Community Social Worker Waste Management

Job Overview:

We are in the process of hiring a Field Executive for a company dealing in Waste Management who will be responsible for establishing a good relationship with the Safai Saathis in the overall waste management structure. Inform and educate the Safai Saathi and Scrap Dealers about their existing legal rights.

Job Responsibilities:

• Identification of all Scrap Dealers within the designated clusters.
• Conducting surveys of all identified scrap dealers supervising the volunteers who are conducting the surveys.
• Identify active Scrap Dealers in the informal plastic market for formalization process.
• Organize partner and registered Scrap Dealer meeting on a regular basis collect feedback and support them on their legal compliance and operational challenges.
• Design the awareness workshops for scrap dealers on legality and formalization of their practices.
• Supervise the workshops and the field operation.
• Update the designated forms regarding the scrap dealers.
• Fill out the workers form after each activity with clear documentation such as videos and pictures.
• Make sure all the registered Safai Saathis have bank accounts.
• Follow up and ensure enrollment on the mandatory schemes for all the assigned Safai Saathis; update the form accordingly.
• Ensure the distribution and usage of PPE at all time at work by the Sadai Sathis.
• Build a network with local volunteers and organizations for extra support regarding our social support activity.
• Accommodate volunteers and train them on the required skills.
• Follow up with the necessary government bodies and organization for formalization of Partner and registered Scrap Dealers.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to travel around to informal waste markets and follow up accordingly.
• Ability to train and supervise field volunteers.
• Flexibility in time and movement.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders including government and other local bodies.
• Good communication problem solving and presentation skills.
• Ability to converse in local Hindi and English languages.
• Good writing skills in either English or the local language for writing formal letters.
• Familiarity with feeding data in Google forms; excel sheets and word documents as well as other digital tools.
• Minimum understanding regarding the local social and environmental challenges within the community.
• Minimum degree required: Graduate with preference in social or human sciences.

Location South Goa