Job Summary

We are looking for Programme Officers to join our talented Programme Management team.

The Programme

Officers will have the responsibility of assisting Leads in all aspects of ensuring smooth delivery and impact from our different programmes. The candidate should be comfortable with a startup workplace managing fast paced development and frequently changing requirements.

Responsibilities

- External coordination Engage with clients, partners, donors to understand their needs, requirements and provide them an understanding of Gram Vaani s offerings, processes, etc

- Internal coordination Intra and inter team coordination in the organization to align with project/ intervention specific deliverables, follow-up on timely delivery, etc

- Work with the project and research lead/ team to participate in primary and secondary research/ needs assessment exercises, developing surveys, MEL tool, and creating detailed reports on observations and insights received through such exercises

- Work with project and content lead/ team to assist in developing campaign plan, along with designing implementation strategy and plan

- Work in close collaboration with project/ program lead/ team to monitor and manage program/ campaign implementation with regular follow-ups with all teams involved

- Analyze data and send recommendations to the customers/ clients; develop data driven analytical skills to provide feedback on program performance

- Periodic and project reporting

- Any other task assigned by the management / vertical lead

Expectations from the role

Strategy

- Engage with external partner social sector organizations in the domains where Gram Vaani works like Gender Child rights, Workforce Labour rights, Education, livelihoods, financial inclusion, and Governance, Youth Empowerment Skilling Offering ICT community media solutions to address the outreach and engagement needs of partner organizations) to understand their needs and operational models

- Be occasionally available in the field to build an understanding of the needs of the target group and partner organizations, and ensure that the programs are built with a strong fitment to these needs

- Drive innovation across all aspects of project planning and execution

- Share strategic lessons and approaches with other peers in the company

- Lead design, development and delivery of the project (all aspects)

- Provide required insights/feedback/updates to internal (content, research, mobilization, development) an external stakeholder (client/donors)

Project Management

- Lead different/assigned projects including relationships with governments, donors, key partners, and other stakeholders





- Follow through on the required project design requirements, and ensure that processes are followed

- Work closely with the teams to ensure timely planning, completion, sharing and documentation of needs assessment study, formative study, any other recce, dipstick survey activities as required by the project

- Ensure end to end knowledge management (including process documentation, as required) of all assigned projects

- Follow processes, templates, systems as required to ensure effective project delivery, learning and sharing put in place by the project delivery teams (project units) from across functions (content, development, research, mobilization)

- Work closely with the project unit team to build log frames, workplans, and the theory of change ensuring that all required project monitoring tools are put in place, teams are trained, and data is reviewed regularly

- Collaborate with teams on communication and mobilization design and delivery

- Work closely with the internal technology team to build MIS specifications and data tracking methods

- Work closely with the internal content team to provide inputs on communication and SBCC material

- Ensure that the partners are on-board with the strategy, and hold constant update/review meetings

- Follow regular feedback and revision process with the community mobilization team.

- Provide direction, support etc. to ensure effective user response

- Ensure that the trainings are planned, delivered, monitored and efficacy reviewed on a regular basis

- Ensure that required training, assessment and other documents are in place

Team Administrative responsibilities

- Work with concerned leads to help manage and support key staff for the projects, especially field-based staff volunteers

- Ensure high quality and timely deliverables, in line with the proposed strategy and targets, throughout the life of the project/s

- Complete monthly, quarterly and yearly internal and external reports at various levels

- Provide regular reporting to the line managers about program challenges, suggestions on the way forward, updates on key action taken, and escalations as required

- Support project and vertical leads on financial accountability and ensuring standards of quality. Track the PL statement for each program, ensure timely invoicing and payments





- Play a representational role, both for the project and the organization, internally and externally

- Support the reporting line managers in building customized concept notes and co-funding proposals for new programs

Experience and Qualifications

- Master degree in Development studies, social work/ studies, and related field.

- 5 to 7 years of experience in deploying managing ICT for development projects, social and/or behaviour change communication and development.

- Experience of working in the domains related to youth empowerment skilling, climate change resilient action, sexual and reproductive health and rights, will be an added advantage.

- Exposure of working on the ground with low-income rural and urban communities

- Experience in working with teams designing, delivering and managing large-scale community mobilization programs (behaviour change communication campaigns) in low-income urban or rural communities.

- Thematic experience or exposure in any one or more is highly desirable: Primarily Health, SRHR, Nutrition, or even across other social development themes like Education, Agriculture, Youth, Livelihood, Gender, Social Entitlements etc.

- Experience of working closely with state or national governments in India at a senior level on the strategic development and implementation of ICT initiatives

- Experience of stakeholder relationship management support at a senior level

- Proven technical project management skills and experience

- Demonstrated skills in project planning, budget development and management, project work plan development and management

- Experience of supporting/preparing donor proposals, reports, and other external submissions

- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Hindi. Additional languages (including regional dialects of Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, MP, Odisha) will be an added advantage.

- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, planning and organization, and strategic thinking

- Ability to work on own initiative and organizing time effectively within a range of often conflicting deadlines. Capacity to juggle competing priorities and a busy program of work while working to an agreed strategy

- Should be a self-starter which is very crucial for a start-up like us

- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse teams

- 1 position in Delhi

- 1 position in Ranchi

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