Project Manager

Smile Foundation; Delhi; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Foundation invites applications for a Project Manager to lead an Integrated Nutrition and Community Development Project. The role focuses on day‑to‑day management, stakeholder coordination, field operations, and donor‑sponsored reporting across health, nutrition, education, WASH, livelihoods, governance, and community development.

The candidate will supervise a team, engage with government bodies, and ensure timely delivery of activities with quality standards.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, Public Health, Rural Development, Development Studies, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in managing community development, public health, or multi‑sector programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in team management, government liaison, and donor‑funded projects.
• Strong planning, communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day project implementation with planned workplans and timelines.
• Coordinate with government departments, partners, and community bodies; ensure convergence with schemes.
• Supervise Health Educators, Coordinators, and field staff; conduct field visits and reviews.
• Oversee monitoring, data validation, reports, MIS dashboards, and donor updates.
• Monitor budgets, procurement, logistics, and ensure compliance with donor guidelines.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and document lessons learned for donor satisfaction.

Skills

Planning

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Decision making

Conflict management

External alliances

Internal partnerships

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Position Title: Project Manager

Function: Programme (Integrated Nutrition and Community Development Project)

Experience: 7–10 years

Position Type: Full Time – Fixed Term

Location: Moga Punjab (Field-based)

Role Purpose

The Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the Integrated Community Development Project, ensuring timely delivery of activities, effective stakeholder coordination, adherence to quality standards, and achievement of project objectives across health and nutrition, education, WASH, livelihoods, governance, and community development components.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Implementation and Coordination: Lead the day‑to‑day implementation of project activities in accordance with approved plans and timelines, develop and monitor weekly, monthly and annual workplans, ensure effective coordination across thematic areas and field teams, identify bottlenecks and facilitate timely resolution.
• Stakeholder and Government Engagement: Coordinate with district and block‑level government departments, community institutions, partner organizations, strengthen convergence with government schemes, facilitate meetings with PRIs, VHSNCs, school committees, education department, frontline workers, and support donor visits, employee engagement, review meetings.
• Team Management: Supervise and mentor Health Educator, Cluster Coordinators, Community Mobilisers and Community Counsellors; conduct regular field visits and review meetings; foster collaboration and capacity building among staff.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: Oversee project monitoring systems, ensure timely data collection and validation, review progress reports, beneficiary databases, MIS dashboards, submit donor reports, case studies, success stories, baseline assessments, periodic reviews, impact evaluations, project updates (weekly, monthly, quarterly).
• Financial and Administrative Management: Monitor budgets, expenditures, resource utilisation, ensure compliance with policies, donor guidelines, statutory requirements, coordinate procurement, logistics, administrative support; share bills, vouchers and financial statements timely.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure adherence to programme quality standards and implementation protocols, promote documentation of best practices and lessons learned, support Technical Project Lead in meeting project outcomes and donor satisfaction.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in social work, Public Health, Rural Development, Development Studies, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in managing community development, public health, or multi‑sector development programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in team management, government liaison, and multi‑themed donor‑funded projects.
• Strong planning, communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.

Competencies

• Communication – Communicates clearly and effectively through reports, presentations, and stakeholder interactions, ensuring information is accurate, concise, and tailored to donors.
• Decision Making – Identifying and understanding issues, comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions, and choosing appropriate actions.
• Conflict Management – Effectively dealing with antagonistic situations using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension.
• Creates External Strategic Alliances – Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Creates Internal Partnerships – Works to achieve business goals by building strategic relationships between teams, departments, units, and organizations.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Smile Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.