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State Management Coordinator
- Company SEWA Bharat
- Location Chandigarh, Punjab
- Employment Type Full-Time
- Functional Category Programme Management & Implementation
- Years 10
- Salary - 75000
- Date Posted 03-Apr-2025
- Application Deadline 15-Apr-2025
About SEWA Bharat
The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is a labour union of poor self-employed women workers in the informal economy. Since its inception in 1972 by Smt. Ela Bhatt in Gujarat, SEWA has actively employed women with no employer or fixed employer-employee relationship. These women are often not represented by traditional trade unions, and their methods of organisation cannot be employed in a sector in which the work and employers are not recognised. SEWA was born in the shape of a confluence of three movements: labour, cooperative and women. The rapid progress made by SEWA in organising women in Gujarat lead to a demand for creation of similar organisations in other states too. SEWA Bharat was thus set up in 1982 in response to this demand. Its main aim is to facilitate the formation of new member organisations across the country and to promote their growth and development. SEWA Bharat is, therefore, a federation of SEWA member organisations, with the mandate to highlight issues concerning women working in the informal sector, and to strengthen the capacity of the organisations that serve the interests of these women. Presently nine such SEWA member organisations are working in 50 districts of Nine states, and together they accounted for a total membership around 13 lakhs and counting.
- Website https://sewabharat.org/
Overview of the Role
"SEWA Bharat is looking for a State Management Coordinator for Punjab who would be based in Chandigarh or the tricity area. She would be responsible for coordinating the work of SEWA in the state. In Punjab, SEWA runs many programs (refer to www.sewapunjab.org ) and local social enterprises. The base is membership in the Union, grassroots leadership development, organizing and advocacy from panchayat to the state level, and working in an integrated and sustainable way. The team runs local programs and institutions and works in a coordinated manner to facilitate the entire process. The State Management Coordinator would work under the guidance of the State Director, SEWA Punjab, and the National Coordinator. She will have to work directly in the districts to help set up work and monitor the work of the team. While there may be certain projects in certain districts, her focus should be to spread the activities/learnings of all projects to as many districts as possible. This she does by organizing meetings with the team. For this, she has to be close to the field, have a wide vision, and be proactive. The State Management Coordinator works closely with the state team, particularly the Program Coordinator and the General Secretary of the Union. In this way, she gets to know the issues the union focuses on, and she finds ways to sustain their activity through studies, government linkages, program support, and actual building up of their economic activity - all the 11 points of SEWA. For this, she needs to know and maintain good relationships with all state officials and programs. Together with the union general secretary, she organizes the state coordination meetings where the core state team and the union committee participate and plan the work. The State Coordinator is expected to strengthen the State Core team. She is responsible for ensuring that the plans are executed well and records maintained. The State Management Coordinator is responsible for all projects in the State - she will be expected to plan, develop the projects, monitor, and review the project's progress through regular interaction with the persons in charge of them at the state and district levels. It is the job of the state coordinator to ensure the smooth functioning of the State’s work and teams so that the functions of the state grow to be autonomous. The state coordinator should have good monitoring skills and be systematic in maintaining records. She may be required to draft a proposal as per the need to raise funds. For this, she would get support from the team but she would need to identify and articulate the needs of the members. Only female candidates with a direct and strong understanding of the state, grassroots, and informal economy should apply. Candidates should be willing to be based in the Tricity area of Chandigarh with a travel of a minimum of 10-12 days in a month within in state and on a need basis, outside the state. Strong command of Punjabi, Hindi, and English would be a prerequisite, and field experience of a minimum of 5 years would be compulsory. Relevant education in the development sector would be an advantage. Should be proficient in MS Office, report writing, and proposal writing. Leadership quality and the ability to confidently liaise with Government officials would be necessary.
Job Description
"1. Ensure that programs and interventions in SEWA Punjab remain aligned with the vision and
mission of SEWA and the Federation Office, SEWA Bharat.
2. Co-creating goals, monitoring and reviewing the progress of project plans, program plans, and
individual work plans
2. Responsible for the functioning of all the programs running in Punjab state and developing a
smooth work environment for the local team in consultation with the Federation office in Delhi
3. Frequent visits to field areas to build and maintain a strong rapport with SEWA members.
4. Strengthening the union and developing community grassroots leaders for SEWA Punjab.
5. Ensure all work is documented, and reports prepared, and shared with the team on all the
programmes.
Team Building
1. Creating and maintaining a smooth work environment for team members of SEWA Punjab
2. Develop team capacity by providing training, mentorship, and follow-up.
3. Guides employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures,
methods, and guidelines, communicating developments to State Director..
Administrative
1. Maintain administrative flow, implementing cost effectiveness, analyzing issues, developing
plans, communicating solutions, and implementing best practices.
2. Create and revise systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, evaluating personnel
and technological requirements, and implementing changes if needed.
Government Relationships
1. Maintain rapport with local stakeholders such as Government and Non-Government departments which could be a great resource in terms of building the organization’s work in the state. "
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
● Looking for a female candidate with leadership, and managerial experience who has a minimum of 10 years of work experience ● Knowledge and experience in working at the grassroots level, community outreach, and/or coalition building for a minimum of 5 years. ● Experience in building government partnerships at the State level ● Strong leadership skills are essential including excellent organizational and analytical capabilities, setting priorities, taking initiative, and achieving deadlines. ● Generate trust, have integrity and empathy, be outgoing, be persuasive, and have excellent people/communication skills ● Willingness to learn from all levels and in various aspects ● Ability to work independently and as part of a team. ● Be willing to share lessons learned and best practices ● Open to traveling within and outside the state for work ● Proven organizational skills and ability to work under pressure"
Education
Experience
10 years