Program Manager

NIIT Foundation; India; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NIIT Foundation is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end Financial Literacy projects across multiple states. You will coordinate with internal teams, government partners, funders, and training centers to ensure timely delivery of milestones.

The role requires 5–6 years in project management, ideally in CSR, education, or development sectors. Travel across project locations is anticipated, with emphasis on governance, budgets, and performance tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced roles.
• Experience in CSR, skill development, education, or development sectors is desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and execution of Financial Literacy projects across assigned states.
• Develop project plans, implementation strategies, and monitoring mechanisms to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate with state teams, training centers, partners, and stakeholders for smooth project execution.
• Monitor project progress against defined targets and ensure adherence to timelines, quality standards, and budgets.
• Track project performance through MIS reports, dashboards, and data analysis.
• Ensure donor guidelines, organizational policies, and project documentation requirements are met.
• Conduct periodic field visits to monitor implementation, assess quality, and provide operational support.
• Identify implementation risks and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Facilitate regular review meetings with internal and external stakeholders and ensure timely closure of action points.
• Support funder reporting, utilization certificates, audits, and documentation as required.
• Work closely with finance, operations, MIS, training, and partnership teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance project efficiency and beneficiary outcomes.

Skills

Project planning

Monitoring

Reporting

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Project budgeting

MIS

Compliance

Documentation

Travel readiness

Leadership

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management, Social Work, Commerce, Education, or related discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Project reporting tools

Job description

NIIT Foundation (NF) is a not-for-profit education society ( NGO ) set up by the promoters of NIIT in 2004. Its mission is to positively impact the underprivileged of the country through educational initiatives and skill development programs . NIIT Foundation, an Education NGO has a mandate to reach the unreached, uncared and unattended to ensure inclusive development of India.

To shape the mandate, NIIT Foundation has begun a number of programs like donate for child education, skill development, Financial literacy and all, that positively impact the underserved of the country through various educational interventions. The intent of NF is to better understand the education and employability issues at the grassroots level. The organisation builds corporate and ngo partnerships for sustainable development.

Job Description

Job Description

The Project Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and successful implementation of Financial Literacy projects across multiple states. The role requires close coordination with internal teams, training partners, government departments, funders, and other stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of project milestones and achievement of key performance indicators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation and execution of Financial Literacy projects across assigned states.
  
• Develop project plans, implementation strategies, and monitoring mechanisms to ensure timely delivery.
  
• Coordinate with state teams, training centers, partners, and stakeholders for smooth project execution.
  
• Monitor project progress against defined targets and ensure adherence to timelines, quality standards, and budgets.
  
• Track project performance through regular MIS reports, dashboards, and data analysis.
  
• Ensure compliance with donor guidelines, organizational policies, and project documentation requirements.
  
• Conduct periodic field visits to monitor project implementation, assess quality, and provide operational support.
  
• Identify implementation risks and proactively develop mitigation plans.
  
• Facilitate regular review meetings with internal and external stakeholders and ensure timely closure of action points.
  
• Support funder reporting, utilization certificates, audits, and documentation as required.
  
• Work closely with finance, operations, MIS, training, and partnership teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
  
• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance project efficiency and beneficiary outcomes.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Social Work, Commerce, Education, or a related discipline. A Master's degree will be preferred.
  
• 5–6 years of experience in project management, preferably in CSR, skill development, education, financial inclusion, or development sector programs.
  
• Experience in managing large-scale, multi-state projects will be an added advantage.
  
• Strong understanding of project planning, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder management.
  
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project reporting tools.
  
• Experience in handling project budgets, MIS, compliance, and documentation.
  
• Willingness to travel extensively across project locations.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coordinate cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.