Position: Project Facilitators  

Organization: NEG-FIRE-Koraput

• Sector: Project/ Programme Management
• Preferred Experience: 3 - 5 Year

Role overview:

The Project Facilitators will ensure efficient and effective management of key thematic interventions in school education programs through proper planning, coordination, review, monitoring and learning. S/He will facilitate building team capacities to deliver project goals that meet NEG-FIRE goals and objectives. The job holder is required to travel extensively for program/ project related actions, in the program areas. Key Responsibilities include (not exhaustive):

Project Management

• Provide technical and management support on implementation of programs in tribal and aspiring districts of Odisha, MP and Chhattisgarh on Academic & pedagogical theories and perspectives.
• Providing hands on support to Learning Facilitators and, Block Trainers with regards to implementation of MTB-MLE processes in the Schools and AWC in our project intervention Blocks in Odisha, MP and Chhattisgarh states.
• Developing a common process manual on MTB-MLE intervention in the states.
• Developing and finalizing Curriculum, pedagogy and TLM Matrix for FLN in state as per guidelines.
• Lead on finalization various manual in regional language.
• Facilitating and organizing the Teachers forum in the operational blocks in consultation with the field teams
• To provide hands on support and assistance to block level field teams on various aspects associated with Mother Tongue based Multilingual Educational (MTB- MLE) processes, and activity implementation in Odisha, MP and Chhattisgarh.
• Ensuring timely implementation of Programmatic activities in Odisha, MP and Chhattisgarh with greater financial accountability and efficiency.
• Finalizing Field team’s monthly action plans, monthly activity implementation reports, review block reports.
• Review monthly financial bills and vouchers, and ensure timely fund flow for Programme implementation in consultation with Block Trainers and Learning Facilitators in the region
• Ensure efficient utilisation of program budgets.
• Conduct field visits and provide analytical reports to PM and Head-PMD based on the observations on the on-going projects.
• Develop new ideas to improve quality education delivery on the ground with concept notes and budgets.
• Documentation & Learning
• Facilitate baseline, mid-term, end-line and related studies for NEG-FIRE intervention as per program requirement
• To plan and facilitate program data collection and ensure quality of data
• Regularly document success stories, compile photo bank, short videos for visibility tools
• Prepare case studies, success stories, anecdotes for various use in internal and external communication needs
• Prepare state program narrative reports as per organisational requirement
• Facilitate ‘in-situ’ research as identified by the organisational policies and requirements
• Take up other tasks which may be requested by the Program Manager/ Head-PMD/ Executive Director as per the emerging needs in the organisation. 

Required Qualifications, Competencies:

• Post Graduate degree in Social Work, Education or Social Sciences with over 5 years of experience in Managing
• Programmes and Projects in the domain of primary education, worked in close collaboration with govt. primary schools, AWCs especially in the tribal areas.
• Sound knowledge and skills in developing MTBMLE pedagogies, curriculum development, module for teacher training, and Teaching Learning Material

Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications, relevant domain experience, last salary drawn, etc. We provide benefits such as PF, Gratuity, and Group Medical Insurance.