Role & responsibilities The Programme Coordinator will provide dedicated offshore programme coordination and operational support for our account.
The role will act as the central bridge between the client on-site team, offshore delivery teams, recruitment, resource management, finance, commercial, HR, business units and other internal support functions.
The Programme Coordinator will maintain account-wide visibility of new and existing projects, resource requirements, project setup activities, recruitment progress, delivery actions, dependencies and risks across client units.
The individual will support the on-site team by coordinating offshore activities, following up actions, consolidating project information and producing clear, accurate and timely account-level reporting.
This is not solely an administrative role. The Programme Coordinator is expected to actively drive actions, challenge delays, identify gaps and ensure that internal teams provide the information and support required by the client account.
Preferred candidate profile
1. In office and Offshore Coordination
Act as the primary offshore coordination point for the client on-site account team. Maintain continuous communication between the on-site team, offshore delivery teams and internal business functions.
Capture requirements, priorities and actions from the on-site team and communicate them clearly to the relevant offshore stakeholders.
Ensure that offshore teams understand the business context, customer expectations, deadlines and ownership associated with each request.
Provide the in office team with clear visibility of offshore progress, constraints, dependencies and required decisions.
Coordinate meetings, working sessions and follow-up discussions involving on-site and offshore stakeholders.
Ensure that decisions and actions agreed during meetings are documented, assigned and tracked to completion.
1. Account-Level Programme Visibility
Maintain a consolidated view of all clientopportunities, projects, work orders and mobilisation activities requiring offshore support. Track projects across client business units
Ensure that each project is aligned to the correct internal business unit, delivery unit, cost centre, legal entity and operational owner.
Maintain an account-level project register covering:
Project and opportunity name
Internal business unit
Scope and service area
Commercial status
Statement of Work status
Planned start date
Resource requirements
Recruitment status
Delivery owner
Key dependencies
Risks and issues
Current actions and next steps
Identify missing project information and proactively obtain clarification from the relevant teams.
Highlight projects that are at risk of delayed mobilisation, revenue slippage or customer escalation.
1. Resource and Recruitment Coordination
Work closely with the in office team to capture detailed resource requirements for new and existing client projects. Translate customer and delivery requirements into clear recruitment requests.
Coordinate with Talent Acquisition, Resource Management, HR and delivery teams to identify suitable internal and external candidates.
Ensure that recruitment requests include accurate information relating to:
Role title
Required skills
Experience level
Location
Security clearance
Visa or mobility requirements
Target start date
Contract duration
Commercial rate or approved cost
Track the complete recruitment and deployment lifecycle, including:
Requirement submission
Candidate sourcing
Profile review
Interview scheduling
Interview feedback
Candidate selection
Offer processing
Background verification
Visa or mobility processing
Joining and onboarding
Project deployment
Review profiles received from recruitment before submitting them to the on-site team.
Ensure that profiles meet the stated requirements and are presented in a consistent and professional format.
Follow up on delayed profiles, interviews, offers and joining activities.
Escalate resource risks early where mobilisation timelines may be affected.
Maintain a consolidated account-level resource demand and fulfilment tracker.
1. Project Setup and Mobilisation
Coordinate the internal setup of all new client projects and work orders. Ensure that projects are initiated under the correct client entity and internal business unit.
Coordinate project setup activities with finance, commercial, legal, delivery, HR, recruitment, IT and operations teams.
Track completion of mobilisation requirements, including:
Signed Statement of Work or work order
Internal approvals
Project code creation
Cost centre allocation
Revenue and billing setup
Resource allocation
System access
Laptop and equipment requests
Security clearance
Customer onboarding
Timesheet access
Delivery governance
Invoice readiness
Maintain a mobilisation checklist for every project.
Identify incomplete setup activities that could prevent resources from starting work or the company from recognising and invoicing revenue.
Provide regular mobilisation updates to the on-site account team.
Coordinate closure or transition activities when projects end or resources are released.
1. Programme Governance and Action Management
Maintain a central account-level action tracker covering all key client activities. Capture actions from programme reviews, delivery reviews, customer meetings and internal governance calls.
Assign clear owners and target dates for each action.
Follow up with action owners and challenge overdue or incomplete responses.
Escalate critical actions, dependencies and risks to the appropriate account leaders.
Maintain RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
Ensure that significant programme decisions are recorded and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
Support the preparation and administration of weekly, monthly and quarterly programme governance meetings.
Ensure that governance meetings focus on decisions, delivery progress, risks, commercial impact and next actions rather than status reporting alone.
1. Reporting and Management Information
Collect project updates from delivery managers, project managers, recruitment teams and other internal functions. Validate the completeness and consistency of information before sharing it with the on-site team.
Produce consolidated account-level reports covering:
Project status
Resource demand
Recruitment progress
Mobilisation status
Delivery milestones
Risks and issues
Financial and commercial dependencies
Customer actions
Internal actions
Upcoming decisions
Prepare weekly account status reports for the on-site client account team.
