Job Description

Job Description

Job Title                                              : Assistant Project Officer – Health and Nutrition

Organisation                                        : PRAYATN    

Job Location                                        : Baran district in Rajasthan.

Last Date                                              : April 20, 2020

E-mail (For receiving applications)      : prayatnjobs@yahoo.com

Organization Description                       :

PRAYATN, founded in 1992 and spread around the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, believes that individual and voluntary participation affects social change. We create projects and programs that make it possible for young development professionals to contribute their time, energy and skills in order to facilitate community initiatives aimed at creating opportunities for self-reliance, access to justice and equitable social order. PRAYATN’s thrust is women and children, and their basic human and developmental rights. The organization therefore is multi-disciplinary, having expertise on community development, social action, networking, research-action, documentation and policy analysis. PRAYATN provides a conducive environment for professional growth and opportunities for its team. It expects from candidates excellent inter-personal skills, articulation, innovativeness, and commitment to the cause and to the organization’s vision. It also encourages women candidates to apply for the positions. Please log on www.prayatn.org for more information.

About the initiative:

Prayatn is working on the issue of health and management of malnutrition in Shahabad block of Baran district in Rajasthan. The project intends to address the issue of malnutrition among 0-5 years of children through interventions with various stakeholders including government machinery.  

Positions Overview:

This is a field based position wherein the Assistant Project Officer will be working in 25 villages with a team of 5 community mobilisers (one community mobiliser is working in 5 villages). The main responsibility is to develop community based institutions and working with front line departments like schools, anganwadis to strengthen their services in the community.  The Assistant Project Officer will be reporting to the project officer and will work under close guidance of the project officer. The position requires extensive field visits to monitor the team and provide necessary support in execution of the project activities.

Role and Responsibilities:

·        Preparing different types of plans as per organizational requirement for smooth and effective implementation of project;

·        Facilitate implementation of project activities as per plan;

·        Monitoring and review of the project activities; 

·        Reporting and documentation;

·        Provide onsite support to the team members during the implementation;

·        Development of learning programs for the team working in field level;

·        Develop linkages with other institutions working on similar issues;

·        Identify learning opportunities and document it;  

·        Identify training needs of the project team members;

Requirement:

Candidates should be post graduate in rural development, social work, social sciences, agriculture or in any relevant discipline from a recognized university. The candidate must have minimum 5 years of experience of project implementation on Health and Nutrition.

Personal Characteristics:

o   Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to lead the project activities

o   Ability to plan and think strategically

o   Strong analytical skills

o   Excellent coordination and motivation skills

o   Good Project management skills

o   Excellent reporting and documentation skills – both in Hindi and English

o   Ability to identify team capacity building issues

o   Knowledge of children’s issues especially on protection and education

Nature of Employment:

The selected candidate shall be offered a contract for six months which may be extended subject to resources and the project’s continuity.

Compensation Offered:

Remuneration budgeted for the position is CTC Rs.3,00,000 per year.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates may send their resumes with one page note in English presenting self for the position, salary details (present and expected salary). Please note that applications without one page note will not be considered. Please mention the position in the subject line.

Please submit your resume and cover letter by email (no calls, faxes, or drop-ins, please) on prayatnjobs@yahoo.com. Due to the high volume of applications, not all applicants may receive a response from the organization. Prayatn is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Contact Details               : Prayatn Sanstha

                                          68/337, Pratap Nagar, Sector-6, Sanganer

                                          Jaipur - 302033, Rajasthan, India.

                                          Phone – 0141 – 2792919.