Job Description- Consultant - Program Design, Documentation-Karnataka
Mobile Creches, (MC) a pioneer NGO, has been operational since 1969, providing childcare and health services to more than 15,000 children every year in the National Capital Region, through workplace and community-based crèches and daycare centres, every year.
MC pioneered the cause of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and focuses on young children under six years in urban slums and children of migrant workers at construction sites. MC’s multi-pronged approach- providing childcare services to young children at worksites, urban slums, rural and tribal communities, working with parents and communities to amplify the ECD agenda, enhancing linkages with government ECD services, training the ECD workforce, influencing government policies, promoting research in the field of ECD; address both the short and long term needs of children. It is officially recognized as the National Creche agency by the government and is on the path of accelerating ECD services for the children of marginalized communities by scaling up in partnership with the government and other players in civil society.
Mobile Creches currently working with Govt Departments, CSO Partners and also have the direct intervention in Karnataka. The centres cater to children aged 7 months to 6 years, ensuring nutrition, health, hygiene, safety, protection, and early stimulation for holistic development, while also linking families to government entitlements. Growth-faltering, underweight, and wasted children are identified, referred to health facilities, and followed up for recovery. As an organization, Mobile Creches adheres to a strict safeguarding policy. All staff, volunteers, interns, vendors, consultants, etc. are obliged to be aware of the conditions of this policy, be a signatory to this, and follow the norms.
About the project:
Mobile Creches plans to establish a State Childcare Knowledge Hub to bring together key departments— including Women & Child Development, Skilling, Health, Labour, Education and Rural Development—to align policy, financing, quality standards and certification pathways for the childcare sector. The initiative will strengthen state capacity to develop and scale certified skilling pathways, registration systems and recognised childcare job roles aligned with national standards, enabling the transition of informal caregivers into a skilled and certified childcare workforce.
Through a pilot of publicly funded, quality childcare services, the programme will demonstrate how professionalised childcare systems can expand women’s participation in the care economy while improving access to quality early childhood care and development services. The initiative will generate evidence, operational tools, implementation frameworks and costed models to inform policy reform and support replication across states.
To know more about MC, please log on to www.mobilecreches.org. Department- CCS-Govt Partnerships.
Designation: Consultant - Program Design, Documentation-Karnataka
Position Overview: The State Consultant will build systems to design and develop strategic roadmaps, guidebooks, and official frameworks. The focus is on Early Childhood Care Development (ECD) and Skilling initiatives.
Level: -
Reporting to: - Sr.Thematic Lead-CCS-Karnataka Reported by: - None.
Educational Qualifications: Advanced degree (master’s or Ph.D.) in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, or Development Studies any other similar discipline.
Experience: Minimum 10–15 years of professional experience, specifically in ECD strategy, program planning, and policy development.
Job Description- Specific areas of responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Key Responsibilities:
1. Framework & Roadmap Development :
• Design long-term roadmaps for state-wide early childhood and skilling programs.
• Create step-by-step guidebooks for ground-level workers and trainers.
• Draft official policy documents and toolkit templates for state departments.
• Create standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data collection, program monitoring, and multisectoral coordination.
2. Documentation & Guidebook Development :
• Draft comprehensive guidebooks, toolkits, and training manuals tailored for frontline workers, supervisors, and skilling trainers.
• Translate complex policy guidelines into easy-to-use operational documents in both English and Kannada.
• Compile high-quality knowledge products, including policy briefs, case studies, white papers, and project completion reports.
3. ECD & Skilling Integration :
• Align documentation with national frameworks and state-specific ECD related projects/Schemes.
• Develop SoPs for Skilling and competency frameworks aimed at professionalizing the early childhood care workforce.
• Identify capability gaps in existing training models and design refresher modules for communitylevel workers.
4. Competencies & Skills :
• Karnataka RDPR/WCD/Skill Development and other similar departments Knowledge: Deep understanding of Karnataka’s Panchayats, rural schemes, and decentralization processes.
• Technical Writing: Ability to turn complex government data into simple, visual roadmaps and field guides.
• Language Proficiency: Complete fluency in written and spoken Kannada and English is mandatory.
Location: Karnataka
Interested candidates may email their resume, cover letter, and last drawn CTC (mandatory) to hradmin@mobilecreches.org and manjunath.b@mobilecreches.org
Subject line: Application for Consultant - Program Design, Documentation-Karnataka
Mobile Creches is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, including those with experience working in tribal and rural contexts.
Candidate Details- Karnataka – Fill out form : https://forms.office.com/r/w1x01GnJcy
We will review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Hence, early applications are strongly encouraged.