Job Description

About Tata Trusts: Tata Trusts are amongst India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organization. The Trusts have played a pioneering role in transforming traditional ideas of charity and introducing the concept of philanthropy to make a real difference to communities.Through grant-making, direct implementation and co-partnership strategies, the Trusts support
and drive innovation in the areas of natural resources management; education; healthcare and nutrition; rural livelihoods; enhancing civil society and governance; media, arts, crafts and culture; and diversified employment.

About Centre for Microfinance & Livelihood (CML): As an Initiative of the Tata Trusts, CML imbibes the larger vision, values and goals of the Trusts, carrying along with it, its core competence in capacity building, linkage, facilitation and implementation. Currently, CML is intensively focusing in the states of Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and regions of Meghalaya, under its efforts of Skilling youths, establishing state of the art facilities for promoting Sports and promotion of rural livelihoods & WaSH.

Project Background:
Menstruation is a normal biological phenomenon. However, various socio-cultural and infrastructural limitations limit the ability of girls and women to practice safe and effective Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). This, in turn, makes them susceptible to adverse health conditions, including urinary tract infections (UTI), psycho-social stress, gender-based violence, and contributes to absenteeism from school and the workplace. To develop a holistic MHM program, it is important to understand the current knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to menstruation with regards to myths and misconceptions, access, use, and disposal of products for women and their influencers. In addition, for safe and effective MHM, it is necessary to have access to different types of products and infrastructure; i.e. absorbent products, MHM friendly WASH facilities, and appropriate waste management infrastructure. Hence, it is also important to understand industry trends and how it responds to the needs of girls and women, as well as barriers to
accessing community/institutional infrastructure. As a part of an integrated approach of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH); an intervention to address issues of poor menstruation and its impact on the overall well-being of women and adolescent girls was designed and implemented through a multi-state program in Phase I. Phase 2 of the project aims to scale up the interventions on the promotion of safe and sustainable menstrual hygiene management practices among women and adolescent girls. Further, the program will focus on breaking the silence around social taboos associated with menstruation topics by mobilizing men, boys, community leaders, teachers, and health care workers to build supportive environments where menstruators can advocate for their needs and reclaim agency over their bodies.

Position Title: Cluster Coordinator, Menstrual Hygiene Management.
Reporting Officer: Program Coordinator.
No. of Post: 02
Location: Kamrup Rural District, Assam.
Compensation: INR 30,000 - INR 35,000 Based on the Experience.

Brief Job description:
1. Assessment of problem statement in terms of identifying gaps in menstrual hygiene aspects.
2. Taking up awareness generation and capacity-building interventions of women,
adolescent girls, boys and men etc. targeting positive behavior change.
3. Collection of quantitative and qualitative programmatic data.
4. Organize Health Camps /Mela activities and engage the beneficiaries through a campaign, SBCC activities.
5. Coordinate and network with various line departments and officials at the district/ block level and other stakeholders for program management.
6. Collection of data at individual, community level about baseline / midline / endline information, progress data of various activities, etc. for Management Information System (MIS).
7. Write report, case studies, process documentation of programmatic learnings.

Job Specifications :-
Competencies:
• Thinks long term, develops, and implements sustainable strategies, in order to positively shape the implementation of the program.
• Treats all colleagues, and stakeholders, individuals with respect, responds sensitively to differences, and encourages others to do the same. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness.
• Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team. Collaborates and supports the development of others.
• Establishes a course of action for self and others to accomplish the goal. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.
• Open to change and flexible in a fast-paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.

Experience:
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in health hygiene promotion, sexual and reproductive health, and public health, reduction of inequalities, education, gender, women’s empowerment and other related fields. Comprehensive knowledge about policy and programming for MHM is required.
• Minimum 2 years of field experience required.
• Fluency in English, Assamese, Hindi is essential.

Qualifications:
• Graduate/ Post graduate degree in Rural Development/ Social Studies/ Social Work/ Mass Communication, etc.

 

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