Position: Social Worker

Organization: TISS

Location: Mumbai

Education and Experience criteria:

• Candidate should have (a) knowledge of issues of gender & violence against women and interventions in the district and State, and (b) prior experience in direct casework and/or intervention work on women’s issues at the grassroot level.
• The candidate must have a post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW) from Central/Deemed/State-Recognised University. Preference will be given to those with 2 years’ work experience insocial-development sector.
• Candidate must demonstrate willingness to travel, as and when required within Maharashtra as perprogramme requirements detailed in section on job description below.
• Verbal and written fluency in Marathi and local languages/dialects is essential, and working knowledge of English & Hindi and comfort with the use of computers & Internet is also desirable

Job description:

• Individual and group interventions to end violence against women – incl. Social casework processes, empowerment & behavioural change facilitation, referrals and pre-& during litigation support to women & children survivors of violence and their families, and engaging with men (respondents/.perpetrators of violence) and with NGO& Governmental Departmental representatives (incl. Police) in violated women & children’s best interests (i.e. facilitating multi-agency coordinated response).

• Planning, awareness-building w.r.t. the programme and capacity-building of stakeholders of Special Cells for Women programme across the allotted district in which the Special Cell is functional.

• Networking & advocacy on issues of violence against women & girls, and intervention in situations ofviolence as experienced and reported by women, with NGOs & Governmental Departments.

• Writing, editing reports & compiling data extensively for purposes of programme documentation, officialrecord etc.

• Periodic travel across the allotted district, and occasionally across Maharashtra as per programme requirements of training, exposure fieldwork, campaigns, regional meetings etc.

NOTE:

Last day for receipt of applications is the 31st July 2021, which must be sent preferably vide e- mail. Application sent by e-mail must contain curriculum vitae/resumes mentioning the following:
(a) full educational qualifications and institutions from which formal degrees were obtained from;
(b) all full-time work placements completed along with date-wise duration, employing organisation’s name and address;
(c)applicant’s e-mail contact details; (d) scanned copy of applicant’s Masters/MA/MSW degree certificates