Program Manager in Bangalore | Swasti

aikyam; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Swasti is seeking a program manager to lead planning, coordination, and monitoring of heat resilience interventions across factories, working with cluster teams, government bodies, and industry partners.

The role involves developing project plans, trackers, timelines and risk registers; coordinating with cluster teams for onboarding; overseeing components like Heat Action Plans and dashboards; collaborating with internal teams, factories, government bodies, associations, and partners; and

Qualifications

• 3 to 4 years of experience in program management, project coordination, or implementation roles.
• Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders such as field teams, government departments, private sector partners, and technical experts.
• Strong program management skills to plan, coordinate, and follow up across multiple workstreams.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills for trackers, progress updates, and donor reports.
• Excellent written and verbal English; proficient in MS Office and Google Workspace.
• Willingness to travel to project locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead day to day planning, coordination, and monitoring of all project workstreams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, activity trackers, timelines, and risk registers.
• Coordinate with cluster teams to support factory onboarding and implementation of heat resilience interventions.
• Oversee key program components, including Heat Action Plans, early warning dashboards, trainings, Climate Care Hubs, worker feedback mechanisms, and occupational health and safety systems.
• Coordinate with internal teams, factories, government departments, industry associations, brands, and technical partners.
• Track project progress, support quality assurance, and consolidate field updates.
• Prepare donor reports, review decks, and management updates.
• Supervise the Program Associate and support project documentation and administrative processes.
• Represent the project in relevant meetings and forums.

Skills

Program management

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Documentation

MS Office / Google Workspace

Travel readiness

Job description

Swasti (Swasti Health Catalyst)

Swasti is a public health organization working across India to improve everyday wellbeing for vulnerable communities. For 20 years, it has worked at the intersection of public health, community systems strengthening, health systems strengthening, and climate and disaster response. Its focus areas include primary health, water and sanitation, gender and equity, workforce wellbeing, social protection, and climate and health. Swasti's mission is to add 100 million healthy days to the lives of the most vulnerable.

Role

A program management role leading the planning, coordination, and monitoring of heat resilience interventions across factories, working closely with cluster teams, government bodies, and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead day to day planning, coordination, and monitoring of all project workstreams
• Develop and maintain project plans, activity trackers, timelines, and risk registers
• Coordinate with cluster teams to support factory onboarding and implementation of heat resilience interventions
• Oversee key program components, including Heat Action Plans, early warning dashboards, trainings, Climate Care Hubs, worker feedback mechanisms, and occupational health and safety systems
• Coordinate with internal teams, factories, government departments, industry associations, brands, and technical partners
• Track project progress, support quality assurance, and consolidate field updates
• Prepare donor reports, review decks, and management updates
• Supervise the Program Associate and support project documentation and administrative processes
• Represent the project in relevant meetings and forums

Requirements

• 3 to 4 years of experience in program management, project coordination, or implementation roles, ideally in public health, worker wellbeing, occupational health and safety, climate resilience, or livelihoods programs
• Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders such as field teams, government departments, private sector partners, and technical experts
• Strong program management skills, able to plan, coordinate, and follow up across multiple workstreams and timelines
• Strong documentation and reporting skills, able to prepare clear trackers, progress updates, and donor reports
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English, with working knowledge of MS Office and Google Workspace
• Able to analyze project progress, spot gaps, and find practical solutions
• Comfortable working closely with field teams and traveling to project locations when needed
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability in a fast paced, multi stakeholder environment
• Knowledge of Telugu or Tamil is an advantage but not required