Project Coordinator

Plan India; Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Plan India is seeking a centrally placed Project Coordinator for the Saksham project, based in New Delhi. The role involves day-to-day project management, reporting to the Senior Manager, Grants Implementation, and ensuring alignment with objectives, budget utilization, and knowledge sharing with partners and stakeholders.

The candidate will support program planning, implementation, monitoring, and building partnerships with national and state stakeholders, with focus on youth employment and

Qualifications

• Post-Graduate or equivalent in Social Sciences required.
• Experience: minimum 5 years in development sector.
• At least 2 years in program design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation.
• Experience in partnership management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management for Saksham at training centers in New Delhi.
• Ensure project activities align with KPIs and strategic plan.
• Monitor progress trackers, checklists, and M&E system monthly and quarterly.
• Conduct field visits to monitor progress and compile reports.
• Prepare high-quality donor reports and program budgets.
• Identify new opportunities and contribute to project proposals.
• Organize trainings, workshops, and partner meetings with logistics support.

Skills

Child rights understanding

Youth employment knowledge

Life skills training

Communication skills

Monitoring & coordination

Multi-tasking

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Education

Post-Graduate/Degree in Social Sciences

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Level Of Contact With Children: 2 –

(Sporadic or Occasional contact with Children) The position holder shall be responsible to adhere with & work within the ambit of Plan India’s Safeguarding & Gender Equality Policies.

Job Summary:

The project is seeking to appoint a centrally placed Project Coordinator to be based at one of training centers at New Delhi for day to day project management of Saksham project. The Project Coordinator will report to the Senior Manager, Grants Implementation. Under the guidance and supervision, S/he will ensure that the project delivers on its objectives and results, it utilizes its financial allocations in an effective manner and the project lessons are documented and shared with partners and stakeholders. S/he will support the meeting programmatic and compliances and will provide support in the areas of project planning, implementation, innovation and monitoring on a day to day basis. S/he will support the in-building partnerships with national and state stakeholders.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead operationalization of project/s with specific focus on youth employment through sustainable livelihoods, vocational and life skills training.
• Ensure that project is rolled out as per its keys performance indicators and is operationalized through an approved strategic plan across project locations.
• Ensure operationalization of progress trackers, KPI, checklists and project monitoring and evaluation system on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Closely monitor and review project activities, ensure that activities are on track, elevate emerging risks when activities are off track.
• Make regular field visits in other field locations across different states to monitor the project progress and submit visit reports with observations and recommendations
• Assist in developing term of references for commissioning reviews studies, and evaluations and monitor these closely as per deliverables.
• Develop high quality project and donor reports.
• Facilitate development of program budgets, monitor expenditure and do modifications as required.
• Identify new opportunity for interventions and contribute to project proposal development.
• Organizing trainings, workshops, events, partner meetings, including identification of participants, resource agencies/facilitators and general logistical support.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive electronic data base and inventory of all the communication and knowledge products developed under the project.
• Coordinate and facilitate donor visits/ National or International team/guests.
• Produce high quality periodic project progress reports, case studies and proposals.
• Carry out any other work assigned by Management

Core competencies:

• Understanding of Child Rights.
• Understanding of issues related to youth employment.
• Understanding of nitty-gritty of Vocational and Life skills training and job placement services.
• Effective communication skills – oral and written
• Strong monitoring, coordination and facilitation skills
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and deliver consistently on deadlines
• Strong analytical skills
• Comfortable working as a member of a culturally diverse team
• Familiarity with operating MS office

Education

Post-Graduate/Degree (or equivalent) in Social Sciences.

Experience

Work experience of at least 5 years in development field. At least 2 years experience in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of integrated program/projects on Promotion of Youth Employment through Vocational and Life Skills Training. Experience of partnership management would be an essential

Language Requirements

Familiarity with any one regional language. Fluency in writing, speaking and reading English and Hindi is essential

COMPENSATION & EMPLOYMENT

Plan is an equal opportunity employer.

Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment to child rights and child protection.