Job Opportunity for District Program Officer at Educate Girls in UP

Job Profile:

District Program Officer (DPO) is the converging point from where the program gets operational and implemented. While on one hand, it provides managerial & supportive assistance to the District Operation Lead, on the other hand, it is responsible for effective implementation of all Educate Girls activities in the district by working closely with field personnel at the district and block levels. The position is second in command to the District Operations Lead and manages district operations in the absence of District Operations Lead. The position involves intense travel in operational areas especially in blocks and villages. This could amount to 50-60% of the time.

Position Key Responsibilities:

Program Planning & Implementation

· Work with the District Operations Lead in developing the annual plan for the district.

· Break down the district plan into block wise actionable plans.

· Create implementation maps for each block officers with their respective assigned program assistants and impact assistants.

· Assist the District Lead in developing, maintaining and reviewing monthly, quarterly, annual budgets for the district.

· Seeks support from functional experts/ Technical Support Team where required.

· Monitors progress and gives inputs where necessary

· Oversee the data collection related to programmatic intervention areas as set by the Impact team.

· Ensure that monthly progress report, quarterly progress report are prepared and shared in a timely manner. 

On-ground implementation and monitoring

· Enrolment & Retention –Work with Block officers to ensure Enrolment & Retention targets are completed as per District Targets.

· Learning-Ensure Learning targets are completed as per District Targets

· Ensure Completion of Door-to-door Survey &Training as per requirement & roles for entire district

· Community Ownership: Ensure all activities for driving community ownership are carried out as planned.

· TB Engagement & Handholding TB for enrolment & Retention

Managerial Responsibility

· Lead the development of KRA & KPIs for Program assistants, block officers and Field Coordinators along with District Operations Lead and review their performance periodically.

· Conduct meeting of the Block Officers and program assistants periodically to review their performance and address gaps if any.

· Effectively manage the partnerships of EG, with specific focus on program/training related stakeholders as and when required

· Participate in Manager/district level meetings whenever invite.

· Provide support to other EG function whenever required

Preferred Education Background:

· Masters in Social work/Diploma in Social Work

· Fluent in Hindi and local dialect and basic knowledge of English

Preferred Work Experience: A minimum experience of 3-5 years at district / block level function & community interaction.

Specific Job Skills & Values:

· Sound contextual knowledge of local issues, organizational relationships, social and cultural constraints and realities, and environmental conditions, Right to Education, Child Psychology, and Community Motivation

· Ability to multitask and perform under stress situation

· Ability to treat people equally irrespective of gender

· Integrity towards the work and ability to “know & do” what is right

· Striving to lead by performance excellence

· Working effectively and inclusively with a range of people both within and outside of the organization

· Empathy