Position Cr che Safety & Security Manager Project Rural Cr che Initiative (RCI)
Location Basia block of Gumla District, Jharkhand
Public Health Resource Society is a national level resource organization
currently working directly in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and
Delhi and committed to the mission of building capacities for public health action
towards Health for All . Using a rights-based approach, it has contributed to the
ongoing work of strengthening public health systems in these and other states
through its partnerships with institutions. Our areas of work involve women and
child health and nutrition, tribal health, and health systems strengthening. Our
core strategies include model demonstration, community-based research, and
program implementation along with advocacy. The organisation maintains a
specific focus on working with vulnerable and marginalized communities using
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Rural Cr che Initiative (RCI) is supported by Azim Premji Foundation for children under 3 years, in order to improve their access to proper nutrition, health and early childhood development interventions. The project aims to improve the nutritional status and early childhood development of children aged between 6 months to 3 years. The overall objectives of the cr che Initiative are to reduce malnutrition among under three children, with specific objectives as follows:
To enable access to cr ches by all children between 6 months to 3 years in a selected geography.
To ensure supplementary feeding, early childhood development, and facilitation of access to government entitlements.
To identify growth faltering, underweight, and wasted children refer them to a health facility and follow up.
Roles and responsibilities
The safety and security of children are fundamental to the operation of creches under the Rural Creche Initiative.The Cr che Safety & Security Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the safety and security measures are effectively implemented at the cr che level. The safety issues in a creche focus on preventing unintentional harm from physical hazards like accidents or natural disasters while the security issues focus on protecting against intentional damage from external factors like intruders. The Cr che Safety & Security Manager s key role would be safeguarding children from any form of harm or potential hazard. Roles and responsibilities are as follows:
Orientation of staff and creche care givers on the safety and security
Assessment of the buildings during the selection for the creches and
suggesting renovation as per safety standards.
Follow up with creche supervisors and cluster coordinator for ensuring
adherence to safety standards during renovation.
Capacity building of the creche caregivers, creche supervisors and staff
on safety and security in creches.
Regular creche wise assessment regarding adherence to safety
Ensuring compliances safety standards identified in creches.
Supporting and motivating the communities to be part of quarterly safety
Providing action alerts on specific situations for preparedness.
Attending to the grievances and their prompt redressals regarding safety
Conducting review meetings on safety and security of creches.
First and immediate responder to any sort of emergencies in the creches
Qualifications, desired
skills and requirements
Candidate with good learning ability, process understanding, self- driven and decision- making skills.
S/he should have a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in the development sector or any technical area.
S/he should be willing to work in remote locations and travel frequently.
Excellent verbal and written communication in English and Hindi and local language of Jharkhand.
Should be a team player and ability to work under pressure and travel extensively
Good communication skills, especially in Hindi and local dialects of Jharkhand
Duration The contract will be issued initially for for the post of Cr che Safety & Security Manager - Gumla, Jharkhand
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) are unacceptable behaviors and prohibited conduct for all humanitarian workers, including PHRS employees and related personnel. PHRS has a policy of zero tolerance towards SEA. All candidates will mandatorily undergo a reference check that includes questions about SEA.