Project Coordinator

Smile Foundation SA; Nainital; On-site; INR 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Foundation SA is seeking a Project Coordinator/Associate to support the Tech for Society initiative at government engineering colleges across India. The role focuses on coordination, execution, reporting, and stakeholder engagement at the college level.

You will organize workshops, manage documentation, track indicators, and ensure timely communication with the central project team. Willingness to travel locally and collaborate with colleges is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in project coordination or program implementation.
• Experience with educational institutions or development projects preferred.
• Willingness to travel locally and work with colleges.
• Strong coordination and interpersonal skills.
• Basic understanding of innovation, technology, or education programs.
• Good documentation and reporting skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Support on-ground implementation of the Tech for Society project at assigned government engineering colleges.
• Coordinate with college faculty, students, industry mentors, and local partners.
• Organize workshops, FDPs, hackathons, meetings, and review sessions.
• Track project activities, outputs, and indicators at the field level.
• Support baseline studies, data collection, documentation, and case studies.
• Maintain project records, attendance, reports, and photographs.
• Ensure timely communication between colleges and the central project team.
• Assist in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting requirements.

Skills

Coordination

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Reporting

Travel readiness

Education

Graduate/PG in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Project Duration:

6 Months(Contract will be renewed in next Financial year)

Reporting to:

Project Lead / Manager

About Smile Foundation:

Smile Foundation works for the welfare of underprivileged children and their families through intensive programs focused on education, healthcare, skilling and women empowerment and Empowering Grassroots. Started in 2002 by a group of young corporate professionals, today Smile has evolved into a national level development organization impacting lives ofover 2 million underprivileged children and their families with project presence in 27 states across India,10 offices in strategic locations and over 650 employees, besides countless volunteers, well- wishers and supporters.

Currently SF has been implementing projects worth Rs 80 Crore across India directly or with the help of grassroot organizations, primarily CSR funded projects of varied scale both in urban slums and rural areas including aspirational districts in thematic areas mentioned above. The wealth of knowledge emanated from the same is immense, however the same is grouped in systematic manner which can be used for pitching for large projects of long term in nature leading to data driven knowledge products which can be further used in creating largescale impact.

Tech for Society is an initiative aimed at building a sustainable innovation and industry-readiness ecosystem in government engineering colleges in Karnataka. The project focuses on strengthening faculty capacity, fostering student-led innovation, and deepening industry–academia collaboration. Through faculty development programs, hackathons, incubation support, and access to emerging technologies, the project enables students to convert ideas into industry-relevant solutions. The initiative is implemented in partnership with industry leaders, government institutions, and innovation ecosystems to improve employability and entrepreneurial outcomes for engineering students.

Role Summary:

The Project Coordinator/Associate will support on-ground implementation of the Tech for Society project at assigned government engineering colleges. The role focuses on coordination, execution, reporting, and stakeholder engagement at the college level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support implementation of faculty development programs, student innovation activities, and industry engagement initiatives.
• Coordinate with college faculty, students, industry mentors, and local partners.
• Organize workshops, FDPs, hackathons, meetings, and review sessions.
• Track project activities, outputs, and indicators at the field level.
• Support baseline studies, data collection, documentation, and case studies
• Maintain project records, attendance, reports, and photographs.
• Ensure timely communication between colleges and the central project team.
• Assist in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting requirements.

Qualifications &Experience:

• Graduate/Postgraduate degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in project coordination or program implementation.
• Experience working with educational institutions or development projects preferred.
• Willingness to travel locally and work closely with colleges.
• Strong coordination and interpersonal skills
• Basic understanding of innovation, technology, or education programs
• Good documentation and reporting skills
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach