Current Openings

  • Who are we looking for?

    A smart go getter, who really wants to work in a field that makes a positive difference to people’s lives. But most importantly, the candidate should be a people’s person with good communications skills (written and verbal) in English, Hindi and Punjabi with the ability to work cross functionally.

    About Us

    Established in 2006, Society for Labour and Development (SLD) strives to uphold the rights of workers (labour), extending unconditional support to them. With a pan India presence through a strong partner network and with our own footprint in Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, SLD steps in with robust advocacy and capacity building interventions, that bring about sensitisation and raising awareness amongst workers about their rights. Thereby helping build dialogue with industries, to ensure that workers welfare is paramount. For more, visit: www.sld-india.org

    Our Intervention Areas

    Society for Labour and Development focuses in the following areas;

    • Labour Education & Women Workers’ Voice

    • Inter-State Migration

    • Global Production Network

    • Seafood Processing Industries

    • Garment & Leather industry

    • Domestic work

    Scope of work

    The Field Organizer will be responsible for developing field strategies and conducting field analysis, research on the local Industry workers associations, Liaison with the local bodies and networking. The Field Organizer will report to the Program Manager.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    • Conduct Social, Civic and Labour Rights awareness programs

    • Conduct meetings with women workers

    • Providing data to SLD for research purposes

    • Designing and using pamphlets

    • Conduct research as and when required for SLD

    • Provide trainings to women workers

    • Organize women workers for training, workshop and research related activities

    • Produce reports of training, workshops and field visits

    • Engagement with multiple stakeholders at the grassroots level

    • Identify and support documentation of best practices and lessons learned and share with program managers and relevant stakeholders to maximize impact of the projects

    • Establish a strong network with local agencies, government bodies, and other civil society organizations to strengthen the implementation of program of the organization

    • Build relations with workers collectives in the field and facilitate their capacity building

    • Engage with women workers for building workers’ collectives, SHG’s, and/or associations

    Work Experience

    • Minimum 1 year demonstrable experience of development and field work

    • Proven experience as Field Researcher/Organizer

    • Experience with Garment Industry will be an added advantage.

    Qualification & Core Competencies

    • Education: Graduate in Social Work, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Labour studies or any other equivalent discipline

    • Fluency in Hindi, Punjabi and English

    • Good interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate at all levels with tact, diplomacy, and cultural sensitivity, to a wide range of stakeholders at grass roots level.

    • Willingness to travel and undertake field work

    • Knowledge of Labour Laws, Industrial practices and norms.

    • Ability to coordinate and work with small to mid-size team(s)

    • Ability to prioritize and multi-task, meeting reporting deadlines

    • Basic IT skills (Microsoft Office 360)

    • The position will be initially based out of Ludhiana

    Type of Appointment

    Contractual appointment with fixed term of 12 months. Renewal thereafter on basis of performance and requirements of project/SLD.

    Remuneration

    2.4-3 LPA. Compensation will commensurate with experience/caliber and in line with the organizational structure. Profiles will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis.

    Kindly send your resume and cover letter with notice period, current and expected salary at sld.recruitments@gmail.com by 28th February 2025.

    SLD is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity as part of our values.