Assistant - Programme Implementation (Community Mobiliser)

Balrakshabharat; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

Bal Raksha Bharat in Noida is seeking an Assistant-PIU (Community Mobiliser) to identify and support rehabilitation of children aged 6 to 14 years engaged in child labour. You will coordinate with MAC operations, schools, parents and community leaders and represent the organisation to external stakeholders.

The role requires a Master or Graduate degree in social work or related field and 1–3 years of experience in the development sector.

Qualifications

• Well versed with community mobilization.
• Proficiency with communication skills.
• Networking and influencing skills.
• Organizational skills and time management.

Responsibilities

• Identify and enroll children aged 6-14 into MAC.
• Ensure the safety of children during travel to MAC and home.
• Ensure implementation of planned activities and community engagements.
• Mobilize stakeholders during planning and development meetings.
• Identify local partners and support their collaboration.
• Document impact and collect success stories monthly/quarterly/annually.
• Submit monthly progress report to line manager.
• Support MIS data collection and submission.

Skills

Community mobilization

Communication skills

Networking

Time management

Education

Master or Graduate in social work

Job description

Job ID - 1090

Job Description

Job DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Assistant-PIU (Community Mobiliser)

Grade

I

Department

Programme Operations

Reporting to

Assistant Manager/Manager-PIU

Location

Kakrala, Noida -PIU North

Contract duration

Till 31st March 2027

About Bal Raksha Bharat

Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India's leading independent child rights organisation. It is a member of Save the Children movement that operates globally with the mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and achieve immediate and lasting changes in their lives. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas in the areas of Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Livelihood & Economic Wellbeing in order to facilitate quality education, healthcare and protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children

ROLE PURPOSE

Community Mobilizer will identify and support in rehabilitating children aged 6 to 14 years engaged in all forms of child labour, look after the operations of the MACs including supporting children to use materials provides. S/he will also be responsible to maintain cordial relationship with external stakeholders at community level along with like schools, parents & community leaders. Also acts as Bal Raksha Bharat’s advocacy representative in the area to a broad range of external stakeholders including relevant government departments on issues related to play way quality primary education.

SCOPE OF ROLE

The person will be responsible for mobilization of project stakeholder including children, community people and other relevant stakeholders and conducting planned activities

Reports to: Assistant Manager/Manager-PIU

Staff reporting to this post: No

Budget Responsibilities: No

Role Dimensions

Context: Development

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

The key area of accountability required will be as follows:

• Identification of children and adolescents (aged 6-14 years) and ensuring their enrollment MAC.
• Ensure the safety of children while they are coming and MAC and back to home.
• Ensure implementation of planned activities and community level engagements as per plan
• Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops.
• Identify local level partners, support and facilitate the partnership in the implementation of planned activities.
• Support the collection and documentation of impact and success stories on monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Follow-up on commitments by local leaders on improvement of the wellbeing of children.
• S/he would support in document periodic progress, case studies of best practices etc of her assigned area and share with the line manager
• Support in collection and submission of all MIS related information and data
• Submit monthly progress report to the line manager.
• Responsible to achieve the desired mobilization target
• Any other task assigned by the line manager

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability S/he should be accountable towards evaluating his/her performance or behavior related to work/community/children/society for which s/he is responsible. The term is related to responsibility but is regarded more from the perspective of oversight

Ambition S/he should be desire to achieve a particular goal as well aspiration in respect of project

Collaboration S/he should work in collaborative method with respective stakeholders (direct or indirect) and will make something together. To collaborate is to commit to the possibility of producing an outcome greater than one that would be developed in a silo.

Creativity: She should have the urge in solving problems and communicating with others,

Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. S/he must be truthful and honest with him/herself and others, should align own personal behavior and his/her action will be aligned with own values, principles and ethics. S/he would have self-awareness and have really explore value system.

QUALIFICATIONS

Master or Graduate in social work or in any discipline from a recognized university or college is essential

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 1-3 years of experience in development sector with experience of working with AWCs/ School/ Community/ Children Groups/ Government Stakeholders.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Technical competencies

• Well versed with community mobilization
• Proficiency with communication skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• Organizational skills and time management skills

Generic Competencies

• Being the Voice of Children: Utilizes being part of a global movement to promote change in the policy and public sphere on child related issues
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Drives an enabling environment for gender equality and inclusion, and prioritizing the most deprived and marginalized children
• Builds & Strengthens Partnerships: Inspires others to embrace the values and principles that underpin partnerships and the localization agenda
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING (Strike out whichever is not applicable)

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 (Finance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Legal etc.); 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 programs; or are visiting programs; therefore a police check will be required.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BRB’s anti-harassment policy.

Equal Opportunities

Bal Raksha Bharat 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.