• Assist the Senior Manager, Civic Participation, Odisha in implementation of the community participation initiatives of Janaagraha in the cities and towns of Odisha and working with the Jaga Mission of the Government of Odisha, particularly in the areas of Sanitation / WASH and Gender-inclusive development.
• Own and lead the assigned program sub-streams, and provide the necessary project plans, data and analytics, reports to the program leadership for decision making and risk mitigation
• Assist the Jaga Mission and H&UD Department in monitoring the ULBs as wells as the SDAs to achieve the targets of improving quality of life by providing necessary civic infrastructure and services across all SDAs in all the ULBs in Odisha state
• Own and lead the initiatives in ensuring saturation of Individual Household Toilets (IHHT) to every household across the approximately 3000 urban poor habitats (SDAs) in 115 ULBs of Odisha, and further in monitoring the sanitation quality on an on-going basis across these habitats
• Liaise and interface with the government departments, agencies and community organisations concerned at the state and ULBs level, on the program assigned sub-streams
• Ensure rigorous monitoring of the program, by collecting predetermined metrics from the intervention areas on a regular basis
• Ensure adequate documentation of the program in the form of MS Word reports, power point presentations, etc.
• Undertake field visits to ULBs and urban poor habitats across Odisha state, to ensure the implementation of the objectives of the program, particularly in the areas of WASH/Sanitation and gender inclusivity
• Coordinate with other teams of Janaagraha and other partner organisations on areas of collaboration such as WASH/Sanitation, gender-inclusivity, funds utilisation by SDAs, etc.
• Develop IEC material, conduct trainings and engage in dissemination campaigns as required by the program
• Participate in periodic reviews of the projects, by providing comprehensive data in the form of spreadsheets and presentations

• Experience in working with non-profits / government programmes / multi-stakeholder programmes and alliance-building processes in the area of urban governance, community / citizen participation, urban poor habitats, will be valuable.
• Must be able to speak, read and write and type proficiently in Odia and English languages.

Janaagraha is an equal opportunity employer and offers a highly dynamic and enabling work environment. We provide competitive remuneration commensurate with relevant experience skill-sets and background.

This position is based out of Bhubaneswar and will report to the Senior Manager – Civic Participation

Please write to us with your CV and a cover letter, along with a link to your updated LinkedIn profile at work@janaagraha.org with subject as “Associate Manager – Civic Participation (Bhubaneswar)”

Please write to us at work@janaagraha.org with a link to your updated LinkedIn pro