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Assignment: Consultant – Community Mobiliser - 5 Positions
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Location: Girwa / Kherwada / Jhadol / Mavli, Udaipur, Rajasthan
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Assignment type: Consultancy
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Reporting to: Field Officer
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Duration: up to six Months
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Work environment: On-site.
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Date: November 9, 2026
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About ChildFund
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ChildFund India works towards ensuring that children from the most marginalized sections of the society become able, confident, and responsible adults.
ChildFund’s Values
ChildFund values a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment where everyone is welcomed and celebrated equally. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.
ChildFund’s Commitment
ChildFund India’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures will be strictly adhered to throughout the engagement period to ensure the safety, dignity, and well-being of children and vulnerable adults. ChildFund India maintains a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment (SEAH), and all forms of harm by staff, partners, consultants, vendors, and representatives in the delivery of its programmes and services.
The organization is committed to maintaining a safe and respectful environment within the workplace and in the communities where it operates. Accordingly, the selected candidate will be required to sign ChildFund India’s Safeguarding Commitment and Behavioural Protocol as part of the contractual agreement and comply with all safeguarding standards, policies, and do-no-harm principles throughout the engagement period.
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About this Assignment
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The Community Mobiliser is the programme's first point of contact in the village. Over an intensive three-month phase, the role mobilises the community, identifies and onboards the right Kishori Didis for each Nand Ghar, and brings families on board, so that each Nand Ghar is ready to start Kishori Didi sessions. The five Mobilisers together cover the full set of 200 Nand Ghars, working under the Field Officer with an average Nand Ghar responsibility of 40.
Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks; acquire and maintain the relevant knowledge and skills necessary to promote strong safeguarding practices; understand and adhere to ChildFund India’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures; and conduct yourself at all times in a manner consistent with ChildFund India’s safeguarding principles and standards.
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Required Experience and Education
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Education: Graduate in any discipline; a background in Anganwadi work/Primary School Education/social work.
Work Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in community mobilization, outreach or field work, preferably in education or child focused programmes.
Language Proficiency: Fluency in Hindi and the local language.
Skills and Abilities: Strong people and communication skills, and comfort working door to door in the community. Ability to build trust quickly with families, adolescent girls and Anganwadi Workers. Organized and reliable, able to keep simple records and meet onboarding targets. Willingness to be field based and to travel across villages, with a two-wheeler preferred.
Job Knowledge: Familiarity with the local community, Anganwadis or the ICDS system is strongly preferred. Candidates from the local area, especially women candidates, are especially encouraged to apply.
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Scope of Work
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Community mobilization
- Hold community meetings at each Nand Ghar, jointly with the Nand Ghar Didi and supervisor, to explain the Kishori Didi role and selection process.
- Build awareness and trust in the community so that families support adolescent girls taking on the role.
Kishori Didi selection
- Identify and nominate suitable adolescent girls against the eligibility criteria, drawing on community and Nand Ghar Didi inputs.
- Follow the selection process set by the Field Officer and help maintain a small reserve pool in each cluster.
Kishori Didi onboarding
- Onboard selected Kishori Didis, complete their enrolment records, and set up attendance register and engagement.
- Connect each Kishori Didi with her Nand Ghar Didi and orient her to the centre routine.
Parent and family engagement
- Meet parents and caregivers to explain the programme and secure their understanding and written consent.
- Encourage parents of Nand Ghar to support their child's early language and learning at home.
Coordination and reporting
- Keep simple, accurate records of meetings, selections and onboarding, and share weekly updates with the Field Officer.
- Report dropouts/hesitant families to the Field Officer within the week, and follow up as advised
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Required Competencies
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ChildFund’s Core Competencies
- Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
- Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate.
- Results orientation: gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
- Decision making: uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
- Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
- Digital literacy: adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends and embraces technological solutions to business challenges.
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Disclaimer: This TOR is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the assignment.
How to Apply:
Please send your updated CV to recruitment@childfundindia.org (renaming your CV with your name is appreciated). Attaching a cover letter to demonstrate your suitability for the position is highly recommended.
Please include answer to the following question in your email for application –
Do any of your relatives or members of your family/household work for ChildFund or if any child related to you is being currently sponsored/enrolled by ChildFund?? If yes, please provide the following details:
Name, Relationship, Current Position, and Location
Please mention in the subject line of your email “Application for Community Mobiliser, Udaipur, Rajasthan ”
Kindly pay attention to all of the above three points under “How to Apply” section as missing information may result in disqualification of the application.
Application Deadline: November 16th, 2026.
Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.