Commissionerate For Welfare Of Differently Abled Invites Application for Program Officer Recruitment 2021

Vacancy Circular No:

Commissionerate For Welfare Of Differently Abled invites applications for recruitment of Program Officer

Program Officer

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

Educational Qualification: B.A, M.A, MPA

1. RIGHTS Project : Inclusion, Accessibility & Opportunities for the Differently Abled in Tamil Nadu

2. Post Name: Program Officer –IEC (PO-IEC)

3. Language Required /Preferred : Tamil & English

4. Duration of Contract : 12 Months (Renewable subject to performance)

5. Reporting Officer : Project Director, RIGHTS

6. Objectives And Scope

i. Support the DWDA team in advocacy and awareness generation on the related policy and legislations.

ii. Align and harmonize internal and external information needs and requirements of RIGHTS in coordination with other institution/s.

iii. Support development of advocacy strategy and plan with the objective of advocating the rights of persons with disabilities in the state.

iv. Support development and implementation of communication strategy and plan with the objective of increasing awareness and information on major entitlements and schemes of Government of Tamilnadu.

v. Draft the terms of reference for hiring any external agency, if required, to support communication and advocacy interventions concerning Project.

vi. Undertake any other relevant task as delegated by the Project Director-RIGHTS/or other officials nominated by the PD

vii. Work with staff at the district, sub divisional/ block level as well as CBRWs to successfully achieve the development objectives of the project.

7. Educational Qualification And Experience:

This engagement requires dynamic, experienced and analytical professionals with demonstrated experience of managing work with programmatic interventions related to persons with disabilities 

i) Full time postgraduate/ undergraduate qualification in social research/economics/ rural management/ development studies/ public policy/ public administration or any other relevant discipline from a reputed university preferred.

ii) 3-5 years’ experience in IEC , preferably with National/State Govt. and/or development/donor/similar organization/s. Experience of reviewing and/or developing policy matters, handling communication and advocacy tasks related with persons with disabilities in Tamil Nadu or in similar context would be desirable. 

iii) Demonstrated knowledge and communication strategies and action plans at state level and IEC needs assessments.

iv) Strong computer skills and the ability to interpret data and construct models. 

v) Fluency in spoken and written English is a must, similar skills in Tamil are desirable.

8. Skills Required

i) Capability to use internet for any secondary research
ii) Good computer skills in MS-Office: Word, Excel and PPT
iii) Ability to work in teams and liaise well with others
iv) Good writing and presentation skills and ability to make presentations in English as well as Tamil.

9. Remuneration:

i. The remuneration for the Consultant would be in the range of Rs.75,000 - Rs 1,00,000 per month. Only travel expenses will be paid as per actuals. The consultant will be located at the Directorate for Welfare of the Differently abled, No.5, Kamarajar Salai, Lady Willingdon College Campus, Chennai-600 005 during the course of the contracted period. This consultant may require travel as per Project requirements

ii. The consultant will have to attend office, DWDA on all working days unless he/she is on official tour as approved by PD or allowed to work from home by PD. The Consultant may also be required to attend office on holidays as and when so desired by PD for disposal of urgent matters. However, no extra remuneration will be paid for attending office on holidays.