Job Opportunity for Consultant – Study on Child Rights & Proposal Development at Caritas India in New Delhi

Organization Information

Caritas India, founded in 1962, is the official development arm (registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI 1860 (the Punjab Amendment Act 1957) of the Catholic Churches in India. Caritas India is a member of Caritas confederation of more than 160 member- organizations working in nearly 200 countries, making it the second largest humanitarian network in the world.

Caritas India has served the underprivileged sections of the society, hailing from socially excluded communities, the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, and religious minorities by exercising preferential actions for the most marginalised. Resultantly, with a large spectrum of development interventions across the country, Caritas India is recognized as a leading NGO in poverty alleviation through Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Natural Resource Management.

For more information you may visit www.caritasindia.org

Primary Role of the position:

Consultant – Study on Child Rights & Proposal Development will be responsible for supporting Programme Lead and to be in field to help in research work with the Consultant. S/He will be working with consulting team in the finalization of tools, final reports and the result framework.

Person specifications

Knowledge 

• Understanding of the socio-economic and political situation at national / state / regional levels with regard to Child Rights and UNCRC
• Understanding of Caritas India policies, processes and structures
• Possesses an understanding of current concepts and related frameworks/ approaches to Child Rights in the global / domestic scenario
• Possesses relevant knowledge on new developments in Child Rights
• Knowledge of global, regional and national initiatives /guidelines supported by governments, international agencies, NGOs etc. in Child Rights

Skills

• Ability to grasp and assimilate Child Rights knowledge and synthesize into innovative concepts / programs for implementation
• Drafting concept notes, strategies or similar technical guidance documents in Child Rights
• Providing technical support /guidance in programme/project planning, design and implementation, including data collection and analysis in Child Rights
• Planning, implementing and monitoring capacity building events
• Effectively engaging with Child Rights on various platforms / networks.
• Excellent / Good communication skills and articulation of perspective and agenda
• Developing and maintaining congenial and professional interpersonal skills
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and confidence building among team members

Attitude

• Be a mentor and guide other team members to enhance their performance
• Keen to learn, interpret ideas into concepts and bring innovation
• Ability to work independently as well as in team
• Is proactive with the inclination to take risks
• Delivering in challenging situations

Qualification / Work Experience:  Master’s Degree in Social Work, Social Sciences or related field with work experience with focus on research.

Professional Fee: CTC INR 55,000/- pm

Application Procedure

To apply, kindly e-mail your CV to hr@caritasindia.org with the name of the position in the subject line. Kindly provide with two references and current CTC. Please mention your current salary. The deadline for submission of application is 12 July 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for interview.