ActionAid, a Development Organization, supports development initiatives in 44 countries across the world and works with poor and marginalized people to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it. Set up in India in 1972, ActionAid India operates out of 13 Regional Offices spread across 24 states and 2 Union Territories.

ActionAid India wishes to recruit 2 Program Officers for the North East Region, to be based in Guwahati.

Responsibilities

Building effective partnerships and collaborations with NGOs and Civil Society Organizations and groups of the north eastern states around critical regional and national issues applying the people centric human rights based approach.

Project Management, budgeting, conducting evaluations, capacity building, documentation, coordination with the sponsorship unit, networking and advocacy and program review and evaluation.

Person Profile

• Post-Graduate Degree in Social Sciences/ Social Work/ Rural Management or its equivalent
• Minimum of 2- 3 years experience in the development field in program design, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of partnership management desirable
• Activist background desirable

• Understanding of core development issues and trends and familiarity with the Human Rights Based Approach
• Comprehensive understanding of the North East region based on field experience
• Skills for facilitating participatory development processes
• Strong coordination, facilitation and analytical skills
• Understanding of gender issues and the Rights of People with Disabilities and Persons Living with HIV-AIDS.
• Ability to work as a member of a culturally diverse team
• Fluency in English and Hindi. Knowledge of a local language will be an added asset.
• Good skills in MS office

• Post-Graduate Degree in Social Sciences/ Social Work/ Rural Management or its equivalent
• Minimum of 2- 3 years experience in the development field in program design, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of partnership management desirable
• Activist background desirable