How to apply:

Email your resume to geeta.s@drishtee.in (please mention the subject of the email as:Rural Training Intern-10internship.in)

Note:Resumes without the above subject line will be rejected.

Location:

Rural locations in Mathura District (Uttar Pradesh) – in Phase I
Then Hathras District (Uttar Pradesh); and Bharatpur District (Rajasthan)

Time Frame:

Field Activities to begin 15th Feburary 2010 and continue through December 2011

Agency Support:

• Food , Board & Lodging, Travel allowance (on site); All emergency support.
• Stipend -None
• Certificate of Appreciation on completion of the tenure.

Details:

Project Description:

Drishtee has taken up a training assignment to train more than 10,000 Below Poverty Line candidates. Such a training program would be conducted at the village level to facilitate the participation of weaker sections with special focus on women.

Volunteer Job Description:

The MINIMUM DURATION of voluntarism is of 6 weeks. The volunteer will be a Trainer, Facilitator and Mentor:

Will assist in the coordination and implementation of the community- personality development and preparatory programs.

The community-based Preparatory programs will consist of providing self development training and skills building preparatory programs. The activities of Volunteer’s assistance include: Field-training to the target groups, conducting support group initiatives, developing educational and training tool kits, sponsoring the Learning/ Capacity Building Programs and/or participating in community presentations and media campaigns.

Be a Trainer to a group of nearly 40-50 poor candidates in generic soft skills such as effective communication/personality/grooming/basic accounts etc.

Be a Facilitator for a batch of nearly 60 candidates for a specialized vocational training such as Masonry/Security Guards/Small Scale production etc.

Act as an assistant coordinator Agency’s Program Coordinator. This project is to enable community empowerment and improvement and the volunteer is expected to understand and address the needs of village residents.

Be a Mentor to Drishtee’s entrepreneurs in the same Panchayat. The volunteer would assist in the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the social marketing campaign for Drishtee to support the micro-enterprises in the local area in support of local Drishtee teams.

Be a Resource person for the communities of the assigned Panchayat.