Position:	Project Associate - Community Engagement	Program:	Livelihoods
Reporting Relationship:	Project Officer - Skilling & Livelihoods	Location:	Mumbai - Maharashtra
Nature of Employment:	Fixed term Staff (Till March 31, 2026)	Number of Positions:	Two

ABOUT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Through its unique value proposition, working closely with local communities, the Foundation partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji and Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 16.51 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. Learn more at https://aif-india.org

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

AIF’s Livelihoods program envisions a world where poor and vulnerable communities have access to dignified work opportunities, empower them with sustainable livelihoods. Since 2006, the Livelihoods Program has directly and indirectly served 2.20 million people from vulnerable communities. Leveraging technology to provide financial and market linkages, knowledge, skills, and dignified work opportunities, the program helps the communities secure jobs, manage enterprises, and make a respectable living. Since its inception in 2006, through its flagship programs Market Aligned Skills Training (MAST) and Ability Based Livelihood Empowerment (ABLE), AIF Livelihoods has provided program support to 825,960 disadvantaged youth, women and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), and impacted 343,727 livelihoods.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The program aims to identify and expand PwD participation in the formal Indian labor market, ensuring their inclusion in mainstream services through skills training, job fairs/job drives for employment support followed by post placement retention through continued learning and mentoring. The program seeks to bridge the gap between PwD job seekers and employers by facilitating job fairs and creating a platform that makes it easier for companies to access PwD talent. The project's primary output involves the skill development of 250 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) through training programs and giving access to a tech-enabled, inclusive learning AIF's inclusive jobs portal. The expected outcome of this effort is access to the formal labor market by 125 successfully employed PwDs, with a minimum salary of INR 10,000 per month, significantly enhancing their financial well-being and overall quality of life.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To identify the community needs, aspirations and abilities in line with the project vision
2. To conduct baseline assessment of identified target group
3. To ensure target group enrolment and onboarding in the project
4. To enable continuous community liasioning (including families, community leaders etc.) during the project period to address concerns, resolve conflicts, and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders.
5. To support project activities (training, capacity building, counseling sessions and livelihood
6. drives) by aligning communities’ availability and aspirations
7. Building rapport with local institutions and govt. departments (NULM/SRLM/ colleges etc.) to access the eligible candidates aligned with the project target group
8. To maintain AIF specific documents aligned with candidate identification onboarding and engagement
9. To communicate the communities’ regular feedback to the relevant project team member
10. Any other task/responsibility assigned by the line manager

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Intermediate/12^th std or above
• Preferably one year of experience in community engagement
• Basic computer knowledge (MS word and Excel)
• Handling group meetings in community/colleges/schools
• Good knowledge and network with the local community, influencers, govt. department
• Good interpersonal skills, public speaking and communication
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Excellent leadership, team building, and management skills
• Self-motivated

OTHERS:

Salary shall commensurate with experience.

POSITION AVAILBILTY:

Immediate

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this position, please click here and fill online application form and attach CV.

Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

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