SEWA Bharat
About SEWA Bharat
Self Employment Women’s Association is a movement of women workers in the informal economy,working towards self-reliance and full empowerment. Over 48 years, 1.7 million women in India across 18 states have become members of this decentralized, grassroots movement. SEWA Bharat is the National Federation of all SEWA Organizations. Its objective is to expand the movement across India and to support individual SEWAs in their journey towards autonomy. SEWA members have promoted over 140 collectively-owned social enterprises over 48 years of its existence.
Mahila SEWA Urban Co-operative Thrift and Credit Society Ltd. - Overview
Mahila SEWA Urban Cooperative Thrift & Credit Society Ltd. (hereafter SEWA Delhi Cooperative) was founded in February 2007 after a long-drawn struggle by women informal workers associated with Self[1]Employed Women’s Association, Delhi. For years, one of the most pressing challenges of these poor yet self-enterprising women has been a severe lack of access to crucial banking services such as savings, investments, microfinance support, etc. What started as a micro-level intervention in organising women informal workers into. Self-Help Groups in urban clusters of Jahangirpuri, Raghubir Nagar and Sunder Nagri soon generated wide-spread demands by them for wanting equitable access to financial services that were embedded in the complex socio-economic realities of these women informal workers living in
Delhi’s underserved communities. Therefore, through sustained consultative meetings at both levels -with women at the grassroots and with state authorities which lasted more than a year, SEWA Delhi Cooperative came into existence as an empowering cohort of 234 women came forward to contribute a humble amount of INR 1,08,000 towards share capital for the institution. Since 2007, we have expanded to newer, more vulnerable areas within the city. Presently, the women-owned, governed and managed SEWA Delhi Cooperative has over 7,800 members - all female workers in the informal sector - across 8 urban clusters in Delhi. It is guided by a Board of Directors comprising elected representatives from within the women informal workers in the communities, distinguished social activists and grassroots practitioners who have taken the SEWA movement to newer heights.
Find more details here: https://mahilasewacooperative.org
Tasks & Deliverables:
1. Coordination of Program operations
2. Creating reports for the program
3. Assisting in building strategies for the business
4. Assist in designing plans for business growth
5. Coordinating with Donor agencies for program Updates
Compensation :
INR 40,000/- to 45,000/- per month as per the last salary, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Qualification Criteria:
1. Master’s degree in accounting/finance or related (essential) & 2 year of work experience
2. Bachelor degree with four years of experience in Microfinance sector
3. Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
Skill Sets:
1. Ability to implement programs and manage stakeholder relationships
2. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
3. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
4. Excellent report writing, communication
5. English writing proficiency
Location: New Delhi
Application Process: SEWA Bharat is an equal opportunity employer that encourages women and people from economically and socially excluded communities with the requisite skills and qualifications to apply for positions
