Program Officer

**Job Description**:
Role Title: Program Officer - Adolescent & Young People Location: Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh
Reporting To: Senior Program Officer Core / Field: Term

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:
Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3), is a not for profit organization that works to improve the lives of
women and girls in India. Through local partnerships and programs, C3’s proven approach to
development gives women, adolescents, especially young girls the tools they need to improve their
lives, as well as that of their families and communities. Our programs focus on increasing educational
and livelihood opportunities for adolescent girls, ensuring access to lifesaving reproductive health
information and services, and empowering women to become leaders in their communities and in
governance.

:
C3 seeks a qualified professional for the position of Program Officer based in Ambikapur, Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, to manage and monitor the initiative of SANGWARI, to address harmful practices,
with skills to lead, guide and provide support to field team and project participants to achieve desired
project outcomes, work collectively to find solutions for ensuring adolescent empowerment.

The Program Officer shall be responsible to ensure quality and timely implementation of project
activities in the program area, effectively liaison at district and block level with key stakeholders
including at the community level and undertake travel to district and blocks for supportive supervision.
The initiative envisages to address complex intersectional challenges experienced by adolescent girls
to enable strong transitions to adulthood, via approaches that leverage technology to expand girls’
capabilities and opportunities, shift their parent’s attitudes, and foster supportive and responsive
communities.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Work as an effective team player to ensure on ground execution of Adolescent and Young
People projects, through proper planning and support to field staff. This also includes ensuring
that:
the assigned project meets the objective and its purpose as well as meets the financial
and donor/government/project reporting requirements in a timely manner and is
accountable to all required project deliverable

Plan, Coordinate and Facilitate need based and planned trainings and capacity
building exercises for project staff.

Mentoring the team members.

2. Establish healthy working relations with district/block level government officials and plays
facilitation role in ensuring that:
Plan and undertaken necessary advocacy efforts with various important stakeholders
at district and block level to build and strengthen eco system for the program and C3.

Liaison with government officials at district levels to ensure one-time issuance of
project related government orders

Sharing program update on regular basis.
3. Understand the project proposal, budgeted activities and design the on-ground

implementation plan accordingly.
4. Effectively monitor the project activities, provide supportive supervision and hand holding

support to the project staff to ensure desired quality deliverables as well as ensure compliance
with all C3 policies and procedures. This also includes:
Undertake regular monitoring and supervision of program activities at all levels which
includes travel to the project areas to monitor and extend handhold support to
program implementers

Supervise program team and ensure periodic handholding and capacity building
support.

5. Office Management
Maintain all official record as per organization and as per project.
Ensure, facilitate and monitor regular office up keep and maintenance.

Note: The roles and responsibilities mentioned above are not exhaustive. Role holder will be guided to perform
different tasks as necessitated by changing role within the organization and the overall objectives.

Required Qualifications & Skills:
Post graduate degree/ PG Diploma in Public Health, Rural development, Management or
Social Sciences

At least 5 years’ experience of working in public health programs OR in programs on youth
particularly youth leadership, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender
and gender-based violence.

Working experience in Chhattisgarh, would be an advantage.
Well informed on developmental issues, schemes and policies related to adolescents,

knowledge of issues around young peoples’ education, health and rights, including a good
understanding of the public health and education system.

Experience in managing small teams
Must have ability to communicate in English and Hindi (written and spoken)
Must have ability to write well-structured reports & documents in English & Hindi
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with attention to details
Experience of supporting District/Block level implementation and problem solving
Experience of delivering community based programs
Experience in use of technology for trainings and webinars
Ability to network and leveraging avail