Assistant Director (Project Incharge) - SOS Children's Villages of India - Visakhapatnam
(2024-03)
Roles & Responsibilities covering Programme Implementation & Administration, Finance, and Human Resource Management.
- Compliance with government related to JJ Act
- Preparing the annual plan based on the Care assessment (SOS Care Promises)
- Managing daily operations by overseeing financials, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and employee performance
- Preparing & implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, improving company reputation and community engagement
- Developing and supervising staff by providing orientation, training, support and direction
- Worked with internal and external stakeholders under PPP (Public Private Partnership) and secure potential clients
- Determined performance goals, providing crucial feedback on methods to reach milestones
- Representing organization operations at government administration, CSR meetings and events
- Inspecting 4 projects and programmes & report to the Zonal/National office about the quality standards
- Liaising with line departments & compliance related to Safety and security
- Availing the available resources from the government (social benefit scheme like health insurance, Ration Card, scholarship, subsidy for cooking gas, solar power etc)
- Timely sharing of data and information to zonal and national office
- Family House allowance and maintenance of voucher/register
- Track actual Vs Budget variance on various row items
- Tracking of accounts payables and receivables
- Supporting remote accountant on budget, tracking expenditure to keep expenses within budget
- Fund Utilisation for Govt and corporate (CSR) data
- Procurement policy implementation
- Fixed asset register and tracking
- Insurance of vehicles, assets and building/AMC of equipment's
- Compliance to COC, CPP, POSH and anti-fraud policies
- Attendance, leave, movement of all Co-workers, Care Givers/Animators/other staff etc in Hr e-connect and Manual register for CWC compliance
- Timely salary disbursement of Part time, Third party, Daily wagers etc with proper agreement, vouchers
- PMS process and goal setting in line with Village and Zonal KPI
- Recruitment and induction of Management Trainees/Mother Trainees/Youth Fathers
- Retention and training of management trainees and mother trainees
- Nominating Co-workers, Care Givers/Animators/other staff for internal and external training in close coordination with the Head of respective Programme
- Team building and rapport activities. One to one counselling or discussion with co-workers for harmonious relationship within team
- Planning with HR SPOC for filling the vacant position, replacement etc of co-workers Care Givers/Animators/other staff
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers and vendors to secure favourable terms and improve supply chain efficiency
- Identifying Area of Influence around the Project for local fund-raising opportunities
- Approaching the Corporates & submitting proposal for CSR support
- Importance to Donor visits and protocols including Do's & Dont's around village visits for Corporate & Individual donors
- Supporting Volunteer & Employee Engagement programmes
- Sharing timely data to Zonal & National team on sponsors
- Basket of Care Solutions to enable VD's to pitch to visitors, supporters and local influencers
- Extending possible support to FDC activities and Donor services
Assistant Village Director - SOS Children's Villages of India - Chennai
(2023-07 - 2024-03)
The Assistant Village Director leads the SOS Children's Village. He/she coordinates all village activities and is responsible and accountable for the overall development of the SOS Children's Village.
