Zonal Coordinator

Zonal Programme Coordinator - Udayan Ghar

Location: Delhi/ NCR

Reports to: Senior Manager
- Alternative Care

Date:
Section 1 | About Udayan Care

Family is the anchor for an individual’s emotional and physical well-being. A weakened family

structure or absence of it hinders the development of an individual into a confident, strong, and

emotionally balanced individual, who is capable of caring for his/her own family in the future.

Udayan Care was established in 1994 by Dr. Kiran Modi. Udayan Care’s single-minded focus is on

strengthening the family structure and it also informs and drives the curation and design of its

programmes - whether it simulates a family environment or supports them through providing for

education, vocational skills and employability training to children and youth coming from lower

socio-economic strata, so that they can sustain and strengthen their families.
- Through the power of mentorship, we nurture children, who are orphaned, abandoned, and at

risk, in the warmth of a simulated family environment at our 17 Udayan Ghars, in 4 States.

Once the children reach the age of 18 years, they move into our Aftercare Programme and

continue with higher education or vocational training towards employment. So far more than

1500 children and youth have been impacted through the programme.
- We support higher education of young girls whose families cannot afford it through the

Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme. More than 11000 Shalinis from 26 chapters across

India, have gone on to complete their education since the programme’s inception in 2002.
- We empower under-served youth and adults to improve their employability skills at 16 of our

Information Technology and Vocational Training Centers across Delhi NCR, Kurukshetra

(Haryana), and Srinagar (Uttarakhand). The plan is to roll out more centers across other states

in the coming years. We are working with State governments of Bihar and MP to develop

demonstrable models of Aftercare, in partnership with UNICEF.
- Our Aftercare Outreach Programme started in 2020, caters to youth coming out of other

Child Care Institutions. It encourages them to create associations and self-help groups which

provides them with learnings and support of shared experiences.

Udayan Care advocates for children’s rights in alignment with the Indian Constitution, the United Nations

Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), and the Sustainable Development Goals, in its

programmes, as well as through its efforts in advocacy, research, publications, and by organizing and

participating in seminars and conferences, and through training, childcare cadres in standards of

Alternative Care.

Section 2 | Purpose of the Role

Version 1.0| 2

The “Zonal Programme Coordinator
- Udayan Ghar” oversees the functioning, coordination and

management of all aspects of Udayan Ghar programme in the respective zones (i.e. 6-7 Udayan Ghar/

Homes). The role includes supporting the Programme Coordinators (i.e. Children’s home In-charges) in

the home level interventions, building network with stakeholders, conducting cross social audits,

identifying gaps, providing emergency response services, ensuring timely and quality reporting,

performance evaluation etc.

Section 3 | Key Responsibilities

Operations

1. Facilitate implementation of Udayan Ghars’ model of providing care to children and its policies

across all homes in the respective zones and improve the standards of care.

2. Ensure compliance/ adherence to norms prescribed under the JJ Act and Rules for the

management child care institutions.

3. Conduct six monthly Social Audits to monitor the progress of the Homes (Ghar) and make

recommendations.

4. Ensure implementation of various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and provide feedback

for improvement.

5. To act as a bridge and facilitate/ follow-up the tasks to be completed at HO level for the smooth

functioning and running of the Homes.

6. To expedite the process for compliances, clearances, procurements, repairs, replacements, hiring,

handover etc.

7. Participate in research on various aspects of Alternative Care carried out by Udayan Care and be

able to articulate ground level experiences.

8. Develop and monitor annual operating budget for the Udayan Ghars in the respective zones in

consultation with Sr. Manager
- Alternative Care.

9. Do resource mapping with the help of Programme Coordinators and establish new tie-ups/

linkages to get support for children in terms of health check-ups, schools admissions, vocational

trainings, procurement of necessities etc.

10. Take temporary charge of the Homes in the respective zones in the absence of Programme

Coordinators.

11. Ensuring smooth handing over and transition upon resignation of any of the Programme team

member.

People Management

1. Ensure timely fulfilling vacancies with right people and plan their induction and training.

2. To lead a committed and dedicat