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Operations Director Vacancy At Pudiyador | Chennai

Operations Director Vacancy At Pudiyador | Chennai

Pudiyador is a non-profit organization with a mission to improve the lives of underprivileged children and their communities through education and social support. Children from five communities around the city of Chennai come to the Pudiyador centers in or near their communities after school hours on weekdays and all day during the weekends. They are provided a safe space in which they get help with their mainstream academics, they learn to engage in and appreciate arts and sports, and they learn life skills that will enable them to function in and contribute to society in meaningful ways. Pudiyador also works closely with the children’s parents, local school officials, and other community members to ensure that the programming is deep and sustainable.Pudiyador operates three main programs:

(a) After-School Program
Academic support and extra-curricular activities for children between ages 5 and 12. This includes education modules for reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as art and sports modules.

(b) Young Adult Program
Activities that engage community teenagers and Pudiyador alumni in meaningful, useful, and enjoyable activities. Some of these activities could potentially provide young adults with real means of employment.

(c) Community Interface Program
Home visits, activities, and community events aimed at minimizing abuse and maximizing safety and well-being of children, their parents, and the entire community overall.

We consistently monitor and evaluate all our programs to ensure that they are effective in and appropriate for each center. Pudiyador currently operates in two communities in Ramapuram, two in Besant Nagar, and one in Saligramam.

Job Posting for Operations Director, Pudiyador

Job description

  • Join team of directors of Pudiyador (first 3 months probationary period)
  • Work closely with Program Director on big picture and day-to-day operations of Pudiyador
  • Plan and direct activities based on annual and semi-annual goals
  • Train and mentor teachers and resource persons in various tasks including using email/MS Office/Skype, etc
  • Identify and address one-time and routine issues
  • Everyday follow up on ongoing activities
  • Travel frequently to organizations/homes within (and sometimes outside) city limits
  • 8 hours a day, 6 days a week

Basic qualifications

  • Some undergraduate degree
  • Minimum 2 years team-work experience
  • Fluent in Tamil and English
  • Demonstration of leadership
  • Working knowledge of MS Office products, email, video chat technology, and the internet in general
  • Degree in engineering or experience in working in a multi-national company is a plus. A degree in education/sociology/psychology and/or experience working with children and or a non-profit is also a bonus.

Instructions to apply
The following application documents must be submitted as attachments via email to [email protected] . We require all 4 sets of documents to be able to process your application.

    1. Latest resume
    2. Scan/photo/copy of your degree certificate(s)
    3. Application form (Click here to download, see pages 3-6)
    4. Recommendation forms completed and sent by TWO supervisors and/co-workers that know you in a professional setting (see pages 7-8)

Recommendation letters must be sent directly by the recommenders from their email address. If that is not possible, printed or hand-written letters can be sent to: Pudiyador, 14, Giri Nagar, Ramapuram, Chennai 600089.

Coordinator Vacancies At Pudiyador | Chennai

Coordinator Vacancies At Pudiyador | Chennai

Pudiyador is a non-profit organization with a mission to improve the lives of underprivileged children and their communities through education and social support. Children from five communities around the city of Chennai come to the Pudiyador centers in or near their communities after school hours on weekdays and all day during the weekends. They are provided a safe space in which they get help with their mainstream academics, they learn to engage in and appreciate arts and sports, and they learn life skills that will enable them to function in and contribute to society in meaningful ways. Pudiyador also works closely with the children’s parents, local school officials, and other community members to ensure that the programming is deep and sustainable.Pudiyador operates three main programs:

(a) After-School Program
Academic support and extra-curricular activities for children between ages 5 and 12. This includes education modules for reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as art and sports modules.

(b) Young Adult Program
Activities that engage community teenagers and Pudiyador alumni in meaningful, useful, and enjoyable activities. Some of these activities could potentially provide young adults with real means of employment.

(c) Community Interface Program
Home visits, activities, and community events aimed at minimizing abuse and maximizing safety and well-being of children, their parents, and the entire community overall.

