Welfare Officer

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Welfare Officer**

Plastics For Change has a core objective to provide dignified sustainable economic opportunities for the urban poor and improve their quality of life through various social & community interventions.

**Job Description-**

We are looking for passionate and highly skilled individuals who can help us make a difference to the lives of people in India who make a living collecting, sorting, recycling and selling materials that someone else has thrown away. We are looking for people who share our values and are driven to create a positive change in the community.

**Job Title **Welfare Officer

**Reports to **Regional Manager
- Programs

**Location **Chennai (Tambaram), Andaman & Nicobar (Port Blair)

**Duties and Key Responsibilities-**

**_Welfare Fund Management:_**

**1. **The welfare officer will work closely with the ULB (Urban Local Body) and waste managers (ULB waste collectors & DWCC workers) towards their overall social and economic development.

**2. **The welfare officer will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the waste managers welfare policy and fund.
**2.1. **Publishing and creating awareness on waste managers welfare policy and fund through different modes of communication.
**2.3. **Conducting home visits to cross verify the beneficiaries, to develop case studies etc.

**3. **Organise and facilitate time-to-time consultation/review meetings with
ULB officers, welfare committee and waste managers to implement the welfare policy successfully.

**4. **Reviewing and developing robust policies and SoPs for effective implementation.

**5. **The welfare officer will be responsible for a variety of cross-functional roles within foundation/company projects, working closely with the Regional
Manager-Programs and other team members of the Plastics For Change.

**6. **Work towards effective day-to-day interventions/activities w.r.t. waste managers welfare policy, welfare committee/board, networking and follow-up activities.

**7. **Coordinate with ULB officials, line departments, other government agencies, stakeholders and beneficiaries to ensure welfare benefits/services are implemented as per the SoP.

**8. **Organise & schedule field visits as and when required.
**9. **Facilitating management and client visits to ULB & supply chain.

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**_Reporting and Documentation:_**

3. Managing, monitoring and reviewing the welfare policy operations periodically with required documentation.
5. Submit timely financial income & expenditure reports.

**_General responsibilities_**:
1. Ensure professionalism at all times and demonstrate exemplary prioritisation of workload skills.

2. Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the organisation.

3. Ownership and co-ordination of collaborative team contact with stakeholders.

4. Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security.
5. Willingness to travel frequently across India, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or organisation.
6. Work closely with the PFC team and partners.

**Note**:The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the company as a whole within the employee's skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed.

**Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications-**
- **5+ **years experience in program management in the social sector.
- **3+ **years experience in government relations, advocacy & policy related work.
- Experience working with the informal sector workforce.
- Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.
- Experience of being part of any program/project management or field work would be an added advantage.
- Engagement, plastics recycling, and waste management will be helpful.
- Fluency in English, Tamil and Hindi languages.

**Skills-**
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work.
- Project and fund management skills.
- Be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the sector.
- Ability to develop good relationships with stakeholders.
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and is able to understand individual's motivations
- Open to new challenges.

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- Good data management, documentation and reporting skills.
- Good computer skills - MS Office and Working on CRM tools.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks.
- Eye for detail.
- Able to learn new systems, methods, processes and procedures.
- Able to meet deadlines and produce quality outputs.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
- Humility, honesty, transparency, integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

**CTC-**

As per Industry Standards.

**Disclaimer-**

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**Salary**: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insura