Position: Junior Program Officer

Organization: Aksharacentre

Location: Mumbai

What you will do:

1] Program Implementation
- Engage with Mumbai based colleges for the mobilization of underprivileged youth
- To interact with young people, inspire them to be Change-makers and Gender Advocates
- To develop an engagement strategy for building a community of young people
- Organize trainings in Masculinity and Gender and Active Citizenship

2] Documentation
- Write short reports
- Stories of Change
- Data compilation in Excel

3] Communications
- Find messages and videos of interest to youth
- Form What’s App Groups and engage them with information


Skills and Qualifications:

- A graduate in Social Work or Social Sciences – Fresher or 1-2 years experience
- Computer skills, especially Excel and Internet savvy
- Commitment to fight for a social cause
- Ease of verbal communication in Marathi and/or Hindi and English
- Good English written communication skills
- Experience of taking trainings and managing programs

Selection Process:

- Send Resume and samples of your work
- Two interviews - Zoom and face to face
- A written submission
- ONLY candidates who are selected for interviews will be informed

Salary:

- According to Social Work college scales, experience and educational qualifications.
- Regular increments, medical and accident insurance, ex gratia and benefits after confirmation
- Causal, Sick and Privileged Leaves


Description of Organization:

Akshara is a women’s organization which for the past 25 years has focused on – women’s empowerment and prevention of violence against women.

• We empower young under-privileged women with financial support, gender trainings and social actions;
• We transform young men and women to become Gender Advocates and
• Lobby for a Safe City by collaborating with the police, BMC and transport authorities.