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Designation: District Coordinator
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Entity
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Jan Sahas Foundation
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Location
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Mumbai City & Palgarh, Maharashtra
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Apply By
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10th Oct 2026
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About the organization
Jan Sahas Foundation is more than a decade old community and survivor-centric civil society organisation working across 12 states of India. We work with vulnerable communities on safe migration, workers’ protection, and the prevention of violence against women and children.
The Foundation's work is grounded in five core values that govern both program design and our interaction with people: Equity, Dignity, Transformative, leadership, Co-creation, and Integrity
About Migrants Resilience Collaborative (MRC)
The Migrants Resilience Collaborative strengthens protection for migrant workers through
interventions focused on safer migration pathways, improved access to social protection, and reduced gaps between workers, employers, and government systems.
Summary of role:
- Select the municipality and nagar panchayats for MRC intervention along with other team members
- Build an understanding of the residential sites of migrant workers, construction sites, labour chowks, and finalising the centres for program implementation
- Support in recruitment of all staff for the district
- Responsible for ensuring training of the team on all aspects of the program and building the technical capacities and soft skills of all the staff in the district
- Plan for the district for the entire MRC program with the State coordinator
- Ensuring that all the processes defined by the organisation are being followed at each level and provide oversight and support wherever required
- Conduct regular field visits and hold team meetings to understand the challenges on the field
- Ensure that the tech-platform (program app and portal) is being used in real time to ensure daily work, report generation and updation of MIS
- Review the status of applications submitted and benefits received in social security weekly, do basic data analysis and identify gaps and address them accordingly with relevant team members and update the State Coordinator on the same.
- Conduct documentation of the work in the form of reports, case studies, photos, etc.
- Ensure that the district team is conducting their duties as per their job description and conduct regular monitoring meetings and visits
- Build relationships between various teams of Jan Sahas at district level
- Liaison with the Government departments and bodies at the municipality to build visibility and credibility of the MRC program
- Build relationships with officials from Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika and other concerned local bodies of the district
- Give updates from time to time to various Government officials about the work being done by the MRC team in the district
- Leverage the strengths of NGOs/CBOs/other organisations working in the same district
Qualifications:
- Graduate/ Masters in Social Work/ Bachelor of Arts or other related fields
- 3-4 years of experience in the development sector is preferred; freshers with the right skills and a strong willingness to learn are also encouraged to apply.
- Experience working with community
- Experience working with the government department/elected representatives
- Experience with team management is preffered
- Operational understanding of Microsoft (Excel, Office and PowerPoint)
- Experience in basic Admin, HR and finance processes
Compensation:
Commensurate with experience and competitive based on nonprofit standards in India.
We encourage you to apply if you are interested in working with us on our journey to ensure dignity and equality for all.
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