CAREERS

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Director/Associate Director – Fundraising Director

1. Develop and implement a Fundraising strategy that will ensure growth and sustainability of the organisation.
2. Tap into existing networks and build new networks to increase Arpan’s visibility amongst philanthropists, corporates, trusts and foundations (Indian + International); identify & develop new donors and maximize fundraising opportunities.
3. Identify and implement innovative fundraising strategies.
4. Raise INR 18-20 crore per year.
5. Manage all funder relationships independently and manage funder reporting.
6. Undertake research and be aware of trends in child protection and fundraising (Indian + International).
7. Contribute to sector-level initiatives to enhance fundraising for non-profits such as Arpan.
8. Build the team and their capacity.

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Numerical proficiency and a flair for budgets        
• Perseverance and patience        
• An eye for detail

• 15-18 years of experience in a senior leadership role
• Should have experience in raising funds for the development sector from Indian and International funders
• Business development experience in the management consulting space/ industry will be valued

• Ability to work in a small team; good inter-personal skills; ability to handle high pressure situations
• Strong project management skills, with a track record of successful execution of organizational/ department strategy
• Demonstrated skills of building and leading a team.

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Senior Manager Fundraising

• Execute the Fundraising strategy
• Support the end-to-end fundraising process – undertake research, identify new donors (national + international), meet potential donors, write proposals, undertake documentation
• Undertake donor management and reporting – coordinate with internal teams for data and insights, track and write donor reports, send regular updates to donors, facilitate field visits
• Effectively engage with donors, as needed – corporates, trusts/ foundations, grant-making organizations, family foundations, retail donors, and so on
• Manage some funder relationships independently + support the CEO/ Director in managing others
• Undertake research and be aware of trends in child protection and fundraising spaces (national + international)
• Working with the team, explore new/ innovative fundraising ideas
• Manage the fundraising team (currently consisting of 2 managerial level resources)

• Passion, determination, and belief in the organization’s vision and mission
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to explain Arpan’s story in a concise manner across a diverse stakeholder set
• Strong people-management skills – team, internal stakeholders, external stakeholders
• Experience in planning and an eye for detail
• Strong numeric skills and project management skills (MS excel should be your friend)

• Experience in fundraising in the development sector is ideal
• Business development/ sales experience in management consulting/ industry will be valued

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Assistant / Manager, Content & Curriculum

• To understand the organizational and the stakeholders’ need and lead the process of creating meaningful end-to-end translation and content creation in Marathi and Hindi which will be easily understood by the stakeholders.
• To be meticulous while proof reading and reviewing the translated documents by picking up mistakes/gaps.
• To create high quality, error free translated documents and ensure that all translated resources are categorically and systematically documented and maintained.
• To assist in the process of deriving decisions on knowledge creation, presentation and dissemination by deriving insights from field realities, data evaluations and external environment.
• To develop process and policies with regards to protocols to be followed in terms of translation of any documents based on the programme needs and which is alignment with Arpan’s protocols and policies.
• To engage in ideation and creating pedagogical design to create manuals for different age groups.
• To mentor and build a robust team of professionals who will translate and /or transcreate effective documents without losing its essence.

• You will manage end to end translation and content creation work in vernacular languages
• You will assist in the process of creating high quality content across all formats of communication such as manuals, audio and video content, merchandise, which is easily consumed across channels.
• You will be responsible to ensure that the terminologies used in translation/transcreation are from reliable resource and in trend.
• You will be responsible for the  quality of translated and/or transcreation documents with respect to its effectiveness, use of appropriate language, grammar, text and its essence, by deriving insights from field realities, referring to standardised terminologies which are updated/upgraded and derived from recognised resource (dictionary) related to languages in the ever changing external environment.
• You will mentor your team members to understand Arpan’s and the stakeholders’ need and effectively translate, transcribe materials, publication, book covers, manuals, posters, and other resources for the organization to the best of the quality in the industry and as per Arpan’s protocols and guidelines.
• You will build capacities of your team members which is a strong, process driven, rooted in Arpan’s value and principle and culturally aligned to the organisations vision and mission.

• To build a culture of strong processes, discipline including a robust process for vetting and also significantly increase the speed of turnaround in content creation and design work
• Multi-tasking – working on different projects to ensure that the expected outcomes are met and delivered in given timeline.
• To be perceptive and have the ability to foresee challenges and work towards overcoming them.

• To continuously upgrade knowledge of self and the team.
• To be a good mentor to the team members and address challenges effectively on day to day basis and come up with unique solutions.
• To work persistently with ownership and be accountable towards all the deliverables.
• To make effective use of available resources and work under challenging circumstances.

• Minimum 5 and above years of experience in translation
• Prior experience of editing and proofreading lengthy documents preferably in publishing domain
• Experience of creating content in vernacular language in the social sector

• Should be a team player and willing to work in high pressure situations.
• Should provide quality output in their work without compromising on any Arpan’s values and standards.
• Should ensure that systems and processes are followed.
• Should monitor the quality of translated and/or transcreate documents for all programmes through consistent processes set for the team.

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Assistant Manager – Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Lead assigned internal and external research projects independently.
• Design and pilot quantitative surveys in collaboration with other teams.       
• Conduct advanced data analysis using statistical software packages of all programme and research data to inform program design, implementation and strategy.      
• Develop and support monitoring and evaluation strategies of programmes as per the organization’s calendar of activities.       
• Engage with external research agencies to ensure conduct of quality research and follow ethical protocols.      
• Perform data quality checks for ongoing monitoring, internal research, and external evaluations.       
• Write high quality reports and also review internal and external stakeholders reports by critically reviewing processes.       
• Conducting literature reviews as requested and keeping abreast of findings from relevant research.       
• Support the current research team in preparing, maintaining, and updating Arpan’s research knowledge databases.       
• Undertake other administrative duties related to Arpan’s RME projects, such as participating in internal meetings, arranging, and coordinating dissemination of research reports, and maintaining research documents.

• Demonstrated experience in quantitative research methods and data analysis is a must. Demonstrated expertise with relevant software tools (R, Stata, Survey CTO). Experience in experimental / quasi-experimental research studies (e.g. RCT, RDD, PSM designs) would be an advantage.
• Experience in mixed methods and qualitative research is preferred to guide teams to conduct data collection, data analysis and synthesis of qual and quant findings.       
• Experience conducting literature searches (e.g. through Google Scholar alerts, research circulars, etc) and summarizing complex academic papers and non-academic reports into key findings/talking points in straightforward, non-technical language.       
• Speak the language of researcher and project management specialists to design and conduct high quality evaluations, predict and oversee risks and deliver on time and to budget.       
• Be equally comfortable having a technical conversation with program team and Field Operations teams as you are describing an evaluation in straightforward terms. Experience communicating project evaluation in a clear and compelling manner with a range of internal and external audiences – both verbally and in writing is crucial in this role.       
• Strong power point presentation skills is a requisite.

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Senior Knowledge Executive

• To take up PSE and MISC cases as an when required.
• Providing Supervision and guidance to counsellors on cases that fall under Past Abuse, Inappropriate behavior and other concerns within the Personal Safety Education Program.
• Ensuring proper closure of ‘Inappropriate behavior’ and ‘Other Concerns’ cases on MIS independently.
• Ensuring all Past Abuse cases are closed in timely manner on field and recorded on MIS for the Sr Knowledge manager to close.
• Providing regular feedback about the counsellors and their cases and mitigate any case related field challenge.
• Ensuring adherence to operational protocol through continuous monitoring on field.
• Ensuring all case progression details are documented accurately and in a timely manner.      
• Responsible for capacity building of counsellors in case management process and different therapeutic modalities·        Reporting any quality/protocol compromises by the healing team to the Healing Manager and Director, Services.     
• Supporting the team in conducting trainings both within and out of Mumbai as and when required.       
• Having regular reviews with the  Knowledge Manager to iron out issues related to cases.

