JIJO KURUVILA

Mail ID:

jijoskuruvila@gmail.com

Academic Qualification:

Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Calicut Specialization: Rural and Urban Community Development

CORE SKILLS

• Training & Capacity Building
  • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
  • Project Management & Implementation
  • Government & Community Liaison
  • Training Needs Assessment (TNA)
  • Proposal Writing & Report Preparation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Assistant professor   and Head of the Department, Department of Social Work Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur June 2015 – October 2021, June 2023 -present

• Lead academic and extension programs in community and rural development.
• Designed and implemented training for students, local communities, and government officials. (Resource Person KILA, Jala Jeevan Programme )
• Supervised departmental projects related to health, education, and social welfare.
  Mentored students in project design, proposal writing, and fieldwork supervision.
• Engaged in curriculum development and served on academic boards and examination panels.

2. State Poverty Eradication Mission, Government of Kerala

• Consultant – Kudumbashree, Thrissur 2 Years October 2012 to October 2014
• Conducted coastal needs assessments and capacity-building programs for women’s SHGs.
• Facilitated training sessions for Kudumbashree members and Balasabha resource persons.

3. Kerala State AIDS Control Society

• Counsellor – ICTC, District Hospital, Wadakkanchery, 1 Year
• Conducted HIV/AIDS awareness and counseling sessions; developed IEC materials.

4. Athma My Mind My Care – A center for holistic health

• Operations Manager October 2021 to May 2023 1.5Years
• Team leading and managing the entire activities of the organization.

PROJECT & EXTENSION HIGHLIGHTS

• Monitoring & Evaluation of Right to Education Act for Kerala Child Rights Commission
  Training Needs Assessments (TNA) conducted for Balasabha and Kudumbashree
  • Crime Mapping and Micro Studies with Balasabha members
  • Logistics Coordinator for flood mapping and disaster preparedness camps
  • Extension Educator at De-addiction Centres (since 2015)
  • Consultant to ASER on quality of education assessment (2018 onwards)
• Resource Person Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), Jalajeevan Programme.

MEMBERSHIPS & ACADEMIC BODIES

• Chairman, Board of Studies, Dept. of Social Work, St. Thomas College
  • Member, Board of Examiners and PG Question Paper Setters – multiple colleges in Kerala