Program Officer After Care

Catalysts for Social Action(CSA); India; Remote; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalysts for Social Action(CSA) is seeking a Program Officer After Care to manage implementation, data, and stakeholder coordination for after-care programs in Uttar Pradesh. The role requires engagement with CCIs, trustees, government bodies, and local NGOs.

The candidate will oversee data collation, plan vocational activities, monitor budget utilization, and facilitate capacity-building trainings to strengthen after-care services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work or equivalent.
• 2-3 years of experience in the social sector, preferably child protection.
• Fluency in English and Hindi, both oral and written; proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Data collation and record-keeping for after-care children and CCIs.
• Monitor implementation of after-care activities and track progress.
• Plan and coordinate location interventions per CSA annual plan.
• Mentor and prepare children for after-care transitions.
• Conduct weekly field visits and coordinate with CSA trustees and staff.

Skills

Data collation

Monitoring

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Capacity building

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Social Work

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

Job Title: Program Officer After Care

Department: Operations (Aftercare)

Reports to: Location Head Uttar Pradesh

Responsible for: Program Implementation Management

Location base: Uttar Pradesh

Responsibilities

• Data Collation: Children are above the age of 16 +
• Implementation Monitoring of various activities of After care in allied Child Care Institutions - Data completion, Plan vocational training, Career Preparation, Mapping of available courses and hostel facility in targeted district for Aftercare children.
• Plan execute location interventions based on CSA annual plan around after care programs.
• Mentoring existing children under after care and prepare upcoming children for after care.
• Make weekly field visit to all allied CCIs in the region and review, strategize, and problem solve different program activities.
• Prepare case files in coordination with Child, CCI Trustee, and CCI Staff and Program officer.
• Help the institutions Trustees/In-charge staff to align with CSAs key objective work approach of after care.
• Provide regular program progress updates to the reporting Manager and Central Team.

Management of Quantitative Qualitative Data

• Record basic and key information of CCIs, resident children, and various interventions under after care.
• Update and analyze various after care activities and facilitate data-based decision making
• Maintain children In and Out data base for after care data.

Budget Vendors Management

• Prepare, manage review annual day to day budgets for the allocated CCIs/ after Care
• Ensure budget utilization and its regular tracking
• Selection of local vendor with an economic solution for all allied CCIs. Also, ensure timely quotation submission and bill settlement

Internal External Stakeholders Management

• Co-ordination with internal stakeholders across all locations - any support, updates, best practice sharing
• Relationship Coordination with CCI trustees Staff, local govt. relations along with other stakeholders - CWC, DCPO, Police, Lawyers, Social workers and local NGOs etc.
• Organizing different capacity building and sensitization training for CCI trustees, CCI staff, and respective govt. officials

Assisting in Knowledge Development

• Prepare share content for organizations Newsletter, website and social media
• Provide case-study, write-ups supporting materials - photos/videos
• Assist in developing success stories

Achieving Excellence in Project Management Competencies

• Outline key improvement area development plan.
• Attend training workshop planned by operation team - excel and etc.
• Develop cross learning opportunities

Personal Specifications

The profile needs a candidate to be self-motivated, empathetic, and passionate towards the cause since the role focuses on working with CNCP children and carries the entire responsibility of all allied CCIs in a cluster. To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to satisfactorily deliver on each of the essentials listed above.

• Educational Qualifications: Bachelors/Masters Degree in Social Work
• Experience: 2-3 years of experience in the Social Sector, preferably in Child Protection
• Essentials: Fluency in English and Hindi, oral and written; Digital proficiency - MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint