Assistant - Programme Implementation (Academic Support Fellow)

Job DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Assistant Academic Support Fellow

Grade

I

Department

Programmes

Reporting to

Project Lead

Location

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

Contract duration

1 August 2026 to 30 June 2027

CHILD SAFEGUARDING (Strike out whichever is not applicable)

Level 1: The role holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about children or young people, as part of their work; therefore a police check will not be mandatory unless the content or location of the role changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level will be reviewed.

Level 2: Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (Finance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Legal etc.); therefore a police check will be required.

Level 3: The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in programs; or are visiting programs; therefore a police check will be required.

ROLE PURPOSE: Academic Support Fellows-Project will be responsible for implementation of all the activities as in the proposed actions in the proposal in 37 AWCs.

SCOPE OF ROLE

·      Support in the successful implementation of the project activities in Anantapur urban and Rural, Andhra Pradesh state

·      Ensuring a smooth transition of children from AWC to schools with all the relevant records (learning outcomes, health, and nutritional status) that would be required for monitoring and evaluation.

·      Regularly visit the target AWCs to provide onsite support, demonstrate innovative activities, usage of Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs,) and support day-to-day learning activities, so that the project activities are effectively and efficiently executed on the ground to meet the set deliverables.

·      Establish collaborative relationships and regularly engage with the ICDS, AWW, CRC level education department, school management committees (SMCs), and school principals, children, and parents for effective implementation of the project.

·      Support in setting up learning corners in AWCs through age and grade-appropriate learning materials.

·      Regularly review and monitor progress against the plans aligning with the project deliverables.

·      Undertake timely corrective measures to ensure the project is implemented as per the agreed timelines and quality standards.

·      The field team will create an evidence base of the process activities, changes, and impact of the project interventions regularly as per Bal Raksha Bharat’s knowledge management processes.

·      Ensure quality and timely compliance on periodic reporting to the project office, state office, donor, and local government department.

·      Liaising and networking with local government institutions as per the requirement of the project and advocacy plans of Bal Raksha Bharat.

·      Raising awareness of the project amongst stakeholders including school children, parents, government representatives, ICDS & education department, local NGOs, media, etc.

·      Ensuring formation and strengthening of AWDC/MGs on their roles and responsibilities

·      Support for research, documentation, media coverage, and advocacy with different government departments (WCD, education, social welfare).

·      Engaging volunteer staff from the donor, facilitating donor visits, and adhering to the time commitment

·      Ensure that you work to the best of your ability and demonstrate high levels of commitment to Bal Raksha Bharat to ensure the objectives of your role and the country programme are met.

·      Ensure the efficient use of all Bal Raksha Bharat resources to maximize the use of resources for benefiting children

·      Support for complying with the requirements of Bal Raksha Bharat’s Child protection policy to ensure maximum protection for children

·      Support in evaluating the impact of the project

·      Preparing the activity plan, monitoring and evaluation system, and internal and external reports

·      Analyzing the baseline study data to determine the underlying needs of the beneficiaries

Reports to: Project Lead

Staff reporting to this post: No

Budget Responsibilities: Judicious spending of Approved budget lines and tracking of expenses

Role Dimensions: Team building, Budget responsibility, Stakeholder engagement and support in any admin requirements.

Context: Development

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Delivering as per the proposed activities in project proposal aligned to the budget lines. Qualitative, Quantitative and timely deliverables.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability: Maintaining consultation approach with transparency

Ambition: Demonstrate commitment to the work

Collaboration: Establish good working relationship with stakeholders and communities.

Creativity: Propose new thoughts to improve quality in the project.

Integrity: Adhere to the policies of BRB

QUALIFICATIONS: Degree preferable with Bed or DEd

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: Minimum 1 yr working in development sector / NGO

KEY COMPETENCIES

Technical competencies

·      Knowledge on ECCE /ECCD

·      Report writing in English

·      Working in Word / excel

·      Able to visit the field daily

·      Fluency in Telugu

Generic Competencies

·      Being the Voice of Children: Utilizes being part of a global movement to promote change in the policy and public sphere on child related issues

·      Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Drives an enabling environment for gender equality and inclusion, and prioritizing the most deprived and marginalized children

·      Builds & Strengthens Partnerships: Inspires others to embrace the values and principles that underpin partnerships and the localization agenda

·      Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

Bal Raksha Bharat aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BRB’s anti-harassment policy.

About Bal Raksha Bharat

Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) is India's leading independent child rights organisation. It is a member of Save the Children movement that operates globally with the mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and achieve immediate and lasting changes in their lives. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday

· All children learn from a quality basic education and

· Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas in the areas of Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Livelihood & Economic Wellbeing in order to facilitate quality education, healthcare and protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children.