Programs and Communication Officer – CSR (3-4 years Exp.)

Position   –  Programs and Communication Officer – CSR (3-4 years Exp.)

Number of Positions –  01

Organization Name –  Third Planet Foundation

Website –  www.3planet.org

Location -  New Delhi

Education -  Graduate / Postgraduate 

Functional Area –  Community Development, Rural Development, Program Operations, Program Implementation, Programs Communication, Community Mobilization

Industry –  NGO, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Not-for-Profit, Social Development Sector

Employment Type –  Full Time

Additional Information –  The job requires travel to slums and villages across India.

About Third Planet Foundation

We are a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation organisation registered as a Section 8 (not-for-profit) in 2012. We are working on diverse thematic areas aligned to Schedule VII, Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 guidelines.

We provide Table to Field customisable CSR services covering the complete CSR lifecycle, including planning, execution and reporting. Our services include CSR Policy Formulation, Advisory & Advocacy, Need Assessment / Baseline Study, In-house Project Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation & CSR Reporting and Recommendation, Social Audit and Social Impact Assessment. Our focus is on the Development, Impact and Sustainability of the communities.

Third Planet Foundation specialises in the field-level implementation of a wide range of socioeconomic development Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  projects in the areas of Community & Rural Development, Social Infrastructure Development, Poverty Alleviation, Quality Education, Skill & Livelihood Development, Quality Healthcare, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Women Empowerment, Agriculture Development, Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation and Environment Sustainability including Promotion of Renewable Energy. We work closely with companies and communities to plan and execute impactful interventions across geography. 

Our activities and interventions are aligned with Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) guidelines and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). 

Third Planet Foundation is empanelled with NITI Aayog - Darpan, GuideStar India, NASSCOM Foundation BigTech, Government e-Marketplace and Ministry of MSME, Government of India.

Roles and Responsibilities

Programs and Communication

• Responsible for implementation, execution & delivery of CSR programmes at the field level.
• The role includes project management, monitoring & evaluation, MIS management, reporting, relationship & stakeholder management.
• Liaise with all project-specific and related government bodies & departments, Community Based Organizations (CBOs), regulating agencies and community-level groups. 
• Quality and timely delivery of projects on-ground to achieve project milestones.
• Maintain and share records, MIS, database, pictures, videos, success stories, etc., regarding the day-to-day project/s work undertaken.
• Report writing and project communication (internal and external) will be critical in this role, including project updates, presentations, communication collaterals, monitoring, and research papers and reports. 
• The role involves extensive domestic travel and presence in the field for project implementation, coordination and management.

Research

• Handle CSR-related primary and secondary research projects, including Need Assessment, Baseline, Midline, Endline, and Social Impact.
• Will be responsible for research planning, including preparing tools, questionnaires, methodology, approach, inception reports, etc. 
• Will be engaged in data collection online and offline, preparing and maintaining Google forms, data integration, etc. 
• Collection of qualitative and quantitative data as per prescribed formats and data collection tools.
• Supervise and guide field staff/enumerators.
• Monitor and report the work of field staff and corrective action and recommendations, if any, to the project lead.
• Will be responsible for data analysis, maintaining MIS, data, data synthesis, drafting findings, depicting through data, graphs etc.
• Review and evaluate research data, reports and evidence to ensure data accuracy. 
• Accuracy in data gathering and data entry.
• Will be responsible for end-to-end report writing, drafting meaningful report content, data integration, depicting data in research reports, integration of analysis, finding and recommendation.  
• Will be engaged in making case studies, whitepapers, testimonials, research content creation etc.
• Will be responsible for presenting research reports, analysis, findings, recommendations etc., to our partners and clients (internal and external).

Desired Profile

• 3-4 years of similar experience in Community Development, Rural Development, Skill Development, Program Operations, Program/Project Implementation, and Community Mobilization in the NGO / CSR sector.
• 1-3 years of experience in CSR-related research, data analysis and report writing for Need Assessment, Baseline, Midline, Endline, and Social Impact Studies.
• Knowledge about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) guidelines as per Schedule VII of Section 135, Companies Act 2013 (mandatory).
• Experience and knowledge of preparing reports, project-specific and research papers and reports on Canva and other platforms (mandatory).
• Know-how in data integration, analysis, synthesis, statistics, and using tools and software like SPSS, Excel, etc. (preferred).
• Passionate about the sector, ready to take the initiative, self-driven, and persuasive.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Good team player and ability to drive projects with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across organisational levels.
• Project management skills and presentation skills. 
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills.