Oversee end to end implementation of Healing Services, including case work for PSE program, Mental Health Services, work with institutions and any other work that Arpan is involved with in the area of Mental Health.
Providing Strategic Thinking and Guidance to the Healing services Team and psychotherapeutic work of Arpan. Define and monitor quality benchmarks to maintain programme fidelity, reach and impact.
Ensure operational excellence by planning, reviewing, and refining implementation processes and conducting regular quality checks.
Providing strong value driven leadership to a large, diverse team, fostering a high performance and inclusive team culture.
Manage and build a high-quality motivated team and provide direction and mentorship to large, young and diverse teams.
Drive accountability and growth through regular performance reviews, coaching, and professional development initiatives.
Represent Arpan at relevant external forums, coalitions, and sectoral platforms focused on child protection and mental health along with senior leadership.
Build partnerships to scale therapeutic services and capacity building of external stakeholders.
Collaborate with RME team to embed data driven decision making and continuous improvement.
Represent Arpan in state, national, and international forums to advocate for CSA prevention education and showcase healing services leadership.

Manage and ensure low attrition, a high quality, motivated team, and provide direction and mentorship to large, young and diverse teams




Experience in therapeutic modalities and case work along with trauma informed and child centric approaches
Team management Strategic programme design, scaling, and impact evaluation
Executive stakeholder management (funders, govt, partners)
Risk governance and crisis leadership in sensitive cases
High-quality team development and talent retention strategies
Expertise in Gender based Violence and Child Protection.
Solid understanding of technology-enabled learning and child protection frameworks.

Post-Graduation in Psychology, Counselling, Child Development, and other related fields.

Desired Work Experience
Overall: 12-15 years of total experience in a therapeutic role with at least 5 years in a leadership role
Leadership / mentorship role in child rights/child protection, at national / international NGOs, research institutions, or education boards

Deep understanding of Child Rights, Human Rights, Child Protection, J. Compensation
In addition to a meaningful, purpose-driven career, we provide a fair, market-aligned executive salary tailored to the scale of our operations and the strategic caliber of the candidate.

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Arpan is a globally recognised,



award-winning non-profit working towards the elimination of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in India.
Based in Mumbai, with a team of over 144 dedicated professionals, Arpan is India's largest non-profit providing CSA Prevention and Intervention services for both children and adults. As a critical stakeholder for state and non-state actors, Arpan is a leading voice in the space of CSA Prevention and Intervention in India and uses advocacy and research to push for policy and systemic change at the local, state and national levels.

Arpan is a global thought leader in the CSA space, with innovative impact models that work with a range of stakeholders, from children and parents to state bodies and teachers. Arpan's key project focuses on Personal Safety Education in schools, teaching children and adolescents (ages 4 to 18) about personal safety so they can identify and seek help in unsafe situations. Since 2007, Arpan has impacted over 19.4 million children and adults and has received 8 National and 2 International Awards for its exemplary work.
About Child Protection Policy of ARPAN
Arpan's work is child-centric where the key is to understand and value what the child wants and hence the child is an integral part of the decision-making process. This philosophy extends to all the programmes at Arpan, where children are the primary stakeholders. Arpan expects that all board members, advisors, donors, partners, employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, partner counsellors and contractors agree to fully comply with Arpan's Child Protection Policy.

📌 Associate Director (Governance Services) (India)
🏢 Arpan
📍 India