Position: Project Manager

Organization: Aide et Action (India)

Location:
Aide et Action (India) is a development organization working in the field of education. In India  Aide et Action is registered as a Not-for-Profit organization under Section 25 (corresponding to Section 8 Companies Act 2013) of the Companies Act, 1956.

We at Aide et Action, work with the vision of ‘Changing the world through education’. Our mission is to ensure access to quality education for the most vulnerable and marginalised populations, especially children, so they can take charge of their own development and contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable world.

Our programs are managed through Offices in Bhopal, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad & Patna.  In line with the emerging needs of our organization, we now seek to fill in the following positions.

Position: Project Manager

Job Location: Gurugram

Number of Vacancy: 1

Job Type: Full Time, Fixed-Term contract (contract renewable on an annual basis)

Reporting To: Regional Manager

Job Profile:

In the designated position, the incumbent will be responsible for

Organisational Image Building: Represent the organisation in the processes of networking, media relations, identification of partners, meetings with external stake holders, campaigning & event management, stake holders’ relationship building. 

Programme Development and Management: Supporting the Project team in establishing programmes/projects in terms of strategic planning, implementation, processes, and approvals. 

Sponsorship Development and Management: Integration of sponsorship into projects; Analysis and monitoring of sponsorship communication/activities; Capacity building of the programme and project team on Sponsorship activities. 

Human Resource Management: Team building; Support Project team in recruitment, selection, appointments, performance appraisals, exits, compensation, grievance resolution, training & capacity building relating to projects; Training and capacity building of the project team 

Documentation, research and reporting: Conceiving and designing of project plans, training and capacity building, performance tracking systems, financial systems, research and write proposal in coordination with Regional Manager; Reporting to the regional manager as regards to progress of the projects/statutory requirements – internal and external 

Knowledge Management: Capturing the learning of the experiences of the programmes and its dissemination to various stake holders through the Regional Manager ; Responsible for contributing to the region’s Management Information System 

Monitoring and evaluation: monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes

Monitoring the performance of project team members and providing support for required interventions 

Resource mobilization: Support the Regional Manager in the fund raising/resource mobilization initiatives with specific emphasis on identification of prospective donors, negotiations and follow up 

Financial Management: Responsible for proper fund management in relation to the project/programmes. Responsible for budgets allocated to the projects and its smooth management 

JOB CHARACTERISTICS: Organization and domain knowledge Communication, Interpersonal, teamwork, analytical, mobility, time-management, observation, documentation, innovation, public relation, basic finance and account, computing, local language, negotiating and leadership skills.

Candidate Specification:

Incumbent should be a Post Graduate in Social Work/ Development Studies or any other relevant field with two to three years of work experience in the development sector especially at the grass root level project/s. Should possess good communication skills – verbal & written English communication;
Should possess skills in documentation, report /proposal writing;
Incumbent should be prepared to travel and stay in rural areas as per the organizational requirements.
Compensation Range:

Monthly Gross Compensation of INR. 50,000 to 65,000