Please Note: This role is field based. Office work will be a maximum of 20% only.

About the Organisation:

SOS Children’s Villages of India are an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization working for the holistic development of parentless children as well as women and children from vulnerable families. For over 60 years, we have reached over 65,000 children through our 32 SOS Children’s Villages and 28 community projects in India positively impacting over 83,000 lives.

We continue to provide children without parental care or at the risk of losing it, a value chain of quality care services that goes beyond childcare alone, to ensure comprehensive child development as well as ways to strengthen communities and families as a preventive measure in the fight against abandonment and social neglect.

We are committed for safeguarding and protecting children in our programs by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. At our organization, we uphold a values-based culture built on the pillars of courage, commitment, trust, and accountability, guiding our actions and decisions to achieve excellence and integrity in all endeavors.

About the role:

The Co-Worker implements the Family Strengthening Program on field in assigned cluster/s. Her/ his role is to ensure program deliverables, increase the scope and scale to impact vulnerable families and communities with efficiency while adhering to program guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

I) Program and team management

·       Preparation of Family Development Plan, its implementation and review

·       Ensure project objectives and targets are delivered as per timelines

·       Identification of geography, families and stakeholders

·       Ensure implementation as per standards in quality, compliance and cost.

·       Manage performance of direct reports and provide inputs for their growth 

·       Engage regularly with children and consult with their families for any concerns

·       Well versed in field methodologies such as participatory rural appraisal

II) Livelihood development and enhancement

·       Regularly visit local markets to understand demand supply products & services

·       Support supervisor in finding potential IGA and skills sets for caregivers

·       Obtain market access for products / services produced by caregivers

·       Develop backward and forward market linkages with value chain players Identify skill gaps of team and caregivers

·       Provide multi themed training and handholding to caregivers

III) Community mobilization

·       Mobilize and strengthen SHGs to undertake program deliverables

·       Strengthen functioning of Bal Panchayats at cluster level

·       Develop and strengthen Child Protection Committee 

IV) Innovation

·        Implement innovative market linked initiatives on field

·       Implement scaled up livelihood projects

V) Essential services and capacity building

·       Implement Education, Health, Nutrition aspects of children and caregivers 

·        Build capacity of care givers – in parenting skill 

·       Implement youth skilling and scholarship for children and youths

 VI) Monitoring, Evaluation and Documentation

·       Ensure timely uploading of MIS data and update the PDB

·       Develop and share field travel plan with supervisor

·       Understand and support frameworks such as Log Frame Analysis  

·       Share best practices / success stories and feed into proposals as required

·       Increase visibility for SOS India’s activities on field

·       Ensure compliances across the work portfolio as per standards 

VII) Partnerships

·        Continuous engagement with local stakeholders- government, private, NGOs 

·       Represent the project and achievements at block/ district level networks

·       Undertake any other activity/ work as directed by Supervisor

Educational Qualifications and skills:

Essential:

·       A Post graduate in social work, rural development, entrepreneurship or equivalent

·       A minimum of 2–3 years of relevant experience in working with children, families, or communities—preferably in the development or child protection sector.

·       Excellent communication skills in local language of that particular place. (Marathi for Alibaug & Pune applicants, Telegu for Tirupati applicants, Kannada for Bengaluru applicants etc.)

·       Demonstrable skills in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint and internet

·       Able to independently travel on field on two wheelers. Have a valid driving license

·       Understand that future growth will depend on willingness to upgrade skillsets

Desirable:

·       Community and stakeholder management experience:

·       Understanding in managing community livelihood or social enterprise projects

·       Working in close coordination with government departments, local Panchayats

·       Experience of working with Self Help Groups

·        Experience of leading or supporting entrepreneurship efforts 

·       Ability to work independently with less supervision on field

Child Safeguarding Commitment: 

The incumbent must commit to the organization’s Child Protection Policy and ensure its implementation in all fundraising and communication activities.