Position: Project Coordinator (Natural Resource Management & Nutrition)

Organization: Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS)

Location: Jhabua

Position Summary: 

The Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the programme implementation including finance, monitoring & evaluation, human resource, hiring of resource persons, liaisoning with Block, District and State Government Stakeholders, enhancing the organization outreach and participation at district, state, and national platforms.  

The Position involves travel to the target villages based on the programmatic needs on time-to-time basis. 

1. Strategy & Planning: 

• Development and Implementation of Annual Plan for the Unit and Team Assigned ensuring the agreed programmatic timelines. 
• Work with the Line-Supervisor, in developing and maintaining the operational framework. 
• Ensuring periodic updates and adjustments as and when needed, involving the line supervisor and donor representative. 

2. Financial Management:

• Maintain and review monthly, quarterly and annual budget for the programme, as per the approved budget, developing plans for any modification (if any needed/recommended) with due consent from the line supervisor and donor representative. 
• Review, Monitor and Support outflow along with finance person to ensure a consistent tracking of expenditure, minimizing the variance and recommend/adopt cost-effective measures in programme implementation. 
• Ensure adherence of organization’s finance manual are followed in all instance during the programme tenure. 

3. HR Management: 

• Ensure smooth selection and induction of staff as per the programme/project requirement. 
• Recommend and organize trainings/orientations as and when required for the staff to improve the capacity. 
• Develop and Set Appraisal of assigned human resource as per the IGSSS performance management system and HR policies. 

4. Liaison: 

• Develop and Maintain positive engagement with external stakeholders including government agencies. 
• Ensure active participation at village, block and district level programmes. 
• Ensure active participation of village-level bodies developed during the programme tenure in the block and district level consultation and workshops. 

5. Implementation: 

• Ensure that all the programmatic activities in the district are implemented as per the approved timelines ensuring the quality. 
• Periodic Monitoring of Programme Progress and provides inputs to the assigned staff, if necessary, seek inputs from the line supervisor and thematic experts. 

6. Reporting: 

• Development and Submission of Programme Progress reports as per the donor reporting formats within the timelines and expected quality. 
• Ensure submission on Internal Progress and MIS Updates as per the programme timelines.  
• Ensuring proactive visibility on organization social media handles through regular updates on programmatic interventions and their initial impacts/outputs. 

7. Administration: 

• Ensure effective maintenance and management of unit office as per the organization operational guidelines. 
• Ensure contract staff mobility payments, procurement of goods and services as per the procurement guidelines. 

Qualification & Experience: 

• Postgraduate with advance degree in Agriculture Engineering/Civil Engineering. 
• Minimum 05 years of experience in the field of development sector preferably in the field of watershed development, enterprises development, and agriculture. 
• Experience in CSR funded project would be an advantage. 
• Experience in Handling Field Teams of 10 – 12 people. 
• Proficient in Computer Operations – Management of Data Analysis Files on Digital Platforms and Microsoft Office Applications. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders.