CAREERS

• Serve as the primary financial advisor to the CEO, COO, and Board of Trustees,
  providing data-driven insights to inform organisational strategy.
• Lead the development of multi-year financial plans aligned with Arpan’s growth
  roadmap and 100x Impact trajectory.
• Oversee preparation of annual organisational budgets, ensuring alignment with
  programmatic priorities and funder requirements.
• Analyse financial performance against strategic goals and communicate findings
  to senior leadership and the Board.
• Participate in high-value tender/contract negotiations, MoUs, and large-ticket
  expenditure decisions alongside the leadership team.

2. Financial Management & Accounting

• Ensure overall financial management, accuracy, and integrity of all accounting
  processes across programmes and cost centres.
• Oversee proper classification of income and expenditure under designated heads
  in accordance with programme and funder requirements.
• Supervise payroll processing, TDS workings on salary and vendor payments, and
  ensure all statutory deductions are accurately computed and remitted.
• Ensure timely payments through digital banking and offline modes as appropriate.
• Maintain financial hygiene through robust internal controls, reconciliations,
  and oversight of the accounting team.
• Manage accounting in Tally and ensure accurate, up-to-date records at all times.

3. Management Reporting & Donor Stewardship

• Prepare and present monthly management accounts covering income, expenditure,
  budget-vs-actuals, funder balances, and allocation statuses.
• Prepare periodic financial reports (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual)
  for donors as per grant agreements.
• Provide financial data and modelling to support new funder proposals and
  fundraising initiatives.
• Track funder utilisation and flag risks of over- or under-spend proactively.
• Produce insightful, Board-ready financial reports for Trustees and Senior
  Management as required.

4. Legal Compliance & Governance

• Ensure timely and complete compliance with all applicable government norms,
  including FCRA, FEMA, Companies Act (Section 8), Income Tax Act (12A/80G),
  CSR regulations, and other NGO-specific statutes.
• Oversee filing of all required statutory documents and returns within
  prescribed timelines.
• Act as the primary interface for all legal matters, liaising with legal counsel
  as required.
• Maintain and update the organisation’s compliance calendar and ensure zero
  lapses in statutory obligations.
• Support governance processes including Board meeting preparation, trustee
  documentation, and policy reviews.
• Ensure Arpan’s Child Protection Policy compliance requirements are embedded
  in all vendor, partner, and contractor agreements.

5. Audit & External Relations

• Manage relationships with external statutory and internal auditors, facilitating
  smooth audit processes.
• Ensure timely completion of audits and issuance of audited fund utilisation
  certificates for donors.
• Liaise with bankers, tax authorities, government departments, and other external
  stakeholders on financial and compliance matters.

6. Team & Operational Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance & Accounts team, building capacity and
  ensuring succession planning. Foster a values-based, high-performing, and
  collaborative culture.
• Establish and continuously improve financial systems, processes, and controls
  to support Arpan’s scale.
• Drive adoption of digital finance tools and improve financial reporting
  infrastructure.

7. Risk Management & Compliance

• Anticipate and manage financial risks related to programme delivery,
  safeguarding, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, ethical, and internal organisational policies.

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills with the ability to balance
  big-picture planning and operational detail.
• Expert-level proficiency in Tally; strong command of MS Office (Excel, Word,
  PowerPoint); working knowledge of digital banking platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of FCRA, FEMA, Income Tax provisions for NGOs
  (12A, 80G, CSR), TDS regulations, and general NGO compliance.
• Familiarity with contract law, MoU structuring, and statutory filings for
  Section 8 companies/trusts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage stakeholders, and communicate
  complex financial matters to non-finance audiences.
• Proven ability to provide financial guidance in scaling up operations and
  manage organisational growth and transitions.
• Strong external representation and relationship-building capabilities.

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in Finance & Accounts.
• 5+ years of diversified experience in a senior leadership role.
• Prior experience in the non-profit/NGO sector mandatory.

• High integrity and accountability — a trusted steward of organisational resources.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills — able to present financial and legal information
  clearly to diverse audiences including Board members, donors, and programme teams.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across functions and influence
  without authority.
• Commitment to Arpan’s mission of child protection and the values of transparency,
  equity, and impact.

• Deep understanding of child protection and trauma-informed practices.

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Counsellor- Healing Services

• Providing psycho- therapeutic services to children and adults survivors of sexual abuse.
• Maintaining the client data base and documentation of all cases in the organizational formats and submitting monthly updates to the Coordinator.
• Conducting group sessions on the various topics related to Mental Health like self-care.
• Supporting the team in the case work and other tasks.

