Directorate For Welfare Of The Differently Abled Persons Invites Application for District Programme Officer Recruitment 2021

Vacancy Circular No:

Directorate For Welfare Of The Differently Abled Persons
invites applications for recruitment of District Programme Officer

District Programme Officer

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

Educational Qualification: BSW, MSW

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

2. Post Name: District Program Officer – Training (DPO-T)

3. Language Required /Preferred : Tamil & English

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

5. Reporting Officer : District Differently Abled Welfare Officer(DDAWO)

6. Objectives And Scope: Under the direct supervision of the District Differently Abled Welfare Officer , the incumbent will be responsible for successful delivery of training related services in order to achieve the development objectives of the RIGHTS project. He/she will in particular be responsible for the training and capacity building components of projects. The incumbent will:

i) Support the training needs assessment of RIGHTS staff, associated NGOs/CBOs and/or other stakeholders.

ii) Support identification of knowledge and capacity gaps for all institutional levels of RIGHTS project.

iii) Support RIGHTS to develop training and capacity building plans and maintain a training calendar.

iv) Be the capacity building point person for development and management of cadres through Master Trainings, ToTs and various levels of training activities.

v) Undertake any other relevant task as delegated by the DDAWO RIGHTS and/or other officials nominated by the DDAWO

7. Educational Qualification And Experience: This engagement requires dynamic, experienced and analytical professionals with demonstrated experience of managing work with pragmatic interventions related to persons with disabilities.

i) Full-time UG/PG in social policy/work, rural development, development studies, public policy, public administration or any other relevant discipline from a reputed university preferred.

ii) 3-5 years of experience in working with National/State Govt. and/or development/donor/similar organization/s with direct experience of working on programs for empowerment of persons with disabilities. Experience of working in Training, IEC activities and Research related projects in Tamilnadu would be desirable.

iii) Demonstrated understanding of social issues, especially important aspects of training and capacity building undertaken to empower persons with disabilities.

iv) Demonstrated ability/experience in Training and IEC in similar projects.

v) Fluency in spoken and written Tamil and English.

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

9. Remuneration:

i. The remuneration for the incumbent would be Rs.40,000 per month . Only travel expenses will be paid as per actuals. The consultant will be located at the DDAWO of selected District, as per project plan during the course of the contracted period. This engagement may require travel as per Project requirements.

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