VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: November 9, 2026
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Assignment: Consultant – Field Officer (Manager, Operations) - 2 Positions
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Location: Balicha / Jhadol / Kherawara, Udaipur, Rajasthan
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Assignment type: Consultancy
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Reporting to:Specialist, State Program & Partnership
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Duration: up to 11 Months
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Work environment: On-site.
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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 Field Officer drives on the ground delivery of the pilot across a cluster of Nand Ghars. The role ensures a high-quality situational assessment, leads the capacity building, mentoring and engagement of Kishori Didis, oversees monitoring and quality assurance in the field, builds strong relationships with block and district authorities and with parents, and keeps delivery on track through disciplined reporting. The two Field Officers together will oversee the implementation of the program across 200 Nand Ghars.
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: Master’s degree in social work, Education, Development Studies or a related field.
- Work Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience in programme or field operations, preferably in education, ECCE or foundational learning.
- Language Proficiency: Fluency in Hindi and the local language; written knowledge of English.
- Skills and Abilities: Strong team management and field coordination skills. A quality and monitoring mindset, comfortable with assessments, data and reporting. Confident relationship builder with government, community and families. Ability to train, mentor and motivate adolescent girls and Anganwadi Workers. Willingness to be field based and to travel regularly across programme blocks.
- Job Knowledge: Demonstrated experience managing field teams such as community mobilisers, facilitators, trainers, etc. and delivering across multiple sites. Experience working with Anganwadis or the ICDS system and with community mobilisation. Experience of government liaison at block and district level is strongly preferred. Experience in low resource, rural settings.
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Scope of Work
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Planning, coordination and compliance
- Deliver all activities as per the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), Track and Submit against milestones.
- Monitor the assessments and the roll out of activities across the cluster, and escalate to lead where any Nand Ghar is falling behind schedule.
- Coordinate closely with the admin, procurement and finance functions so that materials, logistics and payments are in place when field activities need them.
- Ensure timely submission of bills, vouchers and supporting documents, and support accurate financial and procurement records for the cluster.
Situational assessment and planning
- Conduct the situational assessment across the block using the tools provided and submit findings within the agreed timelines.
- Translate assessment findings into practical cluster level operational plans and session routines.
Kishori Didi capacity building, mentoring and engagement
- Supervise the Community Mobilisers during the mobilization phase and review their weekly updates.
- The Field Officer will organize and deliver the orientation, mentoring and refresher sessions for Kishori Didis as per the training design.
- Guide the Kishori Didi selection process, approve the final list and maintain the reserve pool.
- Manage dropouts or irregular participation and report numbers monthly
Nand Ghar Didi orientation
- Orient Nand Ghar Didis on their role with the Kishori Didi, as per the model design, and flag where the routine is becoming a burden.
- Ensure the model strengthens the Nand Ghar Didi and fits inside the existing ECCE routine.
Monitoring and quality assurance
- Observe sessions using the observation checklist so it links to the Expert's quality standards.
- Conduct dipstick assessments with guidance from M&E Officer and Field Officer to ensure Kishori Didis carry out the child assessments as designed.
- Track participation, session quality and corrective action, as per the programme’s digital monitoring system.
Community engagement and communication
- Liaise with block and district authorities and with the Nand Ghar and ICDS functionaries.
- Drive strong parent engagement change to conduct parent meetings on early language and learning at Nand Ghars and orient Kishori Didis and Nand Ghar Didis to do the same. Follow up on hesitant families escalated by Mobilisers.
Reporting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports, with case stories and field evidence for the quarterly submissions.
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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 Field Officer (Manager, Operations), 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.