Senior Field Officer - Programs
- Company
ChildFund India
- Location
New Delhi
- Employment Type
Full-Time
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Functional Category
Programme Management & Implementation
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Experience
7 - 8 years
- Application Deadline
10-Sep-2025
About ChildFund India
ChildFund India is a child-focused development organisation ensuring children grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe.
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Overview of the Role
The Senior Field Officer, Programs will be responsible for effective implementation of ChildFund India’s programs in Delhi urban locations in collaboration with the field team. They will do this by ensuring proper planning, implementation, managing the team, collaboration with other functions in the organization, timely reporting as per the guidelines and expected standards of ChildFund. They will lead the collaborative efforts with government and other key stakeholders for successful implementation programs at field. Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with ChildFund’s Safeguarding Policy.
Job Description
• Be responsible for collecting first-hand information from the ground and feeding into program planning upward with the program teams.
• Collaborate with program teams to ensure effective implementation of project deliverables.
• Lead and contribute to developing activity plans and monitoring its execution and outcome.
• Develop and execute sound project management approach that includes building capacity of field teams, timely monitoring, financial oversight.
• Coordinate with Finance for fund requirements, expenses / reimbursements for program related activities.
• Track the progress of activities, ensure collecting of program indicators, and provide on-time internal status reports and external donor reports.
• Identify and monitor risks, constraints, or escalating issues, and inform the hierarchy accordingly.
• Ensure that all data and information is updated, well organized and easily accessible; and that lessons learnt, and best practice are capitalized.
• Leading project design document (PDD) and AOPB development process at field level and its timely submission.
• Provide leadership to the staff and ensuring that the project activities are completed, and the targets are achieved on time. Conduct regular performance review and evaluations of the field team.
• Implementation, supervision, monitoring and analysis of the weekly, monthly, quarterly, six monthly & annually CDP activity plans and reports, readjustment of the activities in collaboration with line Manager.
• Identification of training needs, implementation/organization & facilitation of trainings and technical workshops
• In collaboration with the Field finance & admin, management of project procurement planning, equipment supplies when necessary, orders preparation and orders follow-up.
• Examine and pursue funding opportunities from donors and partners, (including developing and submitting concept papers, proposals, etc.).
• Engage and strengthen relationship with local level government agencies, civil society organizations and individuals to strengthen organizational presence and work.
• Promote and participate in local networks/ alliances with like-minded organizations for policy influencing.
• Represent organization in external forums through presentations, networking, publications, and engagement in the development discourse.
• Ensure regular visits to project locations and provide feedback for timely corrective measures.
• Open to travel for supporting projects across the state.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager.
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
• Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
• Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others.
• Results orientation gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality
standards.
• Decision-making uses good judgment, 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
Education
Graduate degree in Social Work / Rural Development.
Experience
• At least 7 years of experience in NGO sector, of which minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in management and leading specific projects. • Self-driven, result oriented and experience of managing teams. • Strong experience in leading community level implementation and building networks at local level especially at district and ward level in the urban. • Demonstrated experience in capacity building of project staff and other key partners including training, mentoring and leadership. • Knowledge of participatory community development approaches. • Excellent presentation, public speaking and interpersonal skills. • Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) in Hindi, English. • Strong computer skills, with familiarity in using Microsoft Office suite applications. • Willingness to travel to different urban wards including slums. • Be gender sensitive with strong conviction and skills for the empowerment of excluded and disadvantaged children. • Previous experience of designing and implementing Child Protection and Education projects would be an asset.