We consistently monitor and evaluate all our programs to ensure that they are effective in and appropriate for each center. Pudiyador currently operates in two communities in Ramapuram, two in Besant Nagar, and one in Saligramam.

Pudiyador is looking to fill the following positions beginning August 2015. Interested applicants are asked to contact the Program Director, Chiai Uraguchi (99626-01712) and send their resumes to [email protected] . A phone call meeting will be set up to discuss the applicant’s capabilities and experiences, the requirements of the job, and the pay scale. 

Position 1) After School Program Coordinator

Responsibilities:

– 30-40 hours a week

– Visit each of the 5 centers once a week to check after school program quality

– Analyze children’s assessment of their maths and language skills/progress

– Discuss child well-being with teachers from all five centers on a weekly basis

– Maintain and revise program time tables according to the needs of each center

Eligibility specifications:

* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferably in Social Work) with a minimum of 1 year experience in the development sector, preferably community work.

* Fluency in English & Tamil

* Familiarity with e-mail and MS-Office

Position 2) Community Interface Coordinator

Responsibilities: 

– 30-40 hours a week

– Train home visit facilitators to speak with families about their children

– Go on home visits with the home visit facilitators 3-5 times a week

– Work with community to derive social intervention according to their needs and facilitate it to create better community (bi-weekly meetings with community members and leaders)

– Identify interventions to support semi street children (2 months)

– Implement interventions (6 months)

Eligibility specifications:

* 12th std. pass with experience dealing with communities (personally or professionally)

* Fluency in English & Tamil

* Familiarity with e-mail and MS-Office is preferred

Position 3) Teacher Support Coordinator

Responsibilities: 

– 30-40 hours a week

– Conduct meetings with teachers from all centers once every 2 weeks

– Meet teachers at different centers every day, check on regular issues

– Interact on a regular basis with children, get to know them, gain trust

– Follow up with individual teacher/student issues on a weekly basis

Eligibility specifications:

* Must like working with children and be gentle with them

* Fluency in Tamil (English knowledge is a plus)

MP Sachin Tendulkar decides to adopt Puttamraju Kandrika village in Andhra

MP Sachin Tendulkar decides to adopt Puttamraju Kandrika village in Andhra

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was on Sunday accorded a warm welcome as he visited the tiny village of Puttamrajuvari Kandrika which he has decided to adopt under the Modi’s Scheme of  Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.

ImageTendulkar interacted with the villagers, who told him about the lack of proper roads, sanitation facilities, and also about the power supply scenario in the village and said they wished to see it turn into a model village after getting the necessary basic amenities.

Tendulkar laid foundation for the construction of Rs 2.79 crore worth developmental works (in the first phase), including a community centre, Anganwadi school with kitchen, a play ground, waiting halls and toilets, among other things.

The retired cricketer is also scheduled to administer oath to the villagers asking them to shun tobacco and alcohol.

Do you know?

Recently, the IRIS Knowledge Foundation in collaboration with UN-HABITAT was published that. In 2020, India is set to be the Youngest Country in the World.

They compared India with four cities Like China, Brazil and two more cities too. Comparatively India’s Population is lower than that of China’s Population.  But India has the highest population of 10-24-year-olds. Nearly 78.9% of population is under the age of 10-24 Years Old. Now, China is in the range of 54% under the age of 10-24 years Old.

So, India has a lot of opportunity to convert our nation from a developing country to a developed country. This is not a big task for us because every citizen thinks India is our country. This mantra is enough to change our nation.

For Example:

Modi, our Prime Minister takes the initiatives to start social awareness activities, which inspires many celebrities and media to follow his footsteps. However, before that, how many actually thought about the dying need?  Think over it. Serve our country, bring pride to our nation. 

Ms. Saranya S
Admin & Finance, Bhumi

Lower age limit for civil service aspirants

Lower age limit for civil service aspirants

According to the Information Published on the website of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the age limit and the number of attempts of applicants to be reduced from the upcoming year 2015.