• Therapeutic knowledge and trauma informed
• Critical thinking
• Good Communication Skills
• Good Documentation Skills
• Openness to learning
• Ethical understanding of therapy and practices

(OR)

Full times MSW with specialization in Psychiatric Social work/Mental Health Psychology with a UGC recognized University

• 1- 2 years of experience in direct psychotherapeutic interventions with client.
• Should be a stickler for detail and process adherence.

The job requires travel to various locations in and around Mumbai.

6000/- per month (Travel reimbursement) + 2000/- per month (Therapeutic reimbursement) + 5000/- Annual Training reimbursement

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Social Media Executive – Communications

• Create and manage the organisation’s social media plan and calendar across all social media channels for campaigns and daily posting to sustain an engaging audience experience.
• Innovate, create, visualise, and design posts as per the plan in collaboration with the design team and leadership team with the objective of increasing brand reach and engagement with relevant stakeholders.
• Execute the social media plan and support boosting, monitoring and response management across all social media channels.
• Research and analyse social media trends to improve social media presence and campaign efficacy.
• Create monthly performance reports to measure and analyse results and assess them against goals, including ROI and KPIs, for learning and application towards better month-on-month engagement.
• Stay up to date with current technologies and trends in social media, design tools and digital marketing. Make recommendations on the best practices to be followed as a process.
• Reach out to influencers and celebrities to collaborate with us.
• Monitor and develop reports on competitor activity within the social media space.
• Shoot photos and videos for social media posts and for capturing field work within Mumbai.
• Assist the Manager with any other marketing requirements, as assigned.
• Help in managing the website with Digital Marketing, including SEO and SEM, and understanding the analytics.

This role gives a unique opportunity to build a digital presence for a social cause.

Given that the organisation functions in a sensitive issue, multiple rounds of iterations and changes must be accommodated within tight timelines.

• Web proficiency
• Copywriting and content creation
• Social media response management
• Shooting photos and videos
• Structured thought process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Basic designing skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and have a proactive and growth mindset
• Knowledge of AI tools for required output

+ Rs. 5,000 Travel Reimbursement

+ Rs. 2,000 Therapeutic Allowance

+ Rs. 5,000 Annual Training Allowance

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Senior Manager – Content & Curriculum

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Executive – A/V Editor & Motion Graphics Artist – Content & Curriculum

• To create and edit videos for Arpan’s digital products
• To handle the pre-production, production and post-production of all digital projects

• Edit a variety of content projects, including but not limited to online digital courses, social media campaigns, live events, interviews, virtual recording, branded content
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to develop a concept from the ground up
• Understanding the organisational goals and objectives to add innovation to the look and feel of the work
• Highly collaborative with Creative Directors (Project Leads) and Motion Designers
• Explore and integrate AI tools and techniques to streamline the video editing process, optimize workflows, and introduce innovative design elements.
• Maintain consistency in editing styles while leveraging AI to enhance visual storytelling, automate tasks, and improve overall efficiency.
• Help determine the technical needs for a shoot, such as lighting, sound, camera set-up, aesthetics
• Perform regular video-editing duties, such as importing and organizing footage; creating projects; colour-grading, sound-mixing, and exporting videos for various formats
• Ensuring project deadlines and quality standards are met for every project.
• Drive the overall creativity of the department forward by bringing new concepts, styles and vision to edits.

• To be able to work on a diverse range of project-related digital content in tight timelines
• To be able to use scripts, storyboards, narration audios and design ideas created by Arpan’s digital team to create high-quality digital assets

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
• Advanced knowledge of A/V compression formats and codecs
• Possess a strong foundation in sound design, audio mixing, camera operations, and shooting techniques to enhance video quality and create engaging, high-impact content.
• Strong PC and Mac general computing skills, basic networking and troubleshooting knowledge
• Excellent multi-tasking and self-management skills
• Highly creative, detail-oriented and deadline-driven

• 4-5 years as a video editor, edtech course creator
• Training in multimedia and communications, animations, motion graphics

+ Rs. 5,000 Travel Reimbursement

+ Rs. 2,000 Therapeutic Allowance

+ Rs. 5,000 Annual Training Allowance

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Research Associate

• Independently conduct literature reviews on CSA prevention
  and prepare research reports.
• Support development of research study designs (research
  objectives, questions, hypotheses, methodological approaches,
  and sampling strategies).
• Develop research study tools (interview guides, FGD guides,
  survey tools, research scales).
• Conduct field visits for data collection with children, parents,
  teachers, and other stakeholders.
  • Ability and willingness to travel outside Mumbai is
    mandatory
  • Fluency in Hindi is required, and Marathi is highly
    preferred
• Ensure adherence to ethical standards and field protocols.
• Prepare and manage qualitative and quantitative datasets
  (transcription, cleaning, coding, and quality assurance) and
  conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses.
  • Experience with Atlas.ti and Python is highly
    preferable.
• Support with preparation of research reports and
  presentations to communicate findings to internal and external
  stakeholders.
• Maintain research documentation (study protocols, standard
  operating procedures, meeting minutes, data collection
  manuals, and other records) for knowledge management.

