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

Project Director-RIGHTS Project cum Director, Directorate for Welfare of the Differently Abled, No.5, Kamarajar Salai, Lady Willingdon College Campus, Chennai-600005.

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

2. Post Name: District Program Officer – Community Services(DPO-CS)

a) No of engagement : 05

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. 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 UG/PG degree in social work, rural development, development studies, public policy, public administration, post Graduate Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation or any other relevant discipline from a reputed university preferred.

ii) 3-5 years post qualification experience of 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 with community organisations of persons with disabilities and families such as DPOs and community based organisations will be preferred.

iii) Demonstrated ability/experience in engaging communities in similar projects.

iv) Fluency in spoken and written Tamil and English is a must.

7. 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.

8. 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 during the course of the contracted period. This engagement may require travel as per Project requirements.

ii) The consultant will have to attend office at DDAWO on all working days unless he/she is on official tour as approved by or allowed to work from home by PD. He/She 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

9. Duty Station : One of the selected district as per project plan(Chennai, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri, Tiruchirappalli and Perambalur)

Selection Procedure

Selection Will be Based either Written Exam/Interview

How to Apply:

For more details, please refer to official notification at Download Official Notification