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Executive – Programme Monitoring

• Responsible for tracking and updating the key performance indicators of Arpan’s programmes and activities to monitor and examine the progress towards the desired outcomes.
• Prepare comprehensive monitoring and evaluation reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate findings, lessons learned, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide technical support and capacity building to staff and partners on monitoring and evaluation best practices, data collection techniques, and data analysis methods.
• Consolidate, analyse, synthesise and disseminate key programmatic insights with the entire organisation monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Data provisioning for proposals, meetings, consultations or to any internal stakeholders.
• Design various survey tools, support program team in data collection, data analysis and share findings with teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate and to develop and maintain strong relationships with other teams

Knowledge of MIS

• Basic understanding of developing a management information system (MIS) for data management.
• Conceptualize, and design MIS system for various programs in the organization.
• Conceptualize and design new software development required for program monitoring and data utilization by various departments.
• Coordinate with program teams and explore additional requirement of MIS development and then digitalize it.
• Extract data from the software and program MIS as and when it is required by any team members of the organization.
• Adaptable, flexible, able to take the initiative and prioritise among competing demands.
• Support manager in building the capacity of other teams in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Other related tasks assigned by the supervisor

• Advanced excel- Macro, Excel dashboard, VBA, look-up functions.
• Data visualisation – VBA OR Google data studio OR power BI OR Tableau OR any other data visualisation platform
• Good data analysis skills.
• Create survey forms- KOBO OR Survey C.T.O. or Google form OR Survey Monkey OR any other data collection tools.
• Traveling to intervention sites and within the country if required.
• Language proficiency- – Hindi, English (reading, writing and typing) and Marathi (reading)

Desirable

• Experience working on children protection issues or in an N.G.O. / development sector.
• Experience in report writing in English.
• MIS, Advance Excel, SQL

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Executive, Content & Curriculum

• To have clarity about organisation’s department goals and participate in ideation and assist in creation of evidence based content and curriculum on the issue of Child Sexual Abuse which is relevant, engaging and effective in a constantly changing cultural domain.
• To follow all processes and systems and ensure the standards of quality are maintained while writing content in a timely systematic manner for all stakeholders.
• To ensure the content created is in alignment with Arpan’s culture, values and philosophy.
• To be able to build and guide a team of professional English editor as and when required to ensure that the organizational goal is achieved.

• You will participate in the ideation and create initial drafts of content for resources across all formats for children and adults such as modules, manuals, training tools which will be effective for various stakeholders on prevention and intervention of Child Sexual Abuse.
• You will be responsible to ensure that the new content developed is piloted by the respective team. You will observe the pilot sessions to ensure the efficacy and relevance of the newly created content for relevant stakeholder. You will assist in the process of documenting the learnings and insights derived from field realities, data evaluations and external environment.
• You will work closely with the Communication team to ideate and create content for events and various social media and print media platforms.
• You will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the required task is completed within timelines.
• You will work closely with the Sr. Manager/Manager of CC team and provide regular updates on the progress of task you are responsible for.

• Multi-tasking – working on different projects to ensure that the expected outcomes are met and delivered in given timeline.
• To be perceptive and be able to assess the challenges beforehand and work towards overcoming them.

• To continuously upgrade knowledge of self and share it with the team. To be a good mentor to the team of English editors.
• To be a good team player and flag challenges related to work and seek support to overcome them on the day to day basis.
• To work persistently with ownership and be accountable towards all the deliverables.
• To make effective use of available resources and work under challenging circumstances.

• Graduation or Post Graduate in English literature, Education, Communications, Sociology, Psychology, Child Development, Social Work and other related fields.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Language: English proficiency is a must. Knowledge of Hindi and Marathi is desired.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a content developer and editor role.
• Open to traveling within the city and at times outstation as and when required.
• Strong Communication Skills, both verbal and written.

