data and reporting. You will also work closely with ICDS staff, community volunteers, and local stakeholders to improve how services reach families. This suits someone who enjoys mentoring frontline workers and strengthening public health systems on the ground.

Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out monthly field activity plans, with regular visits to assigned Anganwadis
• Mentor 20 to 22 ICDS Sevikas through field visits, focusing on strengthening the six core ICDS services
• Build the capacity of Anganwadi Workers through need based training, on site guidance, and coordination with the training team
• Conduct needs assessment surveys, map Anganwadi centres, and keep Anganwadi profiles and scorecards updated
• Enter mentoring visit data into the Commcare app and track progress through the dashboard
• Prepare and submit timely reports on programme performance, field observations, and data
• Support community awareness campaigns and monthly meetings with community volunteers
• Bring together ICDS staff, health systems, community based organisations, and volunteers to improve how services reach families
• Support meetings, events, and trainings within approved budgets, and track materials and resources provided

Requirements

• Graduate degree, preferably in Social Work (BSW)
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in maternal and child health, or working with public systems like ICDS, BMC health posts, or CBOs/NGOs
• Strong mentoring skills, with the ability to give practical, constructive feedback to frontline workers
• Clear and effective communication skills for working with ICDS staff, frontline workers, and communities
• Good problem solving skills, with the ability to guide workers on field level challenges and know when to elevate issues
• Strong negotiation skills to work with ICDS officials, local stakeholders, and community members
• Empathy and patience while working with Anganwadi workers, beneficiaries, and community members
• Willingness to travel within Mumbai, Maharashtra, and India as needed
• Work in a people first organisation with an open door policy that values transparency and feedback
• Be part of a growth driven culture that encourages new ideas and teamwork
• Opportunity to directly shape a government backed initiative (Anganwadi Adoption) at the grassroots level
• Work with a well established, 500+ member organisation with a strong track record in maternal and child health