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Job Title
Assistant – PIU (Field Coordinator – Education)
Grade
I

Department

 
Programme Operations
 
Reporting to

Assistant Manager - PIU
 

Location
Chennai & Gaingaikondan, Tamil Nadu 
No. of Positions
04

 

Background:

 
Bal Raksha Bharat (BRB) is also known as Save the Children is a leading, international child rights organisation, with a presence across 120 countries. Founded in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb, SC since inception is dedicated to reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalised children, ensuring they survive, learn and are protected. Today, it is India's leading independent child rights not for profit working across 20 states. Started in 2008 in India, and registered as 'Bal Raksha Bharat', we have changed the lives of more than 13 million children till date. 

• Mission Statement - To inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
• Our Vision - Build a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Bal Raksha Bharat is also known as Save the Children believes that every child deserves the best chance for a bright future and that’s why we are fiercely committed towards ensuring that children not only survive, but thrive. We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas to provide quality education and healthcare, protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children. 
In India, Bal Raksha Bharat is also known as Save the Children work across five core themes; Health & Nutrition (Child Survival), Education, Child Protection, Humanitarian Response, Disaster Risk Reduction and Child Poverty in collaboration with the various government departments, civil society organizations, and communities. Save the Children works for an India in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. It is aligned with Save the Children’s global breakthroughs by 2030-

• No child dies before his/her 5th birthday due to preventable cause
• All children learn from a quality basic education
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

Context:  (e.g., Dept. description, project or thematic description)

"Student learning" is the core purpose of a school's existence, with classrooms being the primary focus where most learning occurs. It's crucial to transform our classrooms into nurturing spaces that foster comprehensive student development. Despite the progressive changes proposed by NCF 2005 and RTE 2009 to create vibrant, hands-on, and experiential learning environments, there is still a lack of solid evidence that these changes have been fully implemented as intended. There is an inter connectedness with respect to 21st century skills and the age levels of students. Building 21st century skills can be started from the early age itself that is at the age of 3.   In fact, Teachers play a pivotal role in this process, as they are the primary facilitators of the learning environment. Creating an atmosphere that fosters the acquisition of these skills depends heavily on their ability to implement innovative teaching methods. Therefore, solutions aimed at developing 21st-century skills in students must centre around empowering teachers with the necessary tools, training, and support. By focusing on teachers as key changemakers, can ensure that classrooms become dynamic spaces where students can thrive and develop the competencies needed for their future success under lenses of NEP 2020.
 
The NEP 2020 is aimed to equip students with the skills needed for success in the 21st century with a special focus on Critical Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Collaboration, Communication which lays the groundwork for a holistic and multidisciplinary education system. The term 21st century skills refer to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed— by educators, school reformers, teachers and education functionaries and to face the challenges of the 21st century world that is globally-active, digitally transforming, collaboratively moving forward, creatively progressing, seeking competent human-resource and quick in adoptability.
 
Title of the project is: 
Building perspectives on 21st Century skills supported by Bridge Foundation of BOSCH Limited
 
Goal: To empower educators by enhancing their understanding of experiential teaching and learning methods, and equipping them with essential 21st-century skills to effectively promote student development and success.
 
 

 
 

Job Purpose:

The role is work with Schools and Children under the guidance of Project Coordinator and thematic leads at State level teams to take forward a project which is focused on 21st century skills in schools through facilitating capacity building programmes for the school functionaries, undertaking baseline and end lines, working with teachers and students to inculcate the skills imparted through the given by emphasizing activity-based and experiential learning for skill development. The role involves providing continuous mentoring to the teachers and students to proactive the skills which was provided through training programmes inbuilt in the project design. Overall responsibility of undertaking all the field level activities with the support of Project Coordinator at school level.   
The Facilitator role is, ffield Operations to implement the project and its activities as per the project design. Continuous interaction with teachers who have trained udner the project to take forward the skills to the field for practice and to create a 21st century model schools by demonstrating activity-based teaching, experiential learning and creating no and low-cost teaching material to teach the skills to the students by ensuring student participation in class room process.
Facilitating activities, building a strong relationship with schools, teachers, students and other project stakeholders for an effective implementation of the project to fulfill the overall project objectives as per the project design.
 

Role & responsibilities:

Type of work
Responsibilities

Strategy

Project Facilitators is the field focal at project geography for successful implementation of the project.  He/She is responsible for conducting meetings with different Teachers, students, School managements, block and cluster resource persons based on the needs of the project.  
 
Project Facilitator will create a healthy and supportive environment in schools which all activities can be delivered by supporting and coordinating with local communities and appropriate stakeholders to meet the project objectives with quality with timely deliverables. 
 

