Job Opportunity for Program Coordinator at MukkaMaar in Mumbai

About MukkaMaar

MukkaMaar (https://mukkamaar.org/), established in 2018, envisions a gender-equitable world by restoring agency in adolescent girls from marginalised communities, and creating gender-equitable schools. We believe that the body, voice and mind are inextricably linked and girls must be enabled to exercise their agency across these domains. Empowerment self-defence (ESD) and theatre and pedagogy of the oppressed form the foundation for all our interventions.

In 3 years, MukkaMaar has impacted 3k girls through offline programs, 16k students through digital programs, and 50k students indirectly through school staff capacity building. Our digital product POWER with Mukki has been developed to drive intervention at scale and leverage the power of technology.

When the burden of safety is lifted, girls begin to explore their true abilities.

Apply if you –

● A development sector professional, with 2-3 years experience in team coordination, program execution and delivering results in time

● A person with experience of working in domains related to Gender Equity/Child Rights and Women Empowerment

● A person having strong people-skills who can coordinate with multiple agencies and build relationships

● A result-oriented high-performer with a proven record of exceeding the goals

● Ability to use technology as a tool of coordination, monitoring and evaluation

● Someone who has been into and interested in sports/ martial-arts / fitness/marathons and value it’s contribution in personality development

At MukkaMaar you will:

● Form a bridge between trainers who deliver the MukkaMaar program in schools, and the school management and education department authorities

● Mange overall delivery of our training program ensuring optimum quality and utilisation of trainer’s time

● Work with a team of 6-8 trainers, who deliver programs to about 1000 girls across 10-12 schools

● Establish, develop and maintain positive working ambience and all stake-holders relationships

● Keep track of team expenditure in line with allotted budget

You need to have:

● Strong desire to make a difference by working in the non-profit sector

● An open mind, willing to address own biases and prejudices through the journey in MukkaMaar.

● Time-management and coordination skills

● Communication (written & verbal), presentation, coordination and relationship management skills

● Highly analytical approach towards problem solving

● High degree of ownership and ability to operate in a fast-paced, result-driven culture

● Good verbal skills in Marathi

● Ability to hit the ground and be on field for 70% of your time( within Mumbai)

It will be good if you also have:

● Experience/knowledge of managing teachers/trainers and classes

● Experience of working with young adolescent girls form marginalized sections

● Experience of working with the government officials and agencies

Compensation: Between 4.2lacs/annum to 4.8 lacs/annum( all inclusive)

To apply –

We are a very small team. Apply only if you wish to be part of a growing organisation with a dynamic and fluid role and can work in a startup-like environment with an informal atmosphere, yet high level of output and accountability. Please email on hr@mukkamaar.org with the following –

● A letter/audio/video for why you are applying

● Your CV

● The role you are applying for