According to this new norm, the upper age limit will be 29 years for SC/ST candidates, 28 years for OBC and 26 for the unreserved category. There will be an additional two years for physically challenged candidates in each category.

The Number of Attempts to be reduced to six for SC/ST Candidates, five for OBC and three for Unreserved Candidates.

At present, the upper age limit for SC/ST, OBC and unreserved candidates is 35, 33 and 30 years respectively.

This New Norms is recommended by Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) and almost entirely accepted by the government, were put up on the website a few months ago.

Merits:

  • Competition will be reduced.
  • Today, Lots of applicants are applied for IAS Exams due to Unemployment (Mainly Engineering Graduates). Many of the people are not willing to study for IAS Exam, because of their parents Compulsion and also lack of employment opportunities. Their aim is to get a job not to serve our nation. This will be really affected to those who are seriously prepared for this exam.
  • So this norms will be helpful to find the person who are really what to do something for our nation.

Demerits:

  • Basically, we completed our Bachelor Degree only in the age of 21 or 22 years. After that only we can able to attend IAS Exams. So we have only 6 years to do.
  • IAS Exams is the India’s No.1 Stuffiest Exam. So we need some more time to prepare for this Exam. And also this exam will take to complete the selection process nearly one and half years. So we don’t have sufficient time to prepare for this exam.
  • According to me, thousand of civil services aspirants are affected by this New Norm. At least they extend their age limit up to 30 years from each of the category.

Ms. Saranya S
Admin & Finance, Bhumi

Volunteering Opportunity

Volunteering Opportunity

iVolunteer, India’s largest volunteering organization, is delighted to introduce Impact Projects – an opportunity for  individuals to share their skills in the area of HR, Marketing, Technology or Communications and make a difference to the lives of people.

iVolunteer has partnered with NGOs to support  them with Impact Project and we urgently require volunteers to help in the following areas of communication:

S.No Name of the Organisation Brief about the Organisation Impact Project  Requirement

1

Cross Blood  Foundation Conducts blood donation camps and support patients who require blood in 3 Govt hospitals (GH, Stanley and  ICH) in Chennai     www.crossbloodfoundation.org 1.Annual Report-Content and design
2.Website-Content and design
3.Create Poster for their projects

2

Mary Anne Charitable Trust NGO that works for child rights, environment, Health, Advocacy and Resource center. http://www.mactindia.org/ 1.Newsletter-Writing Content
2.Website-Review and revamp the content and design
3.Brochure for the Organisation (content and design)

3

FORWORD Organisation that works for the empowerment and wholistic development of women and children (runs 13 supplementary education center to rural and  coastal areas in Chennai).More than 600 students are benefitted through their programmes. 1.Website-Content and design
2.Power point presentation -content
3.Annual Report-Content and design

4

Iniya Udaiyam Charitable Trust Organisation that empower underprivileged children by providing them education, scholarship, health care, cultural activities etc.   www.iniyaudaiyam.org.in 1.Brochure for the Organisation (content and design)
2.Website-content and design
3.Annual Report-Consolidate Content and design

5

Sri Arunodayam Charitable Trust  Home for mentally challenged, abandoned children. They also focuses on rehabilitation through education and therapies. There are currently 100 inmates. http://www.sriarunodayam.org/ 1.Writing case study of the beneficiaries in  the Organisation
2.Power point presentation-Content and  design

6

Bro Siga Animation Center BSAC focus on education ,health care, cultural and child rights for children in Vysarpadi, Chennai  http://www.bsacngo.org/ 1.Website-Review and revamp the content and design
2.Power point presentation-Content and  design

iVolunteer is in need of interested, committed, skilled volunteers who can provide help and support to the above mentioned NGOs. Those interested, can contact the below mentioned phone no/email for further details and facilitation.
Sophia- 9840740854  / [email protected]