- Promoting strong and long-term partnerships with Government/Civil Society Organizations, CSR Projects & communities
- Ensuring quality and value-based education and supporting Youth in Skilling for self-reliance
- Ensuring the overall management (Finance & Administration) of the SOS Children's Village
- Guiding and supporting SOS Co-workers/Care Givers/Animators
- Contributing to the development of the National Association
- Guiding and supporting SOS Mothers and SOS families
Senior Co Worker – Education Programme - SOS Children's Villages of India - Puducherry
(2019-08 - 2023-07)
- Contributes to overall development of children as a resourceful and dependable co-worker
- To Support the SOS Mother in the development of children & her family
- To support the Children's Village community
- Helping in bringing children home
- Support in settling of young people and continuing relationships
- Supporting Village Director in organizing external resources
- Support youth in building reliable and long-term relationship; demonstrate a non-discriminatory sense of mutual respect through his own relationships and communication as an adult
Senior Co Worker - Youth Care Programmes - SOS Children's Villages of India - Puducherry
(2017-08 - 2019-08)
- Provides a secure and safe environment for each youth. Supports the training of household skills to enable the youth to autonomously keep a safe, hygienic and homely living environment
- Participate actively in the transition process of the youth from the SOS Children's Villages into the SOS Youth Facility
- Encourages and assists each youth in getting involved in the community to maintain social networks which are appropriate to their age and capacity
- Demonstrates initiative in order to maximize each youth's achievement potential
- Encourages the young people in taking on responsibility for their decisions, life and career
- Takes an active participative interest in each youth's school life and extra-curricular activities
- Responsible for academic performance of youth living in the Youth Facility
- Preparing annual development plan for each youth in consultation and discussion with the Village Director, Mother and youth
- Prepare and manage the Youth Facility annual and monthly budget
Programme Coordinator (CSR Project by HSBC Bank) - HelpAge India- Cuddalore - Tamilnadu
(2015-11 - 2017-08)
- Social Mobilization and Institution building of elderly: ESHG Formation, development, Training, Micro planning, Bookkeeper identification and training, CRP identification and training
- Financial Inclusion: Institution account opening, credit linkages of elder institution, livelihoods asset, Inter loaning within institutions and regular repayment
- Social Security: Identification of elder, linkages with old age pension, widow pension, Annapurna scheme, roll out the concept of adoption of destitute by elder institution
- Health Inclusion- Health camps, Cataract surgery with IOL, assistive device for identified elder, roll out the concept of community managed and driven palliative care intervention at each village, Piloting- Gram Chikitsa concept at federation level
- Livelihoods- Sustainable farm and nonfarm based interventions, Income generating activities, Livelihoods asset
Project Coordinator - HelpAge India - Puducherry
(2010-03 - 2015-10)
- Prepare the profile of community - rural and urban as required
- Planning and executing effective strategies with Senior Citizen Association (SCA) for ensuring the SCAs participation in the elders care
- Establishing Rural Age Care - formation of Elders Self Help Groups in the villages and federate in to the village level and state level
- Establishing the Sustainable Community Based Palliative Care in Puducherry with the government tie up
- Conduct Specialty Health Camps and general camp on need basis
- Making plan for establishing Elders Village as Tamaraikulam Elders Village with govt. support
- Participate and support to community and elder on capacity building
- Initiating and preparing proposals
- Mobilization of funds/resources for Age Care Programmes
- Ensure timely submission of weekly/monthly reports and MIS
- Making plan to obtain external resources for releasing monthly magazine for elders
Executive Advocacy social protection (Tsunami Rehabilitation Project) - HelpAge India - Nagapatnam
(2007-04 - 2008-07)
- Collecting and analyzing the data on social protection mechanisms available for the elderly
- Implementation of Mobile Medicare Programme
- Organizing project workshops and events
- Initiating community volunteer ship and training
- Restoration of livelihood & Social Security Programmes
- Supporting the asst. projects officers in for forming support groups in the district
- Coordinate with the asst. project officers
- Field supervise in reaching out to the elders self help group
- Liaison for HelpAge at the proposed multipurpose centres for the elderly
- Coordinating logistics related to site visits
- Reporting to the senior programme manager on a regular basis
Counselor (Tsunami Rehabilitation Project) - HelpAge India - Cuddalore
(2006-08 - 2007-03)
- Addressing the health needs of elders in the coastal areas
- Providing counseling support and assistance for the elderly in realizing their rights and entitlements
- Preparing Case study & Maintenance of Helpline Call records
- Organizing health care trainings at community level
- Community level support group formation
- Initiating networks of Neighborhoods & volunteers
- Submission of weekly reports and updates to the sr.counsellor and the senior project manager
- Participating various trainings on geriatric care
- Administration of Mobile Medicare Unit & refer the aged to address their health care concerns at the Mobile Medicare Unit
- Participation in meeting and preparation of minutes
- Networking with Agencies in the health care sector