• Support the Project Coordinator – Be the focal person to plan and implement project activities at the area wise/Cluster level as per the project design and time frame.
• Contribute his/her actions for strengthening of a project strategy to fulfill the overall project objective and its quality parameters 
• Monitor progress of project objectives and help in capturing the information/data for feeding the MIS.
• Facilitate the Trainings and build capacities of teachers and other officials at various levels.
• Facilitate and Involve in all assessment including pre, post test Baseline and end line studies,
• Capacity building programs for key stakeholders as per the project requirements
• Undertake regular schools’ visits and facilitate meetings with project stakeholders and to undertake activities with quality as per the specifications given the project design
• Maintain records, MIS and field documents to support the monthly and quarterly reports
• Support the Project Coordinator and other team members at SPO for timely and quality project/donor reporting as per the time line
• Documentation of best practices, case studies for sharing with donor and to publish in internal journals
• Abide the local office administrative procedures including the terms of timings, code of conduct, child safe guarding policy as per the BRB’s staff charter
• Preparation and sharing of Monthly and Quarterly field reports to State Office with accurate information for support MIS at state level
• Adhering to all financial norms and procedures of Bal Raksha Bharat
• Undertake appropriate additional responsibilities as assigned by the line manager

 

Process:

• Be the focal person at the field for implementation of the project day-to-day activities as per the project strategic design with the support of field teams
• Be the focal for awareness building, establishment of linkages and building capacities  at schools and cluster level. 
• Play a support role to PC in day-to-day execution of project activities as per the BRB (Save the Children) standards. 
• Ensure timely submission of internal field reports to the field office as mandated 
• Ensure compliance with BRBs policies and practices, including the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Contribute to create an innovative models and good practices under the projects 
• Quality timely compliance on periodic reporting to the state office, donor and local government department.
• Support the field visits of Donor or teams from SPO, PIU level and NSO

Others:

• Coordinate with PC/Assistant Manager for cross sharing, learning and improving the quality of the project
• Support SC Info/BRISK data collection and collation as and when required
• Undertake additional responsibilities as and when assigned in the best interests of the children
• Contribute to a positive working environment.
• Promote the work culture of BRB – communicating, both internally and externally, in an accurate, sensitive and motivating fashion 
• Understand and be an advocate, internally and externally, for the values of Save the Children 
• Ensure that all activities comply with applicable law at all times, including compliance with data protection legislation
• Adhering to financial norms and procedures of Save the Children
• Other ad hoc duties as required in line with your skills, experience and role

Line Management responsibility: Field Team

 

Key relationships: 

Internal stakeholders
External stakeholders

Programme Team 
Knowledge Management
 

Education department functionaries at block and cluster level
Schools, Teachers and children
Schools Managements 
 

Other important features or requirements of the job:

Working with students and colleges/Education departments.

 
 
 

 
Candidate specification:
 

 
 
 

Essential
(Required)

Desirable 
(Asset)

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience of working in development sector.
• Working in education projects with a special experience in working with education projects (Schools and Children)
• Experience in working with Government departments 
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills, fluency in local language Kannada & English
• Self-motivated & ability to work in a team
• Strong MIS skills for developing and designing MIS for Scholarship including google spread sheets and Excel.

Minimum 3 years of experience in Children with street situations/child development & Development projects /working NGOs
 

Qualifications
 

• Degree in Social Sciences/Bachelor Degree in Social work with adequate experience in the field
• Having B.Ed. is an added advantage
• Good communication and reporting writing skills
• Knowledge in MIS and data management
• Team player

 

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong planning and programme management skills
• Experience in leadership and management roles
• Good budget monitoring and planning skills
• Ability to travel frequently to project sites
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in regional language
• Good skills in basic computer applications

Personal Attributes

• High degree of professional and personal integrity
• Positive attitude: High motivation, proactive & flexible-yet-uncompromising
• Quick learner
• Respect for deadlines
• Attention to details
• Ability to work long hours under pressure
• Team player
• Willingness to abide by SC BR’s Child Protection Policy
• Willingness for extensive travel within and in the state

 
 

 
Competencies:
 

No.

Competencies
 

Beginner 
= Skilled

Intermediate 
= Accomplished

Advanced Expert 
= Leading Edge

1.  

Leading & Inspiring others

•  

 
 

1.  

Delivering results

•  

 
 

1.  

Developing self and others

•  

 
 

1.  

Problem Solving and decision making

•  

 
 

1.  

Innovating and adapting

•  

 
 

1.  

Working effectively with others

•  

 
 

1.  

Communicating with Impact
 

•  

 

1.  

Networking

•  

 
 

1.  

Applying technical and professional expertise

•  

 
 

 
Child Safeguarding:
Recruitment and selection pJob DESCRIPTION

Job Title
Assistant – PIU (Field Coordinator – Education)
Grade
I

Department

 
Programme Operations
 
Reporting to

Assistant Manager - PIU
 

Location
Chennai & Gaingaikondan, Tamil Nadu 
No. of Positions
04

 

Background:

 
Bal Raksha Bharat (BRB) is also known as Save the Children is a leading, international child rights organisation, with a presence across 120 countries. Founded in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb, SC since inception is dedicated to reaching out to the most vulnerable and marginalised children, ensuring they survive, learn and are protected. Today, it is India's leading independent child rights not for profit working across 20 states. Started in 2008 in India, and registered as 'Bal Raksha Bharat', we have changed the lives of more than 13 million children till date. 

• Mission Statement - To inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
• Our Vision - Build a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Bal Raksha Bharat is also known as Save the Children believes that every child deserves the best chance for a bright future and that’s why we are fiercely committed towards ensuring that children not only survive, but thrive. We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas to provide quality education and healthcare, protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children. 
In India, Bal Raksha Bharat is also known as Save the Children work across five core themes; Health & Nutrition (Child Survival), Education, Child Protection, Humanitarian Response, Disaster Risk Reduction and Child Poverty in collaboration with the various government departments, civil society organizations, and communities. Save the Children works for an India in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. It is aligned with Save the Children’s global breakthroughs by 2030-

• No child dies before his/her 5th birthday due to preventable cause
• All children learn from a quality basic education
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

Context:  (e.g., Dept. description, project or thematic description)

"Student learning" is the core purpose of a school's existence, with classrooms being the primary focus where most learning occurs. It's crucial to transform our classrooms into nurturing spaces that foster comprehensive student development. Despite the progressive changes proposed by NCF 2005 and RTE 2009 to create vibrant, hands-on, and experiential learning environments, there is still a lack of solid evidence that these changes have been fully implemented as intended. There is an inter connectedness with respect to 21st century skills and the age levels of students. Building 21st century skills can be started from the early age itself that is at the age of 3.   In fact, Teachers play a pivotal role in this process, as they are the primary facilitators of the learning environment. Creating an atmosphere that fosters the acquisition of these skills depends heavily on their ability to implement innovative teaching methods. Therefore, solutions aimed at developing 21st-century skills in students must centre around empowering teachers with the necessary tools, training, and support. By focusing on teachers as key changemakers, can ensure that classrooms become dynamic spaces where students can thrive and develop the competencies needed for their future success under lenses of NEP 2020.
 
The NEP 2020 is aimed to equip students with the skills needed for success in the 21st century with a special focus on Critical Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Collaboration, Communication which lays the groundwork for a holistic and multidisciplinary education system. The term 21st century skills refer to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed— by educators, school reformers, teachers and education functionaries and to face the challenges of the 21st century world that is globally-active, digitally transforming, collaboratively moving forward, creatively progressing, seeking competent human-resource and quick in adoptability.
 
Title of the project is: 
Building perspectives on 21st Century skills supported by Bridge Foundation of BOSCH Limited
 
Goal: To empower educators by enhancing their understanding of experiential teaching and learning methods, and equipping them with essential 21st-century skills to effectively promote student development and success.
 
 

 
 

Job Purpose:

The role is work with Schools and Children under the guidance of Project Coordinator and thematic leads at State level teams to take forward a project which is focused on 21st century skills in schools through facilitating capacity building programmes for the school functionaries, undertaking baseline and end lines, working with teachers and students to inculcate the skills imparted through the given by emphasizing activity-based and experiential learning for skill development. The role involves providing continuous mentoring to the teachers and students to proactive the skills which was provided through training programmes inbuilt in the project design. Overall responsibility of undertaking all the field level activities with the support of Project Coordinator at school level.   
The Facilitator role is, ffield Operations to implement the project and its activities as per the project design. Continuous interaction with teachers who have trained udner the project to take forward the skills to the field for practice and to create a 21st century model schools by demonstrating activity-based teaching, experiential learning and creating no and low-cost teaching material to teach the skills to the students by ensuring student participation in class room process.
Facilitating activities, building a strong relationship with schools, teachers, students and other project stakeholders for an effective implementation of the project to fulfill the overall project objectives as per the project design.
 

Role & responsibilities:

Type of work
Responsibilities

Strategy

Project Facilitators is the field focal at project geography for successful implementation of the project.  He/She is responsible for conducting meetings with different Teachers, students, School managements, block and cluster resource persons based on the needs of the project.  
 
Project Facilitator will create a healthy and supportive environment in schools which all activities can be delivered by supporting and coordinating with local communities and appropriate stakeholders to meet the project objectives with quality with timely deliverables. 
 

