Title: Assistant Manager - Zonal Lead     

No. of Positions: 1

Location: Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha

Breakthrough is looking for an Assistant Manager – District/Zonal Leads. The person will report to the Senior Manager – SPSU (State Head - Odisha) and will be responsible for overall management and implementation of the program in the different zones of Breakthrough, each zone is a cluster of 7- 8 districts of Odisha. The person must have prior knowledge of working at grassroots, team-handling, and enjoy working within an environment that is mission-driven, results-driven, and community-oriented. The position will contribute to a strong and respectful team culture grounded in feminist principles of co-creation and co-leadership. This job primarily working from district/ remote location with regular travel to Breakthrough office in Bhubaneshwar.

The specific job responsibilities will include:

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall management and implementation of the Scale up program on Gender Transformative Education System (GTES) in the assigned district in tune with Breakthrough’s goals.
• Working in districts and coordinating with partners and institutions, schools and school administrative officers.  
• Organizing and facilitating meetings with teachers, school heads, school administrative and monitoring officials and partner teams.
• Help the partners to engage with different platforms such as SMCs and PTMs. 
• Organizing and facilitating issue and skill based workshops to engage with different stakeholders in promoting awareness about adolescent right and empowerment issues using GTES lens.
• Support the team members from different centres of Breakthrough to conduct program monitoring and research activities.
• Documentation of the whole program as well as change stories and report back to state on a monthly/ quarterly /yearly basis.
• Create engagement tools (campaigns/events etc) for the school education system and other stakeholders.
• Manage allocated budget & account processes.
• Update real time MIS and database.
• Regular field visit and update the work of your team members.
• Connect & share on ground level activities with online platforms.
• Lead the HR and operations related work of the team and ensure timely delivery.
• Support and closely work with the other centres in the organization.

Skills, Competencies & Experience Required:

• 5-7 years of experience in the social sector;
• Proven team handling and project implementation experience;
• Ability to absorb pressure and uncertainty arising out of project and organizational;
• Excellent writing skills in Hindi and/or English;
• Knowledge of regional language Odia- speaking, reading and writing;
• Strong Computer skill (Microsoft office, word, excel and PowerPoint) enquired;
• On field strong planning and execution skills;
• Documentation skill is a must;
• Working experience with adolescents and youth will be preferred;
• Experience in group formation, community organisation methods preferred.

About Breakthrough:

Breakthrough was founded in 1999 with the mission of using arts and culture to transform the gender norms that perpetuate violence and discrimination against women and girls. We did this by bringing these issues, thus far perceived as private, into mainstream conversations and inspiring people to take action for change. The usage of multimedia, art, and culture helped us connect with large audiences to enable behaviour change in them.

Breakthrough makes gender-based violence unacceptable by transforming the culture that permits violence, particularly violence and discrimination against women and girls. We work with nearly 1.5 million adolescents in schools and communities to mould gender norms and beliefs before they solidify into behaviour. 

As we build their capacity by fostering aspiration, leadership, agency and negotiation skills, we enable a generational shift towards a gender-equal culture. When gender norms change, everything for the girl changes. Our work in communities are contributing to the steady rise in the age of marriage and the number of girls who stay in school.

Our mission is led by young people aged 11 to 25. As they rise against gender-based violence, we also support them with media tools that shape public narratives and inspire people to build a world of equality, dignity and justice.

Breakthrough’s Culture:

Employees at Breakthrough are expected to work in line with organisational values of Dignity, Integrity and Equity.

Breakthrough is an equal opportunity employer.  We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, caste, religion, creed, gender, age, disability, economic status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. We prefer people from marginalised communities, women and other genders. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment towards child safeguarding.

Breakthrough is committed to the well-being of its employees and understands an individual’s mental health can impact their ability to work. Breakthrough recognizes taking steps to improve mental health and wellbeing of the employees is essential. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes employee wellbeing. We recognize that well-being is not just the absence of illness, but the presence of factors that support a fulfilling life.

To know more about Breakthrough, please visit – www.inbreakthrough.org

Eligible candidates interested in this position may apply through the following link: https://www.btconnect.org.in/Applicant/CreateJobApplicant

You can also submit your resume by email to jobs@inbreakthrough.org  by 31st May 2025.  Make sure to mention source of job i.e. SDJ - www.sdjindia.in