• Post-Graduation degree in Social Sciences, Development
  studies, Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience. Working with the
  non-profit sector and on child issues will be an added
  advantage.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to
  synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Proven written and presentation skills across a range of
  formats.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Proficiency in data visualization (charts, dashboards,
  infographics, and other visual formats).
• Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail and the
  ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within
  cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to child rights, child protection, and ethical
  research practices.

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Manager / Senior Manager, Content & Curriculum

• You will engage in pedagogic design, creation and publication of content for all stakeholders in a timely systematic manner.
• Design high quality content pertaining to prevention and intervention of child sexual abuse.
• Drive content decisions on knowledge creation, presentation and dissemination by deriving insights from the organization’s field realities, data, and evaluations and external environment.
• Create content to be disseminated across different formats of from books to digital media.
• Represent the organization in critical platforms and play a key role in integration of the organizational model in the national and state curriculum.
• Guide a team of professionals to ensure that the organizational goal is achieved.
• Build a culture of strong process discipline including a robust process for vetting and also significantly increase the speed of turnaround in content creation.
• 5-6 years of experience in curriculum design.
• Prior experience in social sector.

1. Creative writing skills to develop content for various online platforms.
2. Communication and collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving, imagination and creativity, learning to learn, self-efficacy and digital literacy.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Excellent analytical skill.
5. Meticulousness and an eye for detail.
6. Continuous learner.

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Associate Director – Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Lead and manage assigned internal and external research projects and evaluation independently
• Design and pilot quantitative, qualitative and mixed method surveys in collaboration with other teams.
• Conduct advanced data analysis using statistical software packages of programme and research data to inform programme design, implementation and strategy.
• Engage with external research agencies to ensure conduct of quality research and follow ethical protocols.
• Perform data quality checks for internal and external research projects.
• Write high quality reports and review internal and external stakeholders’ reports.
• Conduct literature reviews and keep abreast of findings from relevant research.
• Ensure preparation, maintenance and updation of Arpan’s research knowledge databases.
• Undertake other administrative duties related to research projects, such as participating in internal meetings, arranging and coordinating dissemination of research reports, and maintaining research documents.
• Develop and support research and evaluation strategies of programmes as per the organization’s calendar of activities.

• Managing both internal and external research projects simultaneously while ensuring quality and timeliness can be challenging.
• Ensuring accuracy and reliability of data from multiple sources, especially when working with external agencies or large-scale surveys.
• Conducting advanced data analysis and deriving meaningful insights, particularly when dealing with complex datasets.
• Ensuring external research partners adhere to high-quality standards, timelines, and ethical protocols.
• Coordinating with programme, communications, and M&E teams to align research with organizational goals while managing differing expectations.
• Maintaining ethical research standards, obtaining necessary approvals, and ensuring compliance with protocols, especially in sensitive topics like child protection.

• Demonstrated experience on quantitative methodologies and data analysis using statistical tools (SPSS, STATA, R, NVivo, Survey CTO etc.) is a must.
• Experience in experimental / quasi-experimental research studies (e.g. RCT, RDD, PSM designs) would be an advantage.
• Hands-on experience of overseeing primary data collection, ensuring ethical considerations and child protection protocols.
• Ability to communicate technical topics to internal and external audiences in clear, simple and compelling manner – both verbally and in writing.
• Interpret research findings to inform program strategies, training modules, and government partnership, fundraising efforts.
• Team and Project Management Skills

• Minimum 4 to 5 years of experience in quantitative research in development sector.
• Prefer candidates with exposure to child protection, child sexual abuse and/or similar areas of work.

• Experience conducting literature searches (e.g. through Google Scholar alerts, research circulars, etc) and summarizing complex academic papers and non-academic reports into key findings/talking points in straightforward, non-technical language.
• Predict and oversee risks and deliver on time and to budget.
• Strong power point presentation skills is a requisite.