Community Engagement Associate

Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is a movement to empower women working in the informal economy. SEWA Bharat is part of the national SEWA movement. Established in 1984, it is a national federation of SEWA organizations of women working in the informal economy. SEWA Bharat emerged out of the need to address the SEWA movement’s challenges with geographical expansion and coordination. SEWA Bharat comprises a family of SEWA organizations to further informal women workers’ rights, livelihoods, financial independence, education, health and social security.

SEWA Bharat is looking for a ‘Community Engagement Associate’ who will be involved closely with the SEWA Bharat Communications Team. The selected candidate will play a key role in planning and executing the creation, curation and publishing of original, high-quality content as per programme requirements. They will also be responsible for identifying and solidifying collaborations with partner organizations and engaging with communities at the grassroots level.

1) 2-4 years prior experience in communications at a think tank/government organization/civil
society organization/other related companies
2) Ability to cater to programme and overall communications needs of the organization
3) Strong written and verbal communication (in English and Hindi)
4) Excellent communication skills especially in conducting workshops at a grassroots level
5) A knack for grassroots storytelling
6) Fluency in Hindi is required, fluency in any other regional language will be an added advantage
7) Experience in creating audio-visual content (shooting, video editing, building narratives etc.)
8) Experience in operating design software like Canva, InDesign, Illustrator etc.
9) Experience in working with grassroots communities
10) Strong conceptual understanding of the grassroots and passion for gender equity
11) Ability to coordinate among various SEWA verticals and understand and conceptualize their
requirements accordingly.
12) Willingness to travel to the field extensively
13) Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time

The position is based out of Delhi (New Delhi) but the candidate must be willing to travel to different states as per the project/organization requirement.

Send in your resume, cover letter and a portfolio of work samples with the email headline “Application_Community Engagement Associate_Shrinkhla” to both communication@sewabharat.org and jobs@sewabharat.org

Rs. 45-50K

● Contract type: Full-time consultant
● Base Location: Delhi