About Ummeed:

- India has over 50 million children with disabilities under the age of 15. With access to appropriate health, intervention, education, recreation and livelihood services they can be supported to become productive members of the society. Today most of them have limited or no access to relevant knowledge and services as the number of organizations and professionals in the space are inadequate to meet the need.

- Ummeed, a premier non-profit organization for children with disabilities in India, was founded in 2001 by Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy, a developmental pediatrician. Ummeed supports children with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential and be included in society by providing family-centered care to children with developmental disabilities and their families.

As an organization with a workforce of over 90 committed professionals, Ummeed's transdisciplinary approach works towards:

- Supporting children in overcoming their disabilities through direct clinical services and helping families in their journey towards acceptance and empowerment

- Building a network of trained professionals and community workers who can prevent, diagnose, and manage developmental disabilities eectively

- Changing societal attitudes so that children with disabilities can be meaningful and productive members in it

About the Position :

- The Communications department at Ummeed plays a pivotal role in building awareness in the developmental disabilities space. It works on creating and disseminating information about Ummeed, its services and the disability sector through critical, creative and innovative collaterals and documentation. This also includes augmenting Ummeed's awareness across social media channels and maintaining a dynamic website.

- The role of the Assistant Manager - Communications team member would be to support the team in building this awareness. He/she will work on delivering projects end to end with tight deadlines, while he/she will work independently on several tasks, the candidate will be mentored by senior team members.

Primary Responsibilities :

1. Understand Ummeed's work and programs so as to be able to write about them in an impactful way

2. Create content for Ummeed's website, newsletters, reports and other publications.

3. Create and publish content for social media platforms (including text, images, video).

4. Support and coordinate the updation of the organization's website.

5. Assist the team in liaising with publications and media agencies to build awareness.

6. Assist the team in the coordination and creation of collaterals (e.g., flyers, newsletters, email campaigns, standees, etc.)

7. Support coordination of other tasks and activities within the communication team

Minimum Qualifications :

- Graduate or Post Graduate in any stream with 2 to 4 years- experience in Communications and Social Media

- We are looking for a smart and enthusiastic individual who has excellent writing skills and good proofreading skills, who is a keen and quick learner with a zest to add value to Ummeed's operations and mission, with the ability and willingness to concertedly understand and grow in their knowledge of the developmental disabilities space

- Unhesitant to get his/her hands dirty and hit the ground running

Essential Skills Required :

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with different teams

- Strong organizational skills

- Attention to detail

- Self-Starter, tech savvy

- Knowledge and expertise in social media platforms - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, You Tube, and Instagram.

- Fluency in English

Added Advantage :

- Photography/videography, video editing, and graphic design skills

- Fluency in Hindi

Reporting to : Manager - Communications at Ummeed

The above is a full-time position involving 8 hours per day/40 hours a week.

We encourage parents of children with disabilities to apply.

Candidates meeting the criteria may email their updated resumes and a creative work/writing sample 

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