The contract will be issued initially for one year subject to renewal based on the performance and need of the project
Job Description- Cluster Coordinator
Position Cluster Coordinator (Full time)
Project Rural Cr che Initiative (RCI)
Location Basia & Palkot blocks of Gumla District, Jharkhand
No. of Position 02
Public Health Resource Society is a national level resource organization
currently working directly in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and
Delhi and committed to the mission of building capacities for public health action
towards Health for All . Using a rights-based approach, it has contributed to the
ongoing work of strengthening public health systems in these and other states
through its partnerships with institutions. Our areas of work involve women and
child health and nutrition, tribal health, and health systems strengthening. Our
core strategies include model demonstration, community-based research, and
program implementation along with advocacy. The organisation maintains a
specific focus on working with vulnerable and marginalized communities using
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Rural Cr che Initiative (RCI) is supported by Azim Premji Foundation for
children under 3 years, in order to improve their access to proper nutrition,
health and early childhood development interventions. The project aims to
improve the nutritional status and early childhood development of children aged
between 6 months to 3 years. The overall objectives of the cr che Initiative are
to reduce malnutrition among under three children, with specific objectives as
To enable access to cr ches by all children between 6
months to 3 years in a selected geography.
To ensure supplementary feeding, early childhood
development, and facilitation of access to government
To identify growth faltering, underweight, and wasted
children refer them to a health facility and follow up.
Roles and
responsibilities
The Cluster Coordinator will be overall in charge of the cr che
implementation across the block and support the Cr che Supervisors in
carrying out the activities at the creche level. The specific
responsibilities are listed below:
Support the creche supervisors to collect and analyse village level data
required for creche establishment
Coordinate with communities and local leaders and stakeholders to
facilitate creche setup and operations
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Conduct regular meetings with community members to ensure
Provide supportive supervision to creche supervisors and creche
caregivers to ensure quality service delivery
Conduct capacity building sessions for creche caregivers and creche
supervisors on childcare, early stimulation and safety practices
Tracking of issues and children
Support the creche supervisors in anthropometric measurement,
calibration of the equipment and rest of the growth monitoring process
Tracking and maintenance of records
Help the creche supervisors to track children s progress, identify children
with special needs, conduct follow-up home visits
Quality check of anthropometry and calibration of instruments
Ensure timely procurement, distribution and maintenance of the creche
Attend to creche caregivers monthly meetings and organize periodic
review meetings with the creche supervisors
Coordination with ASHA, AWW and other key stakeholders
Safety, grievance handling and issue tracking redressal and compliance
Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
Report to Programme Manager
Qualifications,
desired
skills and
requirements
Must be in the age group 30-45 years.
Master s degree in social work/social studies.
Minimum 3-4 years of experience of leading a team on nutrition/ health/
sanitation-related programmes at block/ district level.
Must be willing to serve the community with work experience in
community-based programmes, preferably in the sector of health and
Experience of planning and executing district to village-level operations
with government/ donor/ NGO-supported programmes with minimum
Experience of coordinating with district and block administration, CSOs
and active participation in district-level committees and other forums
Ability to engage with different stakeholders at the district level to
coordinate, manage, report and address issues of the project.
Experience of using online MIS Systems and its analytics in programme
Knowledge of accounts and bookkeeping, and MS Office.
Good communication skills, especially in Hindi and local dialects of the
Duration The contract will be issued initially for for the post of Cluster
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) are unacceptable behaviors and prohibited conduct for all
humanitarian workers, including PHRS employees and related personnel. PHRS has a policy of
zero tolerance towards SEA. All candidates will mandatorily undergo a reference check that
