Social Officer- Mandla

About the job:

A little bit about who we are: At WOTR, we are committed to tackling the key causes of rural poverty by rejuvenating ecosystems and building the community’s resilience to climate change by enhancing water availability, increasing land and agricultural productivity, diversifying livelihoods, empowering women, and strengthening the health and well-being of vulnerable rural communities.

WOTR brings together practitioners, academics, researchers, trainers, and policy makers to work collaboratively in building the resilience of rural communities. Our partners, including donors and government agencies stand resolutely behind us to affect this.

Over the course of 32 years, we have already made a significant impact, having worked in 10 states and 7,255 villages, and positively impacting the lives of about 8 million people. We remain dedicated to continuing this important work and expanding our efforts to make an even greater difference in the lives of those we serve.

Location: Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

As a Field Officer Social you will be responsible for:

• Will be responsible for social operations related to a specific job.
• Will assist in the social mobilization and organizational aspects of project implementation.
• Will assist in planning, execution and monitoring as well as assist in monitoring and reviewing of activities in the project area. Experience in project management will be an added skill.
• Linkage building between Govt. and line department for village development.
• Will attend Gram Sabha, farmer group meetings (as per requirement) and conduct meetings.
• Will conduct, agriculture, social and women-related project level trainings.
• Conduct initial meetings in all the assigned villages with the communities, Panchayat Raj Institution.
• Representatives, SHGs members, Farmers groups, village Organisations (VO), and VDC members on project objectives.
• Assist NGOs and Self-Help Groups in the social mobilization and organisational aspects of the project Implementation.
• Will assist in agricultural activities in the project area and provide assistance to VSHGs in sustainable
• Agricultural practices, planning, and implementation.
• Will be responsible for the preparation of the physical and financial reports of the projects.
• Will support the research unit to collect the data for the impact study, case study, Photo documentation etc.
• Any other task assigned by the organization from time to time.

Apply if you have:

• 3-4 years relevant field experience
• Candidate should have a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) / Master s degree in Arts (MA) in rural development/rural management
• Experience in development sector would be added advantage

To Apply: Write to careers@wotr.org with an updated CV with subject line ‘Re: Social Officer- Mandla, Madhya Pradesh’ and fill the following form: https://forms.gle/8wXPKmyRYYbr5mSL6