• Support the Project Coordinator – Be the focal person to plan and implement project activities at the area wise/Cluster level as per the project design and time frame.
• Contribute his/her actions for strengthening of a project strategy to fulfill the overall project objective and its quality parameters 
• Monitor progress of project objectives and help in capturing the information/data for feeding the MIS.
• Facilitate the Trainings and build capacities of teachers and other officials at various levels.
• Facilitate and Involve in all assessment including pre, post test Baseline and end line studies,
• Capacity building programs for key stakeholders as per the project requirements
• Undertake regular schools’ visits and facilitate meetings with project stakeholders and to undertake activities with quality as per the specifications given the project design
• Maintain records, MIS and field documents to support the monthly and quarterly reports
• Support the Project Coordinator and other team members at SPO for timely and quality project/donor reporting as per the time line
• Documentation of best practices, case studies for sharing with donor and to publish in internal journals
• Abide the local office administrative procedures including the terms of timings, code of conduct, child safe guarding policy as per the BRB’s staff charter
• Preparation and sharing of Monthly and Quarterly field reports to State Office with accurate information for support MIS at state level
• Adhering to all financial norms and procedures of Bal Raksha Bharat
• Undertake appropriate additional responsibilities as assigned by the line manager

 

Process:

• Be the focal person at the field for implementation of the project day-to-day activities as per the project strategic design with the support of field teams
• Be the focal for awareness building, establishment of linkages and building capacities  at schools and cluster level. 
• Play a support role to PC in day-to-day execution of project activities as per the BRB (Save the Children) standards. 
• Ensure timely submission of internal field reports to the field office as mandated 
• Ensure compliance with BRBs policies and practices, including the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Contribute to create an innovative models and good practices under the projects 
• Quality timely compliance on periodic reporting to the state office, donor and local government department.
• Support the field visits of Donor or teams from SPO, PIU level and NSO

Others:

• Coordinate with PC/Assistant Manager for cross sharing, learning and improving the quality of the project
• Support SC Info/BRISK data collection and collation as and when required
• Undertake additional responsibilities as and when assigned in the best interests of the children
• Contribute to a positive working environment.
• Promote the work culture of BRB – communicating, both internally and externally, in an accurate, sensitive and motivating fashion 
• Understand and be an advocate, internally and externally, for the values of Save the Children 
• Ensure that all activities comply with applicable law at all times, including compliance with data protection legislation
• Adhering to financial norms and procedures of Save the Children
• Other ad hoc duties as required in line with your skills, experience and role

Line Management responsibility: Field Team

 

Key relationships: 

Internal stakeholders
External stakeholders

Programme Team 
Knowledge Management
 

Education department functionaries at block and cluster level
Schools, Teachers and children
Schools Managements 
 

Other important features or requirements of the job:

Working with students and colleges/Education departments.

 
 
 

 
Candidate specification:
 

 
 
 

Essential
(Required)

Desirable 
(Asset)

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience of working in development sector.
• Working in education projects with a special experience in working with education projects (Schools and Children)
• Experience in working with Government departments 
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills, fluency in local language Kannada & English
• Self-motivated & ability to work in a team
• Strong MIS skills for developing and designing MIS for Scholarship including google spread sheets and Excel.

Minimum 3 years of experience in Children with street situations/child development & Development projects /working NGOs
 

Qualifications
 

• Degree in Social Sciences/Bachelor Degree in Social work with adequate experience in the field
• Having B.Ed. is an added advantage
• Good communication and reporting writing skills
• Knowledge in MIS and data management
• Team player

 

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong planning and programme management skills
• Experience in leadership and management roles
• Good budget monitoring and planning skills
• Ability to travel frequently to project sites
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in regional language
• Good skills in basic computer applications

Personal Attributes

• High degree of professional and personal integrity
• Positive attitude: High motivation, proactive & flexible-yet-uncompromising
• Quick learner
• Respect for deadlines
• Attention to details
• Ability to work long hours under pressure
• Team player
• Willingness to abide by SC BR’s Child Protection Policy
• Willingness for extensive travel within and in the state

 
 

 
Competencies:
 

No.

Competencies
 

Beginner 
= Skilled

Intermediate 
= Accomplished

Advanced Expert 
= Leading Edge

1.  

Leading & Inspiring others

•  

 
 

1.  

Delivering results

•  

 
 

1.  

Developing self and others

•  

 
 

1.  

Problem Solving and decision making

•  

 
 

1.  

Innovating and adapting

•  

 
 

1.  

Working effectively with others

•  

 
 

1.  

Communicating with Impact
 

•  

 

1.  

Networking

•  

 
 

1.  

Applying technical and professional expertise

•  

 
 

 
Child Safeguarding:
Recruitment and selection procedures, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. 
 
Equal Opportunities 
Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
 

 

rocedures, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. 
 
Equal Opportunities 
Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.