About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 28 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 2 crore (20 million) people across 200+ districts in 23 states.

Our Vision and Mission

Vision – A happy, healthy, safe and a sustainable world for all.

Mission – Rooted in community realities, we co create and scale sustainable solutions to complex development problems.

Our Values

• Excellence – Quality in everything no matter how small, is paramount.
• Respect – There is inherent value in all people for who they are and what they contribute.
• Collaboration – Only through collaboration we can address complex development problems.
• Boldness – Boldness requires disruptive thinking backed up by courage and conviction.
• Creativity – Creativity ensures dynamic responsiveness, relevance and impact.
• Integrity – Integrity is non-negotiable in both personal and professional domains.

PCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PCI is committed to providing equal opportunity to all working for it and in creating an inclusive work environment. We respect the diversity of our people and follow a fair, non-discriminatory approach in terms of gender, age, nationality race, caste, religion, community, marital status, physical challenge, and sexual orientation.

We promote diversity in the workplace and ensure a culture of zero tolerance to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment whether sexual, physical or psychological.

PCI provides equal opportunity in recruitment, appraisals, promotion and career progression. Our people policies are fair, objective and non-discriminatory and everyone is expected to adhere to them.

About the Position:

Position Title: Distict Project Coordinator

Number of Position: 2

Reporting: State Program Manager

Location: Garhwa and Koderma, Jharkhand

Type:  Project Based

Qualification Required: Master’s degree in social work, Child Rights, or related field.

Experience Required: 

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in child protection, social protection or Community development.
• Prior experience of working at the district level
• Experience of handling responsibilities of coordination with Government departments
• Experience in working with government stakeholders, child and social protection mechanisms,

Skills & Attributes:

• Proactive and solution-oriented person.
• Possess communication and facilitation skills.
• In-depth understanding of child protection schemes and architecture in Jharkhand.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Panchayati Raj Institutions preferably in Jharkhand, is desirable.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Hindi and English language.
• Digital literacy including word processing database systems and PowerPoint.
• Strong command of excel and budget management is a plus

About the Project

Project Concern International (PCI) India, with support from UNICEF, will implement the initiative in
Jharkhand titled Convergent approach towards adolescent empowerment, reduction of child marriage and
violence against women and children, prevention of family separation and strengthening social protection,
focusing on equity. The project aims to prevent child marriage and violence against women and children,
reduce family separation, and strengthen social protection systems with a strong focus on equity. The key
focus of this project is to strengthen preventive work around ending child marriage, violence against
children and promote prevention from family separation and social protection linkages through existing
government platforms, programs and schemes. This project is to provide technical support to district
administration in strengthening institutional mechanisms including child protection systems and
convergence between government and non-governmental organizations for updating, implementing and
reviewing district specific implementation plans and other interventions and targeted actions to accelerate
reduction in child marriage in districts with high or increasing prevalence with focus on equity. It also
includes supporting district to develop and implement social behaviour change strategies to address
harmful social norms of child marriage and violence, capacity building of stakeholders, and facilitate
identification and support to vulnerable children and their families. This comprehensive initiative operates
at both systemic and community levels to create sustainable, equity-focused change in 12 high-prevalence
districts and 9 tribal blocks. A dedicated project team will drive the initiatives forward by facilitating
convergence among departments (WCD, Rural Development, JSLPS, PRI and others), enhancing CSO
capacity, institutionalizing community’based monitoring systems, and document best practices to inform
state policy. This partnership seeks to catalyze systemic change, strengthen government—CSO
coordination, and accelerate Jharkhand’s progress toward becoming child marriage-free while ensuring
protection and empowerment for all adolescents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate in district-level implementation of the project, under the
  guidance of state team and leadership of district administration, achieving restits within the stipdated
  time frame.
• Facilitate development/update, implernentation, and review of District
  Action/lmplementation Plans to end child marriage and violence against children and adolescent
  empowerment with integration of Mental Health Psycho-SociaI Support and Family Based Care
  components.
• Strengthen coordination among District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Child Wdfare
  Committees, Police, Education, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, Panchayati Raj Institution, District Legal Services Authority, and Civil Society Organizations for integrated case management and reducing vulnerabilities through linkages with various schemes of the government including sponsorship, foster care, Savitri bai Phule Scheme, etc.
• Co-ordinate with Panchayati Raj Department for strengthening Standing Committee on Women and Child Development (Child Welfare Protection Committee), DLCC and operationalising Gram panchayat Help Desks as social protection clinics and activating Child Welfare Protection Committees in selected blocks.
• Support in organizing and facilitate quarterly review meetings to track implementation of child protection plans and convergence mechanisms at Nie district level.
• Support improved case management practices, including timely referral and follow-up for child victims of sexual abuse by developing/strengthening coordination mechanism
• Assist the department to organize capacity-building sessions for local NGOs, JSLPS teams,
  frontline workers, teachers, PRI members, and community leaders using UNICEF’s toolkits.
• Develop and maintain district-level local support groups/master trainers for regular refresher training.
• Leverage existing platforms for community mobilization and awareness campaigns on child rights, prevention of child marriage, trafficking, and violence.
• Facilitate access to Mental Health Psycho-SociaI Support services for children, adolescents, parents, and caregivers.
• Maintain district-level data, MOVs (Means of Verification) and submit regular reports to the state team, facilitate case/change stories documentation and participate and contribute in review meetings.

What can you expect in PCI:

• A warm, inclusive, and happy work environment.
• Performance driven reward mechanism.
• The best of the class benefits from competitive remunerations.
• Health Insurance coverage for self, spouse & Children.
• Group Terms Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance for Self.
• All other statutory benefits.
• Regular Recognition of performance and PCI Value display in work
• An empowering organization structure which values individual’s skills, competencies and potential.
• Opportunities to operate in a cross functional role.
• Higher responsibilities and larger roles are merit based.
• Young Talent Programs for developing future leaders.
• Leadership roles for women are encouraged and given preference in selection and training.