Project Associate in Bangalore | Swasti

aikyam; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Swasti, a health-focused organization with two decades of experience, seeks a Project Associate to support program delivery on heat resilience, worker wellbeing, and occupational health in factories. You will connect factory teams, healthcare providers, and workers to ensure health services, trainings, and safety measures reach those in need.

The role involves coordinating with multiple stakeholders, organizing trainings and field visits, and maintaining documentation and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in public health, social work, community development, management, social sciences, occupational health, or a related field.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in project coordination, programme implementation, or field operations.
• Experience in public health, worker wellbeing, occupational safety, telehealth, or factory based programmes is preferred.
• Experience coordinating with nurses, doctors, government departments, or community groups is a plus.
• Strong coordination, planning, and follow up skills, with attention to detail.
• Good written and spoken English, with the ability to work professionally with workers, doctors, and factory teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager with planning, coordination, and monitoring of project activities
• Maintain trackers, timelines, meeting calendars, and project documentation
• Coordinate with cluster teams and factories to roll out heat resilience and worker safety programmes
• Manage the telehealth programme, including scheduling consultations, referrals, follow ups, and case tracking
• Support Heat Action Plans, early warning dashboards, trainings, Climate Care Hubs, and worker feedback systems
• Consolidate field and health data, spot gaps, and help prepare reports and presentations
• Organise trainings, factory visits, medical camps, and stakeholder meetings, including logistics

Skills

Coordination

Planning

Follow-up

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in public health / social sciences / management

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Swasti

Swasti is part of the Catalyst Group and has spent close to two decades working to build resilient health systems and communities, especially for people who are poor and marginalised. Swasti believes people must be at the centre of health systems for them to work well, and sees lack of healthcare as an injustice affecting the poor. Swasti works across primary health, worker wellbeing, occupational safety, and climate resilience, bringing together communities, healthcare providers, and industry partners to make everyday wellbeing possible for everyone.

Role

Swasti is looking for a Project Associate to support the Program Manager in running and monitoring a programme focused on heat resilience, worker wellbeing, and occupational health and safety in factories. This role sits at the centre of coordination, connecting factory teams, healthcare providers, and workers to make sure health services, trainings, and safety measures reach the people who need them.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager with planning, coordination, and monitoring of project activities
• Maintain trackers, timelines, meeting calendars, and project documentation
• Coordinate with cluster teams and factories to roll out heat resilience and worker safety programmes
• Manage the telehealth programme, including scheduling consultations, referrals, follow ups, and case tracking
• Support Heat Action Plans, early warning dashboards, trainings, Climate Care Hubs, and worker feedback systems
• Consolidate field and health data, spot gaps, and help prepare reports and presentations
• Organise trainings, factory visits, medical camps, and stakeholder meetings, including logistics

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in public health, social work, community development, management, social sciences, occupational health, or a related field
• 1 to 2 years of experience in project coordination, programme implementation, or field operations
• Experience in public health, worker wellbeing, occupational safety, telehealth, or factory based programmes is preferred
• Experience coordinating with nurses, doctors, government departments, or community groups is a plus
• Strong coordination, planning, and follow up skills, with attention to detail
• Good written and spoken English, with the ability to work professionally with workers, doctors, and factory teams
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office and Google Workspace
• Ability to handle sensitive health data accurately and confidentially
• Willingness to travel to project locations when needed
• Opportunity to work on a nationally relevant health and worker safety programme
• Direct exposure to public health, occupational safety, and climate resilience work
• Close collaboration with healthcare providers, factory teams, and communities
• Be part of an organisation with two decades of experience building resilient health systems