Consultant, Content & Innovation at Mobile Creches
Consultant, Content & Innovation at Mobile Creches: Summary Mobile Creches seeks a Consultant, Content & Innovation in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, for a UNDP-partnered project. This role focuses on establishing and managing user-fee based childcare centers, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in gender equality/women's empowerment, a relevant Bachelor's degree, and strong operational and communication skills. Apply by July 30, 2025.
6/30/20253 min read
Empowering Futures: Become a Consultant, Content & Innovation at Mobile Creches
Are you a passionate and driven professional eager to make a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable children? Mobile Creches (MC), a groundbreaking NGO with over five decades of expertise in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), is searching for a dynamic Consultant, Content & Innovation to join its dedicated team in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This is an exceptional chance to contribute to a critical project focused on establishing sustainable, user-fee based childcare models across India.
About Mobile Creches: A History of Nurturing Young Lives
Since its inception in 1969, Mobile Creches has been a leader in delivering vital childcare and health services, reaching more than 15,000 children annually. Their pioneering work targets children under six in urban slums and at construction sites, addressing both immediate and long-term developmental needs. Recognized as a technical resource by the government, MC is actively expanding its reach through strategic collaborations with governmental bodies and civil society organizations. As an organization, Mobile Creches strictly adheres to a comprehensive safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of every child.
The Initiative: Expanding Access to Quality Early Childhood Care
In a significant partnership with the UNDP, Mobile Creches is launching an exciting initiative to develop and implement two innovative, user-fee based childcare models: worksite and community-run. This project aims to establish 4-6 exemplary childcare centers in key metropolitan and Tier 2 cities, including Delhi NCR, Hubli, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. The Consultant, Content & Innovation will play a crucial role in operationalizing these centers, with a particular focus on those in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
Your Role: Driving Impact in ECCD
As a Consultant (on contract) within the Content & Innovation Department, you'll be instrumental in the successful execution of this project from July 2025 to December 2026. Reporting to the Project Manager, your responsibilities will encompass a broad spectrum of critical activities, ensuring the smooth establishment and high-quality operation of these new childcare centers.
Key responsibilities will include:
Creche Operations & Development: Spearhead need assessments, organize community awareness programs, finalize creche locations, and ensure strict adherence to MC guidelines during setup and ongoing operations. This involves forging partnerships with industries, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), or women entrepreneurs, and assisting in the training of creche workers.
Operational Excellence & Quality Assurance: Design and implement robust operational and quality supervision protocols. You'll prepare detailed reports, identify gaps, and devise effective interventions to continuously enhance program quality.
Resource Management: Oversee budget formulation, monitor expenditures, and guarantee the optimal use of funds across all centers.
Monitoring & Evaluation Support: Collaborate closely with the MEAL team to ensure accurate data collection, analyze program impact, and facilitate timely reporting.
Documentation & Communication: Contribute engaging content for the website, case studies, and social media to effectively showcase the program's successes. Maintain essential project documents, including reports, MOUs, photos, and videos.
Team Facilitation: Assist the Project Manager in overseeing on-ground teams, setting performance targets, identifying training requirements, and mentoring creche workers.
Compliance & Child Safeguarding: Uphold Mobile Creches’ stringent safeguarding policies and child protection standards, consistently monitoring program adherence to these crucial measures.
Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Business Administration, Early Childhood Development, Human Development, Social Sciences, Psychology, or Education. A Master's degree is highly preferred. You should possess at least 2 years of relevant experience with a significant focus on women’s economic empowerment or gender equality initiatives.
Essential skills and attributes include:
Proficiency in computer applications (MS Office, digital communication).
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration within multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
Fluency in both Hindi and English.
A proven ability to work effectively in field settings and build strong rapport with community members.
Excellent reporting and documentation capabilities.
A collaborative mindset and the capacity to inspire trust within a team.
Willingness to travel extensively (15-20 days per month) between Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, and other states such as Telangana and Karnataka.
This position calls for a proactive, dedicated, and results-oriented individual deeply committed to advancing Mobile Creches' mission of delivering high-quality childcare services to marginalized communities.
Application Process:
If you are prepared to lend your expertise to this impactful initiative, please send your resume, along with a compelling cover letter and your last drawn CTC, to hradmin@mobilecreches.org. Kindly ensure you mention "Consultant, Content & Innovation" in the subject line of your email. The application deadline is July 30, 2025.
Join Mobile Creches and become an integral part of an organization that is truly shaping brighter futures for countless children.