Senior Manager-Programme (West)

Child Rights and You (CRY); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CRY – Child Rights and You, Mumbai West invites an experienced professional to lead the SM Programme in the West region. The role focuses on programme planning, project development and partner capacity building in alignment with CRY’s strategy.

You will oversee implementation, monitoring, PME reviews, budgets and donor reporting, coordinate with internal teams and external partners, identify new projects, and ensure high-quality delivery and documentation across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate education in social development or NGO management.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in developmental project implementation, proposal development, CB and training of field implementers.
• Report writing skills would be an added advantage.
• Team player with excellent communication and liaising skills.
• Understanding of CB initiatives and latest skills in CB; knowledge of ground realities in development sector desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead programme planning, project development and partner capacity building in alignment with CRY's regional and organisational strategy.
• Oversee project implementation, PME reviews, budgets, disbursements and financial utilisation, ensuring compliance with PME and Grant Sanction processes.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and partners, support proposal and donor reporting, identify new projects and partnerships, and represent CRY with external stakeholders.
• Ensure effective delivery, documentation, resource utilisation and overall programme quality across assigned initiatives in the West region.

Skills

Team player

Excellent communication

Liaising skills

Education

Post-graduate in Social Work / Sociology / Rural Development / Rural Management/NGO Management/Project planning

Job description

Role & responsibilities

The SM Programme, West will lead programme planning, project development and partner capacity building in alignment with CRYs regional and organisational strategy.

The role will oversee project implementation, performance monitoring, PME reviews, budgets, disbursements and financial utilisation, ensuring compliance with CRY’s PME and Grant Sanction processes.

The position will also coordinate with internal stakeholders and partners, support proposal and donor reporting, identify new projects and partnerships, and represent CRY with external stakeholders.

The role will ensure effective delivery, documentation, resource utilisation and overall programme quality across assigned initiatives in the West region.

Preferred candidate profile

• Post-graduate in Social Work / Sociology / Rural Development / Rural Management/NGO Management/Project planning.
• Minimum 8 yrs of experience, preferably in developmental project implementation, proposal development, CB and training of field implementers as well as designing of CB programs.
• Report writing skills would be an added advantage.
• The candidate should be a team player and should have excellent communication and liaising skills.
• She/he should have designed and implemented CB initiatives and should have the latest knowledge and skills in CB. A fair understanding of ground realities in the development sector would be desirable.