Social worker – Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

Last Date for application Sept. 24, 2022 6 p.m.

Vacancy for the position of 01 woman Social Worker at Special Cell for Women, Kokrajhar, State of Assam, established with/in Assam Police, by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai & Assam Government with support from JHPIEGO, India

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.

Since its inception, the Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences & Government of Assam with support from JHPIEGO, India have reached an understanding to work together to expand the Special Cells for Women approach in 10 additional districts of Assam, along with sustaining the existing Cell in Guwahati, and to simultaneously, a) work on the intersections of public awareness and community engagement with SHRH with GBV, as well as b) to advocate and secure the State Government takeover of said integrated approach as a regular administrative measure. One Special Cell for Women has been functional at Pan Bazaar Police Station, Kamrup Metro since June-July 2016 under the Violence Free Home – A Woman’s Right project, a collaboration between National Commission for Women, GoI and TISS.

The Special Cells for Women & Children approach – as initiated by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai in 1984, creates space in the Police system for violated women to receive support through quality psycho-social- legal services provided by professional full-time social workers, within the criminal justice system, with a clear understanding that violence against women is a crime and it is the responsibility of the State to prevent and counter the same.

No. of positions –01-woman

Social Worker at Kokrajhar, Assam State Total-01 (woman)

Salary INR 28,000/- per month

No. of positions –01-woman Social Worker at Kokrajhar, Assam State Total-01 (woman)

Advertisement No: 14/TISS/Project/Special Cell for Women /September 2022 Salary INR 28,000/- per month

A total of 01-woman Social Worker is required for full-time work at Special Cell for Women in Kokrajhar District, Assam.

TISS hereby issues this advertisement for 01 position of woman social worker, as authorised by Govt. of Assam & JHPIEGO, India for the selection of suitable candidates for the same.

2. Selection Preferences The programme’s service provision process requires that each Special Cell must have 2 social workers, at least 1 being a woman, to respond to violated women’s own preference & needs. Candidates in the age group of 22-50 years, possessing necessary educational qualification, prior relevant work experience as detailed in section 3 below, with proficiency in local language/dialect of the district and based in Assam will be given preference.

3. The details including job description, eligibility criteria etc. for the position are as follows:

Education and Experience criteria:

The woman candidate must have a post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW) from Central/Deemed/State-Recognized University. The candidates based in Assam,possessing Master’s degree in other social sciences such as Women Studies, Psychology, Sociology, may also be considered at the discretion of the Selection Committee.

Candidates with 2 years’ relevant work experience on the issue of gender-based violence, specifically in direct casework and/or intervention work on women’s issues at the grass-rootlevel will be given preference.

Candidate must demonstrate willingness to travel across the allotted district, and within Assam and occasionally to other States as per programme requirements detailed in section on job description above.

Verbal and written fluency in local languages/dialects as spoken in the specific district is essential, and working knowledge of English and comfort with the use of computers & internet is also necessary

Location and terms of service: The stated position is full-time and based in Kokrajhar district of Assam. The selected social workers will be contractually employed and will be paid a consolidated honorarium of INR 28,000/- per month. Once appointed, the social worker will be expected to reside in the district allocated to them for the duration of their appointment and deputation for full-time work at Special Cell for Women.

Job description:

Individual and group interventions to end violence against women – incl. Social casework processes, empowerment & behavioral change facilitation, referrals and pre-& during litigation support to women & child survivors of violence and their families, and engaging with men (respondents/perpetrators of violence, male family members) and with NGO & Governmental Departmental representatives (especially Police) in violated women & children’s best interests (i.e. facilitating multi-agency coordinated response).

Planning, awareness-building and capacity-building, in compliance with programmatic, strategic & financial management for the Special Cells for Women programme across the allotted district in which the Special Cell is functional.

Networking & advocacy on issues of violence against women & children, and intervention in situations of violence as experienced and reported by women & children, with NGOs & Governmental Departments, at district & sub- districtlevels.

Writing, editing reports & compiling data extensively and regularly for purposes of programme documentation, official record etc.

Periodic travel across the allotted district, within Assam State and occasionally to other States of India as per programme requirements of training, exposure fieldwork, campaigns, regional meetings etc.

Advertisement for the position is available at the following link: https://tiss.edu/project-positions/ on the website: www.tiss.edu

Interested candidates are required to send their detailed resume/ Curriculum Vitae on or before 24th September 2022 until 6:00p.m. to: assam.spcell@tiss.ed