• Should be a stickler for detail and process adherence. Ability to summarize complex concepts and ideas.
• Prior work experience in long content format and Social Sector.
• Should be a team player and willing to work in high pressure situations.
• Should provide quality output in their work without compromising on any Arpan’s values and standards.
• Should ensure that systems and processes are followed.

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Senior Research Associate

• Conduct thorough literature reviews on development issues and write research reports.
• Conceptualize studies in line with the research focus of the organization.
• Conduct advanced qualitative analysis and basic quantitative analysis making use of available data.
• Perform field visits for data collection (such as conducting interviews/FGDs) as well as ensure good quality of data.
• Transcribe qualitative data gathered from interviews and prepare transcribed data for coding.
• Develop training modules and train the field investigators/staff collecting data on data collection procedures/protocols for evaluations/research studies.
• Develop and update study protocol manuals for data related activities and FGD and interview guides used in study.
• Undertake occasional research reviews to help identify gaps or scope new strands of work within areas of interest.
• Support the implementation of all kinds of evaluation studies.

• Excellent desk analytical research skills, and experience in qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
• Proven written and presentation skills in a range of formats (briefings, reports, summaries, blogs, research articles etc.)
• Proficient in data collection and analysis tools and Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Interest and ability to use emerging tech platforms for design of data collection for research and M&E.
• Strong communication skills in Hindi and English.

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Hindi Language Expert, Content & Curriculum

• To understand the organizational and the stakeholders’ need and support in the process of creating meaningful end-to-end translation and content creation in Hindi as per the need of the target audience.
• To be meticulous while proof reading and reviewing the translated documents by picking up mistakes/gaps.
• To create high quality, error free translated documents and ensure that all translated resources are categorically and systematically documented and maintained.
• To mentor the Hindi translator/s in translation and /or transcreation of effective documents in Hindi without losing its essence.

• You will assist in the process of creating high quality Hindi content across all formats of communication materials such as manuals, scripts, audio and video content, merchandise, which is easily consumed across channels.
• You will be responsible to ensure that the terminologies used in translation/transcreation are from reliable resource and in trend.
• You will be responsible for the  quality of translated and/or transcreation documents with respect to its effectiveness, use of appropriate language, grammar, text and its essence, by deriving insights from field realities, referring to standardised terminologies which are updated/upgraded and derived from recognised resource (dictionary) related to languages in the ever changing external environment.
• You will mentor Hindi translator/s in translating, transcribing materials, publication, book covers, manuals, posters, and other resources for the organization to the best of the quality in the industry and as per Arpan’s protocols and guidelines.

• Multi-tasking – working on different projects to ensure that the expected outcomes are met and delivered in given timeline.
• To be perceptive and have the ability to foresee challenges and work towards overcoming them.
• To monitor the quality of translated documents and transcreation for all programmes through consistent processes set for the team.

• To continuously upgrade knowledge of self and the Hindi translator/s.
• To be a good mentor to the Hindi translator/s and address challenges effectively on day to day basis and come up with unique solutions.
• To work persistently with ownership and be accountable towards all the deliverables.
• To make effective use of available resources and work under challenging circumstances.

• Minimum 5 and above years of experience in translation
• Prior experience of editing and proofreading lengthy documents preferably in publishing domain
• Experience of creating content in Hindi language in the social sector

• Should be a team player and willing to work in high pressure situations.
• Should provide quality output in their work without compromising on any Arpan’s values and standards.
• Should ensure that systems and processes are followed.
• Should monitor the quality of translated and/or transcreate documents for all programmes through consistent processes set for the team.

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Training Associate

• To organize, coordinate and conduct small scale training and awareness session with Govt & private sector professionals.
• To suggest changes to existing resource materials used for TOT programme based on learning from implementation experiences(online/offline).
• To Follow-up/gather indirect data from individuals, organizations, schools, and various agencies who have attended Arpan’s trainings.
• To provide handholding support to trained teachers for further implement PSE trainings in their respective schools.
• To play support role to the Training Manager in translation of content.
• To take diligent feedback on trainings conducted, share it internally to enhance knowledge and inform program planning & execution.
• To support in creating process documents, training specific modules/ppts etc and advocacy proposals.
• To pitch with CSOs, Foundations, Corporates & other like-mined institutions for awareness & trainings programs on CSA / PSE.

