Job Summary The Project Associate - WEE, will own the delivery and performance of the LokOS program activities across assigned districts in Bihar. S/he will be the primary point of coordination with the Community Finance (CF) team at the state level, to align program activities with state CF priorities and plans, and will coordinate with and support District Coordinators to ensure consistent implementation of the program approach. S/he will be responsible for ensuring capacity building support is extended in a meaningful manner at the district level.

S/he will be responsible for conducting ToTs for the district as well as block teams of JEEViKA.

About the Project

PCI intends to work on supporting JEEViKA in LokOS Data Digitization for Enhanced Credit, through a 12-month intensive engagement covering 4 districts of Bihar - Patna, Bhojpur, Muzaffarpur and Nalanda - across 70 Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) and 5.95 lakh SHG women.

The assignment requires a field-led implementation approach to translate LokOS digitisation into sustained, accurate and credit-relevant transaction data at scale. Working closely with Jeevika (Bihar State Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society), PCI will drive SHG and VO transaction-data training and adoption, data-quality assurance, handholding, operational problem-solving and structured reporting, contributing to the plan of supporting 0.8 million active, regularised transaction-data records.

The project centres on moving Bihar s SHG/VO ecosystem beyond one-time training towards sustained usage, regularised transaction data, strengthened Bookkeeper (BK) capability, and clean, integration-ready CLF-level data to support future credit-model integration.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

Program Delivery Coordination





- Own delivery and performance of program activities within the assigned districts, ensuring adherence to the phased CLF rollout plan.
- Coordinate with and provide support to District Coordinators, ensuring consistent implementation of training, handholding and data-quality processes.
- Support the sequenced rollout of SHG and VO transaction-data training across assigned CLFs.
- Undertake regular field visit at the CLF and SHG level to ensure LoKos data entries.
- Conduct regular capacity building sessions in the assigned districts at various levels - Block, CLF and SHG.

Monitoring Escalation

- Track state-level progress against targets (training completion, BK coverage, data quality) and flag risks/bottlenecks.
- Escalate critical implementation issues to the Project Manager in a timely manner.
- Support monthly coordination with Jeevika and relevant nodal officers.

Stakeholder Management

- Maintain effective working relationships with district- and state-level Jeevika officials and other institutional partners.
- Support the Project Manager in stakeholder engagement and donor-related requirements as needed.

Reporting Documentation

- Consolidate district-level updates into structured state-level progress reports.
- Support documentation of learnings, best practices and case studies for internal and external sharing. Other Responsibilities




- To carry out any other relevant duties as required and assigned by Manager.

Job Details

- Position Title: Project Associate - WEE

- Number of Position: 1

- Reporting: Associate Director
- Location: Patna, Bihar (with travel across project districts)

- Type: Project Based
- Qualification Required: A post-graduate degree/diploma in management, social work, rural development, or a related field.

Experience

- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in program coordination, preferably within SHG/livelihoods or financial-inclusion programs.
- Experience working with SRLM structures (e.g., Jeevika/BRLPS) or similar government missions is preferred.
- Candidates without prior full-time experience but with strong relevant field exposure may also be considered.

Skills Attributes

- Valuable analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple districts simultaneously.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned district, including to remote blocks and clusters.
- Positive facilitation and training skills for working with SHG members and Bookkeepers.
- Strong understanding of the functioning of SRLM and CLF/SHG federated structures.
- Good oral and written English and Hindi skills.
- Digital literacy including word processing, MIS/database systems, and MS Excel/PowerPoint.
- Familiarity and understanding of LoKos system will be an advantage.

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📌 Project Associate - WEE (Patna)
🏢 PCI India
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