Centre for Livelihoods and

Social Innovation
Career Management Workshop Series

Session 1 Social Work Profession

Definitions, Laws, Roles and Skills

11th July 2015

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

What is an NGO?
Definition: not part of government and not conventional for profit
Types: Charity, Participatory, Empowering, Service, SE, SRB, Start Ups, CBOS
Registration: Trust, Society, Non-profit Company (Sec 8-2013, Sec 25-1956)
Scale: Local, National, International
GRO: Government Related Organisations (Citizens Alliance, NUSSD)
[Method of Collaboration]
Lack in Apex body and policy: therefore lack in standardised roles and
monetary compensation, lack in accountability [1 NGO for every 400
citizens in India]
Difference between Project (temporary, time bound, specific objectives) &
Program (Umbrella, portfolio with multiple projects)

Laws & Regulations

Registrar of Societies and Registrar of Companies
SECTION 8 Company: mandate profits to be used to fulfil objectives
MoA or AoA: Managing Committee, Board, min. 2 Board members, no upper limit
INC-1 Form, five names for refutation, CA/Advocate, Notary (?), Company Secretary (?)
Declaration, Statement of Liabilities and Assets, Estimate I&E

SOCIETIES:
Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Each state has its own), min 7 Trustees
No stamp paper, Memorandum of Association (MoA) or Articles of Association (AoA)
MoA: charter of a society, describing objectives and its operations.
AoA: includes rules and regulations of the society under which it works.

 TRUSTS:
typical with physical land holding, infrastructure support, different Acts for different
States, Trusts Act 1882
Trust Deed: Mode and Management of Organisation, Roles and Responsibilities of
Trustees (no.?), signed with witnesses on non-judicial stamp paper (?) (depending
on value of property)

SPECIAL LICENSING
Restricted Areas: Inner Line Permit (?)
Shop and Establishment Act (If an office and employing people)
FCRA & NOC (foreign staff)
80 (G) IT
Double Tax Treaty (Indo-US)

Policy
Level

Internal
Auditing /
Training

Research

Needs
Assessment
Tool
Development

POTENTIAL AREAS OF WORK

Program
Evaluation
Program
Monitoring

Program
Implementation
Collaboration
and Networking

Market
Research /
Financial
Planning

Program
Development

Non-Governmental Sector

Project Director
Program Director
Program Officer
Program Coordinator
Assistant Coordinator
Program Assistant
Project Officer
Community Mobilizer
Program Manager
Block/District/State/Zonal/Regional Coordinator
Counsellor
Social Scientist
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Research Officer
MIS Coordinator
Area Manager

Fund Raiser
Social Worker (Child, Clinical, Family)
Supervisor
Resource Mobiliser
Training Coordinator
Development Professional
Consultant
Probation Officer
Psychiatric Social Worker
School Social Worker
Sociologist
Vocational Rehabilitation
Counsellor

Governmental Sector

Industry

Lecturer/Professor
Director
Research Officer/Researcher
Welfare/Development Officer (like
Child/Youth/Women/Labour etc.)
Community Development Officer
Jail Probationary/Welfare Officer
Urban Planners etc.

Manager
(HR/Personnel/Welfare etc.)
Executive Trainee
Labor Welfare Officer
Personnel Officer etc.
Corporate Sector

Manager
Executive Trainee
Community Development Officer
Social Development Officer
Rural Development Officer
Social Welfare Officer

Skills Required for a Professional Social Worker

Preparing Project Proposal / Funding Proposals / Business Plans

Preparing Management Information System (MIS) : DSS, EIS, OAS, ERP, TPS, SIMS
Preparing Project Implementation Plan (PIP)
Managing and coordinating project at district/state/national level
Program monitoring & evaluation
Report writing and presentation
Preparation of monthly plan and budget
Liasioning and Networking with other organisations and stakeholders
Organizing training, workshops, seminars etc.

 Developing Information Education Communication (I.E.C) materials, ICT Tools

Documentation and case studies
Team organisation & management
Facilitation and people mobilization
Doing long-hour field work and extensive travelling
Managing and coordinating projects at state and district level
Doing long-hour field work in adverse situation

Have interpersonal communication skills

Have proficiency on the computer and language
Knowledge of community resources etc.

Personal Skills
Negotiation and Persuasion
Fund Raising: Angels, Investors, Rounds and Format (PE and VC)
Decision making, Problem solving
Creative, Critical and Lateral thinking
Perspicacity

Effective communication and interpersonal relations

Mindfulness and Self awareness
Assertive and Resilience
Empathy and coping with stress
Professionalism

Thank you
Next Session.
Working Concepts
CV Writing
Statement of Purpose
Cover Letters
Job Descriptions
Salary Break-up and negotiation

and others