Job Description

Job Description:

1. To monitor the reporting of cases of child marriages in the district.

2. To conduct advocacy with the education department and the school administration to monitor the school drop-out rates of children.

3. To reach out to the child protection authorities, law enforcement authorities, village leaders, community members, children and other stakeholders in the child protection department to develop partnership and to strengthen the prevention initiatives to end child marriages in the district.

4. To ensure timely reporting and execution of the project related activities to the District Program Officer.

5. To strengthen the community responses towards reporting of child marriage cases by developing innovative strategies to create public awareness for child marriage free villages.

6. To reach out to religious leaders, community members, panchayat and village

leaders, children, child protection authorities and law enforcement agencies to come together to take pledge to prevent and end child marriages in the district.

Skill Requirements:

1. Committed to work for the protection and strengthening of child rights.

2. Knowledge of the child protection laws in India.

3. Strong documentation and report writing skills.

4. Good interpersonal and networking skills.

5. Exposure in handling data management and analysis.

6. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and tools.

7. Ability to work under pressure.

8. Willingness to work flexibly, outside normal working hours.

Qualification:

1. Masters in Social Work.

2. Other relevant professional qualifications in line with area of specialization.

Experience:

1. Two years’ experience in working in Child Protection.

2. Freshers who have done internship work in the child protection sector will also be considered

Additional Skills:

1. Committed to strengthening Child Rights 

2. Excellent command over English, Hindi and Assamese Language

3. Excellent Interpersonal skills

4. Empathetic Listener and Good Communicator

5. Strong writing skills 

6. Problem solving skills

7. Self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as with the team

8. Multi-tasking skills and responsible

9. Hard working

While applying for the position, please ensure to mention the specific preferred district for position as per the available list of districts mentioned in the form. 

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