Social Mobilizer, GEP

1 month ago


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Room to Read Full time
Job Overview:

The Girls' Education Program is a vital initiative that aims to increase years of schooling for girls and enhance their self-awareness, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in implementing this program at the field level, serving as the primary point of contact for girls, schools, and parents.

Key Responsibilities:Program Planning and Implementation:
  • Develop a thorough understanding of Room to Read's Girls' Education program design, objectives, and outcomes.
  • Implement program activities as per design, maintaining fidelity and taking corrective action when necessary.
  • Participate in program planning, collaborating with the Program Associate and other state-level staff.
  • Regularly attend weekly and monthly workshops to review and plan program activities.
  • Attend mandatory training sessions for Social Mobilizers.
Family and Community Engagement:
  • Understand social issues, safety concerns, and child protection issues affecting girl participants and be aware of available social safety net mechanisms, schemes, and referrals.
  • Organize and lead family and community meetings, consultations with school staff, parents, and community members/organizations as per design.
  • Seek opportunities for networking at the local level and create a resource pool for referrals.
  • Facilitate visits of donors, INCO, and SO team members.
  • Support SO/INCO team members in conducting research, surveys, studies, data collection, and baseline activities.
Working with Girls:
  • Conduct life skills sessions for 80 girls in batches of 20-25, as per prescribed session content and agreed plans.
  • Form Life Skills Clubs/Children Groups and facilitate regular meetings and discussions.
  • Distribute the newsletter GUPSHUP, initiate discussions, and hold follow-up activities.
  • Help girls develop wall magazines and write for the state-level Gupshup.
  • Mentor girls through group and individual sessions, recording each session and planning accordingly.
Setting Up Life Skills Centres/Gender Resource Centres:
  • Establish a Gender Resource Centre (GRC) for life skills in schools/community.
  • Ensure proper functioning and usage of GRC, as discussed with state GEP teams.
  • Ensure the space is clean, safe, and welcoming to girls.
  • Ensure the space is well-stocked with drawings, articles, and expressions of children's voices.
Home Visits:
  • Map data as per the risk and response protocol and make specific home visits.
  • Undertake regular school visits and handle critical matters that may emerge.
  • Organize/conduct programmatic activities at school and community, as per mutually agreed plans.
  • Manage relationships with schools, communities, and respond to issues that may arise.
Record Keeping, Reporting, and Monitoring:
  • Update records of attendance and parent meetings regularly.
  • Prepare and submit weekly plans during weekly reviews.
  • Timely record keeping, updating data, and sharing analysis of various parameters.
  • Filling up socio-economic profiles of girls.
  • Regular physical verification of girls on a sample basis.
  • Periodic cohort risk assessment and analysis, flagging issues of concern.
  • Identify case studies of girls, schools/communities, and best practices.
  • Maintain a stock register at school/centre level.
  • Provide a list of materials required for girls to supervisors.
Qualifications:Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Education/Social Sciences or equivalent/higher.
  • Minimum experience of 2 years in the education/development sector.
Preferred:
  • Master's Degree in Education/Social Sciences or equivalent preferred.
  • Counseling diploma and/or experience in mentoring/counseling issues.
  • Experience working on life skills/gender/adolescents.
  • Strong planning and project implementation skills.
  • Ability to work in remote areas and travel to communities for meetings.
  • Ability to work effectively with schools and communities.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits, including health and retirement plans. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read is a child-safe organization.

Location(s)

India - Maharashtra

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled


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