Field Officer, Programs

**Job Title**:
Field Officer, Programs

**Division/Department**:
Programs

**Job Location**:
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

**Reporting to**:
Specialist, Programs/ Sr. Officer, Programs

**Travel**:
Extensive/ As per job requirement

**ABOUT US**:
ChildFund strives to ensure that deprived, excluded, and vulnerable children have the capacity to improve their lives and become young adults, parents, and leaders who inspire lasting and positive change in their communities. ChildFund promotes communities whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting, and advancing the worth and rights of children. ChildFund in India works in 85 districts across 15 States. Through long-term partnerships and direct implementation, it annually reaches nearly 3 million children, youth, and their families from 3200 communities/villages.

ChildFund is committed to a workplace culture that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Furthermore, ChildFund is committed to ensuring a workplace that safeguards and protects all children, including preventing their sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as preventing the sexual exploitation and abuse of its staff, partners, and program participants.

**ROLE SUMMARY**:
**Field Officer, Programs** will be responsible for supporting the implementation of program in the assigned locations. S/he will also provide technical support to the community mobilizers for quality implementation of the program.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Be responsible for implementing program plans, including to specific themes, and monitor project activities and compliances at the field level.
- Coordinate with health department, community based organisations and government departments/ officials in the villages and the district of the project area.
- Coordinate and establish linkages with District and Block officials and others to ensure support to deliver project requirement.
- Plan, organize, coordinate, and facilitate training programs and related activities for stakeholders and project staffs.
- Manage trainings, do regular field visits and provide handholding support to community mobilizers of respective districts.
- Be responsible for project management - budgeting, planning and general monitoring of the project.
- Facilitate monthly review of the project team, reporting and documentation, MIS, facilitate rapid assessments of services of CHC and PHC. Organize periodic meetings with communities and with the team. Organise workshops at district level as per need of the project.
- Coordinate with the State and National team for smooth implementation of the project and for any advisory support.
- Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager.

**QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/COMPETENCIES**:

- A Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in social work/ Allied Sciences with 5 years of field experience in the developmental field.
- Experience of working on health projects would be an added advantage.
- S/ he must have experience of working with NGOs and Government officials.
- S/ he will be stationed in the district/ convenient to project location and needs to travel extensively for field visits across the operational blocks.
- Organized, team player, self-starter and results-oriented individual.
- Sound skills in written and spoken English is a must.
- Be gender sensitive with strong conviction and skills for the empowerment of excluded and disadvantaged children.

**_Disclaimer: This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position._**
- ChildFund International is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children._

**CTC for the position**: Rs. 4,95,163/- PA

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary, Contract

Pay: ₹495,163.00 per year