Field Coordinator - Saarthi

Job Title Field Coordinator

Location Sehore, Madhya Pradesh

Reports to Operations lead

Job Summary

We want to establish early support systems to empower family caregivers of children identified with delays or at risk of delays falling under the age group of 0 to 3.5 years.

Project Details

Four key objectives of the project are :

• Provide targeted developmental support to caregivers of children identified with delays or at risk of delays through frontline workers
• Strengthen child development monitoring using high accuracy sensitive tool
• Support in reinforcing government referral channels for clinical interventions
• Build capacity among frontline workers to deliver home-based development support and engage caregivers effectively

Role

The Field Coordinator will play a critical role in ensuring the effective implementation and coordination of home based development support to caregivers of children at risk/identified with developmental delays/disabilities in low-resource settings. The Field Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing field activities in designated project locations, working directly with frontline workers to support and monitor them in providing home based development support to caregivers. The role also involves mobilisation and liaising at the village level to support the smooth functioning of the project.

Job Description

Community Engagement

• Lead community mobilisation and awareness camps to sensitize stakeholders on child developmental milestones and the importance of early intervention
• Actively engage with community leaders and families to foster trust and collaboration
• Coordinate activities with frontline workers for larger community presence

Field visits monitoring

• Conduct daily field visits to assigned villages to monitor the project
• Ownership of ground execution of all the project activities within the allocated villages, ensuring smooth and timely delivery
• Supervise daily tasks of assigned frontline workers and monitor their performance

Handholding Support for Frontline Workers

• Accompany frontline workers during home visits to provide handholding support and guidance, whenever required
• Address queries and resolve challenges faced by the frontline workers in implementing the project
• Conduct collective meetings with assigned frontline workers on regular basis

Counselling

• Collaborate with frontline workers to provide family counselling for critical cases, addressing emotional and practical concerns of caregivers

Facilitate Training and Capacity Building

• Facilitate regular training sessions for frontline workers conducted by training partner covering various aspects of child development milestone, strategies for early intervention, techniques for caregiver engagement and home-based activities, etc
• Ensure that assigned frontline workers involved in the project understand their roles and responsibilities to execute them effectively
• Build capacity building of frontline workers to help them have desired knowledge and skill sets required for the project implementation

Liaising and Coordination

• Liaison with local government bodies, local community based organisations and other stakeholders to ensure smooth field operations and project implementation
• Establish and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals (government and private) to streamline referral pathways

Reporting and Documentation

• Validate the data collected by frontline workers to maintain fidelity
• Maintain progress reports of project and frontline workers
• Share findings and reports with relevant government officials and project management to facilitate informed decision-making and project improvements.

Impact Assessment

• Oversee and participate in impact assessment activities, including surveys, focus group discussions (FGDs), and interviews with key stakeholders
• Monitor the data collection process to ensure accuracy and consistency

Desired Profile

Knowledge

Bachelor's in Social Work or related field

Specific Skills

• Strong knowledge of operational activities required for community based projects
• Excellent communication, counselling, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to supervise and assist field agents
• Ability to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders, including government bodies and healthcare professionals
• Proficiency in report writing and data documentation

Experience

• Minimum 2+ years in community-based projects
• Experience in mentoring and managing field teams
• Willingness to travel project locations daily

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