Produce concise executive summaries highlighting:
What has been completed
What is in progress
What is delayed
What requires escalation
What decisions are required
What is planned for the next reporting period
Maintain dashboards and trackers that provide a single, reliable view of account activities.
Ensure that reported data is current, traceable and supported by accountable owners.
Avoid merely consolidating unverified updates; challenge incomplete or unclear information before reporting it.
1. Internal Stakeholder Coordination
The Programme Coordinator will work closely with: Client on-site account leadership
Offshore account and delivery leadership
Project and programme managers
Talent Acquisition
Resource Management
Human Resources
Finance and billing teams
Commercial and pricing teams
Legal and contracting teams
Immigration and global mobility teams
IT and workplace support
Security and compliance teams
Business unit and practice leadership
Subcontractor and partner management teams The role holder must establish clear working relationships across these functions and ensure that client account requests receive timely attention.
1. Communication Management
Communicate clearly, professionally and consistently with all stakeholders. Translate complex or fragmented requirements into structured actions and deliverables.
Ensure that the in office team receives timely updates without needing to repeatedly chase offshore teams.
Ensure that offshore teams receive sufficient customer context and do not operate only from isolated task requests.
Produce clear meeting notes, decisions, action logs and status communications.
Adapt communication for delivery teams, senior management, recruitment, finance and customer-facing stakeholders.
Maintain confidentiality when handling commercial, employee, customer and project information.
1. Risk and Escalation Management
Proactively identify risks relating to resources, project setup, recruitment, security clearance, commercial approvals and delivery dependencies. Assess the potential impact of delays on project start dates, revenue,
customer commitments and service delivery.
Escalate material risks with clear evidence, impact, ownership and recommended action.
Avoid waiting until deadlines have been missed before raising concerns.
Track escalated issues through to resolution.
Identify recurring operational failures and recommend process improvements.
1. Process Improvement
Identify opportunities to improve the coordination of client account activities. Standardise project intake, recruitment requests, mobilisation checklists, status reporting and action tracking.
Reduce duplication across different offshore and in office trackers.
Establish a clear source of truth for account-level operational information.
Recommend automation opportunities for reporting, reminders, data consolidation and workflow tracking.
Document repeatable processes and ensure that relevant teams follow them.
Support the continuous improvement of account governance and offshore operating practices.
Key Deliverables The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining and producing:
Client account project register
Opportunity and pipeline mobilisation tracker
Resource demand and fulfilment tracker
Recruitment status report
Project mobilisation checklist
RAID log
Programme action tracker
Weekly account status report
Monthly account programme report
Meeting minutes and decision logs
Project setup and onboarding tracker
Escalation report
Business-unit allocation and project ownership register
Executive dashboard for account leadership
Performance Measures
Success in the role will be assessed against measures such as:
Accuracy and completeness of account-level reporting
Percentage of actions completed by agreed deadlines
Timeliness of recruitment and profile submissions
Resource fulfilment against project start dates
Number of projects mobilised without preventable delays
Accuracy of business-unit and project setup information
Reduction in missed actions and repeated follow-ups
Early identification and escalation of delivery or mobilisation risks
Stakeholder satisfaction across the on-site and offshore teams
Quality and timeliness of weekly and monthly reports
Improvement in account-wide visibility and governance
Reduction in revenue delays caused by incomplete project setup or mobilisation
Required Experience
Approximately 58 years of experience in programme coordination, PMO, account operations, project coordination or delivery support.
Experience supporting large, complex customer accounts.
Experience working across on-site and offshore delivery models.
Experience coordinating multiple projects, workstreams and internal functions.
Practical experience in recruitment coordination, resource fulfilment or workforce planning.
Experience maintaining programme trackers, RAID logs, dashboards and management reports.
Experience working with senior stakeholders and geographically distributed teams.
Experience in the telecommunications, technology or IT services sector is preferred.
Previous experience supporting major telecommunications organisation would be advantageous.
Required Skills and Competencies
Strong programme and project coordination skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Strong stakeholder management
High attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Strong follow-up and action-management discipline
Ability to challenge delays and unclear ownership professionally
Strong analytical and reporting skills
Ability to consolidate complex information into concise executive updates
Good understanding of recruitment and resource mobilisation processes
Understanding of project financial and commercial processes
Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and reporting skills
Experience with project management and collaboration tools
Ability to work independently and take ownership
Ability to operate effectively under pressure
Strong judgement regarding when to resolve issues directly and when to escalate
Behavioural Expectations The successful candidate must demonstrate:
Ownership rather than passive coordination
Proactive communication rather than reactive follow-up
Persistence in closing actions
Confidence in working with senior stakeholders
Discipline in maintaining accurate information
Willingness to challenge incomplete or inconsistent updates
Strong customer-account orientation
Ability to understand both operational detail and the wider account context
Reliability, responsiveness and professional integrity
Interested Candidates please share your updated resume to
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📌 Programme Coordinator (Chennai)
🏢 Prodapt Solutions
📍 Chennai