Job Opportunity for Consultant – Project Suvidha at United Way Mumbai

Job Position: Consultant – Project Suvidha

Preference: 1 male and 1 female Candidate

Approximate Salary Range: INR 7 lac

Profile: The successful candidate will be placed with UWM’s donor and requires extensive field presence in urban low-income communities. S/he will be responsible for creating letters of correspondence with the required government stakeholders, meet them for permissions on behalf of the UWM donor. The position is for a managing large-scale, rapidly expanding program on community sanitation and toilets. It will include working closely with the donor teams. Monitoring operations of toilet complexes built under the program from time to time, advice with practical insights from the ground, and suggest innovations. The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate an agile response to emerging program needs and having experience with large-scale community programs will be preferred. The selected candidate will be required to work collaboratively with teams outside of UWM and donor teams and their program stakeholders.

Competencies Desired:

• Social work/ programs background
• Approximate work experience 5/+ years ( more is fine)
• Generalist – Strong community-based work experience, Preferred experience in WASH-related activities
• Experience of working with MCGM authorities/ Ward Level interactions and can navigate the discussions with government stakeholders
• Knowledge of Govt departments and their functioning
• Can lead community mobilization activities
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Experience in monitoring urban community projects
• Word and excel savvy
• Demonstrates self-initiative and is a driven professional capable of working independently with the least amount of supervision.

Education: Degree in social sciences/ development studies/ allied areas. However, relevant experience even if the academic experience is not corresponding with JD’s expectation will be seen at par.