Program Associate

Over the years Reliance Foundations initiatives have continued to evolve while remaining responsive to the ever-changing needs of society The Foundation is currently focusing on creating change in areas of Rural Transformation Health and Education Sports for Development Disaster Response Arts Culture Heritage and Urban Renewal AboutTo know more read our latest Annual Report onJob PurposeRFs Early Childhood Care and Education ECCE programme aims to improve quality of ECCE for 3-6 year old children especially in Anganwadi centres ECCE is one of the newest strategic initiatives of the Foundation and as part of the newly established ECCE team all team members will play a key role in establishing strengthening and expanding the programme across multiple states Programme Associates will work closely with Leads and the Head-ECCE to design and deliver key initiatives and while focused on a specific role operations reporting partnerships with specific responsibilities and KPIs they are expected to multi-task and support as per programme priorities a Operations - Primarily responsible for all operational support for smooth functioning of the programmeb Reporting - Primarily responsible for tracking and reporting programme activities outputs and outcomesc Partnerships - Primarily responsible for partner management and coordinationRoles Responsibility and Outcomes KPI Roles ResponsibilityOutcomes KPIs a Operations Maintain project management tracker for key initiatives identify gaps in delivery and highlight to Lead and State Programme Manager Coordinate with State team and field implementation partner to resolve operational issues Coordinate with state team partner s and Finance team on issues related to procurement and vendor payment processes and ensure timely implementation Compliance Tracking outputs delivered by partners and corresponding financial expenditure Indicative to be finalized with team member as per annual operational planb Reporting Maintain MIS for all programme activities outputs and outcomes MIS Timely and accurate reporting as per agreed periodicity and timelines Coordinate with state teams field implementation partners and M E teams to ensure timely and accurate reporting Identify common issues trends across states and outliers and highlight to Leads Partner engagement Timely and accurate documentation c Partnerships Support lead to prepare presentations notes for partnership discussions Coordinate with partners state teams and other internal stakeholders to ensure partnership documents MoUs reports are prepared on time Provide feedback on reports and budget variance analysis Document partnership discussions and follow-up for action points For all associatesProgramme design 10 Provide inputs on key initiatives by identifying best practices research for new ideas technology etc Documentation and analysis 20 Support Head and Leads in preparation of annual work plans budgets financial projections programme updates presentations etc Field coordination 20 Visit the field regularly to assess quality of implementation provide inputs for improvement and support programme activities Other activities 10 Plan and organize events workshops and project visits for internal or external groups as required Any other responsibilities as per programme and organizational requirements as assigned by line manager Key Stakeholders Collaborators RF Internal teams - Communications M E Research Finance RF state teams Field implementation partners Technical partners Necessary Post Graduate Degree in education social work social science rural management any relevant field Desirable Qualification in Education Early Childhood Development or related fields Necessary For all 2-5 years of relevant work experience Proficiency in English knowledge of Hindi may be an advantage Excellent documentation analysis and presentation skills Proficiency in MS Word Excel and PowerPoint is required Demonstrates high levels of empathy understanding challenges of stakeholders listening actively and working in a participatory manner Demonstrates creativity in her his work responding flexibly to a changing field situation and devising innovative ways of solving challenges a Operations - Working knowledge of project management tools Gantt charts etc b Reporting - Working knowledge of R Stata SPSS c Partnerships - Working knowledge of Tableau and other presentation toolsDesirable Experience of working with Government primary schools Anganwadi centres Proficiency spoken reading in other languages like Marathi Gujarati Telugu Urdu Experience Educational RequirementsEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OTHER REQUIREMENTS Scope of Worka People Management Scope Range of no of Direct Reports b Geography Coverage Country-wide Region-wide Location-wide Other c Corporate Coverage Company-wide Business or Function-wide BU or Sub-function-wide Other NACountry-wide