Position: Project Manager Elderly Inclusion & Empowerment

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Reporting To: National Project Manager Elderly Inclusion & Empowerment

Based at: State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) State Programme Management Unit (SPMU) office

Project Duration: 3 Years (annual contract, renewable based on performance and availability of funds)

BACKGROUND

HelpAge India, in partnership with DAYNRLM and participating SRLMs, is implementing a multi-state pilot to integrate elderly care, active ageing, and community-based caregiving within the Food, Nutrition, Health, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (FNHW) framework. The initiative aims to build scalable, community-led elderly inclusion systems through SHGVOCLF platforms, strengthen government convergence, and develop caregiving cadres and care economy approaches. To support state-level implementation, a Project Manager Elderly Inclusion & Empowerment will be positioned within the respective SRLM SPMU.

PURPOSE

The State Project Manager Elderly Inclusion & Empowerment will provide state-level technical, operational, and coordination support for implementing the Operational Framework under the MoU between HelpAge India and the respective SRLM. The role includes integrating elderly-focused interventions within SRLM systems, strengthening implementation across pilot districts and blocks, facilitating government convergence, and supporting institutionalisation within DAYNRLM, while guiding district/block teams, community institutions, and caregiving cadres to deliver agreed programme outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Programme Coordination and Implementation Lead coordination and implementation of the Operational Framework across pilot districts and blocks, ensuring alignment with state plans and the HelpAge IndiaSRLM MoU.
2. Coordination & Engagement Act as the key liaison between HelpAge India and SRLM, coordinating across state, district, and block levels, and driving convergence with relevant departments.
3.



Technical Support & Capacity Building Develop and deliver guidelines, tools, and trainings; strengthen elderly inclusion, caregiving systems, and integration of ESHGs within NRLM platforms.
4. Monitoring & Reporting Track progress, conduct field visits, and lead reporting, evaluations, and documentation of programme outcomes.
5. Community Systems & Convergence Strengthen Elders Self Help Groups (ESHGs), community caregiving systems and enable elderly access to entitlements, health, social protection, and livelihoods through stakeholder convergence.

Disclaimer: The Job Description above is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS, COMPENTENCIES & EXPERIENCE

- Master degree in Social Work, Rural Development, Development Studies, Public Health or related disciplines.
- Minimum 4-6 years of relevant experience in rural livelihoods, SHG promotion, social inclusion, public health or community development programmes.
- Prior experience of working with SRLMs, NRLM institutional platforms or large-scale government programmes will be preferred.
- Experience in programme coordination, capacity building and stakeholder engagement.
- Understanding of elderly inclusion, social protection, community caregiving or FNHW-related programmes will be an added advantage.
- Strong communication, coordination and documentation skills.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the state.
- Strong programme coordination and facilitation skills.
- Ability to work with government systems and community institutions.
- Good training and mentoring abilities.
- Strong analytical, reporting and documentation skills.
- Positive interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multi-stakeholder implementation processes.

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📌 Project Manager Elderly Inclusion and Empowerment (Chennai)
🏢 HelpAge India
📍 Chennai