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Position Name: Consultant – Program

Number of Position: 1

Reporting To: Training & MIS Executive

Location: Kandhmal (Base Location), Boudh and Bhadrak Districts of Odisha

Duration: Project Based

Project: Gender Transformative Model (GTM)

About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 26 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.7 crore, i.e., 17 million people in 204 Districts of 15 States.

About the Project

PCI has been engaged by a leading international philanthropy to provide Technical Assistance in Odisha that seeks to achieve the integration of gender with the programming of Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) in selected blocks of 30 districts. The thrust area is to address gender inequalities by focusing on; a) Ensuring freedom of women from discrimination, atrocities and violence, b) Ensuring women’s access to their social protection, rights, and entitlements, c) Strengthening the identity of women and women-led community-based institutions and d) Creating Institutions of Women for Sustaining Change. PCI currently has a state team based at Bhubaneshwar and a district team under this Project to provide support in program implementation in 30 districts of Odisha.

Objective

  1. Support the implementation of gender-focused interventions across Kandhamal, Boudh, and Bhadrak districts in Odisha.
  2. Liaise with government stakeholders and relevant departments to enhance convergence and strengthen program outcomes.

 Qualification Required

  • Post-Graduate degree in Social Work/Social Science/Rural Development/related field.

Experience Required

  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the Development Sector
  • Experience in Stakeholders Management, Capacity Building and Documentation
  • Familiarity with Government Schemes and Entitlements
  • Experience of working with State Rural Livelihoods Mission or National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Desirable)
  • Knowledge of Self-help Groups and Community based institutions (Desirable)

Skills and Competencies

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Creativity and ability to plan and implement program
  • Team player with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet established timelines
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Spoken, reading and writing fluency in English and Odia language
  • Possess leadership skills and is decisive, action oriented and adaptable

Pre-requisite

  • Willingness to travel to inter and intra Districts on a monthly basis
  • A personal Bike/Scotty with License will be preferred for local travel in the base location.

Application closure date: May 28, 2025

About the Role

This Consultant position is open for the women candidate only. The Consultant-Program will be based at Kandhmal (base location) and responsible for following gender-related interventions in Kandhmal, Boudh and Bhadrak Districts in Odisha:

  • Develop monthly district/block/GPLF plan to achieve the targeted interventions of project.
  • Provide handholding support to the Gender CRPs, GPPs, CRP-CMs, MBKS in the assigned districts in achieving the targeted interventions as planned in the Annual Action Plan.
  • Coordinate and guide Gender CRPs in providing counselling to the women in distress, linking them with Government and other Institutions for accessing their rights and entitlements.
  • Provide Supportive supervision to Gender CRP on reporting and documentation.
  • Liaison with assigned DMMU, BMMU, state GTM team and other related departments for better convergence.
  • Extending support to the community carders for strengthening SAC and GFMs at CLF and GPLF level.
  • Accountable for capacity building of the cadres for rolling out of GSLP, conducting GFM, community events and its reporting & documentation.
  • Use different procedures such as case study, mental status examination, behaviour therapy, positive reinforcement etc. to support the survivors of atrocities, discrimination, and violence.
  • Prepare MPRs, reports and documents, to highlight project’s progress as per the need.
  • Participation in review and planning meetings of SWAYAM and DMMU from time to time.
  • Visit to different Blocks, Gram Panchayats of assigned district on a monthly basis.
  • Any other GTM program related duties assigned by DPM, concerned Authority, and Training & MIS Executive.

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