Job Description

Anahat For Change started operations in 2018. Since then we have been able to reach more than 4500 families across India. We are an organization working to build an equal environment for young girls and boys and helping them break the shackles of gender stereotypes and discrimination. We run two major projects- Unnati & Udaan in West Bengal. Unnati aims at promotion of menstrual hygiene management & sexual reproductive health rights with both male and female community members. Udaan aims to make gender based violence and discrimination unacceptable in several regions of Bengal by creating an agency for women and girls.

Head Office Location- Kolkata, West Bengal

Project Location- Alipurduar, Madarihat block, Lankapara Tea Gardens

Designation- Project Coordinator

Experience- 3+ years in project management preferably in tea gardens with focus on adolescent health, community awareness, child protection and life skill education for adolescent girls and boys .

Description- Candidate should be able to –

1. Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment and information in the field area.

2. Coordinating and creating peer groups of adolescent girls and boys living inside the tea gardens

3. Preparing and implementing life skill and confidence building curriculum with the peer groups twice every week

4. Preparing and implementing curriculum with focus on menstrual and sexual reproductive health rights for young girls in tea gardens

5. Coordinating and capacity building of existing government stakeholders in order to reduce the impact of trafficking and child marriage in the area.

Community building session with tea garden workers on existing challenges of child marriage, teenage prognancy and school drop out of girls and boys

Handling project reports and MIS and reporting to funders and Anahat head office from time to time.

6. Visiting Kolkata Head Office for training, capacity building and project reporting.

7. Proper handling and maintenance of field office assets like laptop, printers and other amenities.

Essential skills-

8. Candidates should be proficient in HINDI as the community understands Sadri and Hindi.

9. Should be able to work in a team and manage of team of at least 4 people in Alipurduar

Preference will be given to candidates based out of Alipurduar district.

Other requirements- Candidates should be open to traveling, should have their own laptop/device. No 'on the job training' will be provided. Candidates should be proficient in English, Bengali and Hindi. Preference will be given to female candidates. Preference will be given to people who can ride scooty or bikes.

Salary- INR 22,000 per month (depending on experience) exclusive of travel allowance.

Accommodation- The candidate can choose to stay at our Alipurduar office (Birpara) but will have to arrange their own food.

Probation period- 3 months

Interested candidates please mail their latest CV to hiring@anahatngo.org within 15th January 2024 mentioning the name of the position in the subject as “Application for the position of Project Coordinator Udaan Alipurduar -Your name”.

The project will take 2 years to complete, and the candidate should be able to commit for at least one year to this project.

Location: Alipurduar, West Bengal

Eligibility Criteria

Not Specified

Desired Candidate Profile

Graduation - Graduate-Other

Organization Details

• Organization Name:Anahat For Change Foundation
• About Organization:Anahat is an youth led NGO. Our team consists of urban planner, management degree holders, social workers and interns. We work through various strata of the society and help create awareness in various social issues. We have grown through the years in both volume and experience. Our beneficiaries mainly include underprivileged schools, rural areas and urban slums. We have tried to safeguard our environment for women and children and society at large in a sustainable manner. Though we have started from Kolkata, we have tried to spread in other districts of West Bengal like South 24 parganas, North 24 parganas, Nadia, Darjeeling, Alipurduar, Murshidabad Howrah & Hooghly. We have also started taking our sessions in Odisha and Bihar.
  
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