Development, Social work and other related fields

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Programme Officer

• Implementing of the Prevention projects of Arpan on the field, namely teaching children personal safety skills from the age group of 6 – 18 years in schools and conducting Awareness sessions on child sexual abuse with parents, teachers, and other stakeholders
• Documentation of field experiences in a timely manner
• Adherence to operational protocol, including timely reporting of field activities to coordinators
• Ensuring regular reviews with Coordinator and Manager, prevention Services

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Field Officer

• Conduct post-training follow-ups with various stakeholders for both government and private sector organisations and institutions.
• To provide timely mentoring support through FGDs and individual mentoring calls.
• Including observe  trained participants during the implementation of the Children and adult sessions within the PSE program, and provide constructive feedback.
• To conduct regular follow-ups with government officers or NGOs to gather indirect data consistently. This involves maintaining communication channels, ensuring timely updates, and fostering collaboration to obtain valuable information.
• Respond to field challenges effectively and resolve them and report to the coordinator/manager in a timely manner.
• Update or create post-training documents on time. Example: travel plans, observation reports, daily calling sheets, task lists and indirect data collection sheets.
• Update the outstation travel account daily and settle the account on time with the finance team with the coordinators’ and managers’ approval.
• To support coordinators and managers to pitch for the training program to NGO and school partners as and when required.
• Support training executives and coordinators in arranging logistics for the training whenever required.
• Complete any other tasks assigned by the Training Director, Manager, or Coordinator as and when required.

• Working Remotely in the respective State / District.
• Frequent and Long field travel.
• Handling high-pressure situations on the field while coordinating with Government officers.

• Understanding of the issue of CSA & the ability to coordinate, plan, and execute post-training follow-ups with both Government & non-government institutions/agencies.
• Experience in working with adults and children.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

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Field Officer

• Conduct post-training follow-ups with various stakeholders for both government and private sector organisations and institutions.
• To provide timely mentoring support through FGDs and individual mentoring calls.       
• Including observe  trained participants during the implementation of the Children and adult sessions within the PSE program, and provide constructive feedback.       
• To conduct regular follow-ups with government officers or NGOs to gather indirect data consistently. This involves maintaining communication channels, ensuring timely updates, and fostering collaboration to obtain valuable information.       
• Respond to field challenges effectively and resolve them and report to the coordinator/manager in a timely manner.       
• Update or create post-training documents on time. Example: travel plans, observation reports, daily calling sheets, task lists and indirect data collection sheets.      
• Update the outstation travel account daily and settle the account on time with the finance team with the coordinators’ and managers’ approval.       
• To support coordinators and managers to pitch for the training program to NGO and school partners as and when required.      
• Support training executives and coordinators in arranging logistics for the training whenever required.      
• Complete any other tasks assigned by the Training Director, Manager, or Coordinator as and when required.

• Working Remotely in the respective State / District.
• Frequent and Long field travel.
• Handling high-pressure situations on the field while coordinating with Government officers.

• Understanding of the issue of CSA & the ability to coordinate, plan, and execute post-training follow-ups with both Government & non-government institutions/agencies.
• Experience in working with adults and children.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

• Collaborate with the team to identify the target audience, product needs and objectives.
• Design and develop a curriculum map based on relevant content on Online Safety.       
• Extracting core information from Arpan’s existing content and developing it into content suitable for specific and scalable learning.       
• Creating and maintaining high-quality learning content and generating ideas to create videos focused on Online Safety for children.       
• Create scripts, storyboards, and designs to identify ways to disseminate the identified content.      
• Provide feedback/ inputs on the developed videos to align them with the objectives of the project.

• Experience in curriculum creation
• Expertise on the subject of Online Safety      
• Experience in short-form, video-based content      
• Experience working with an NGO is preferred       
• Proven track record of handling short turnaround-based projects