Program Associate

**Job description**

**_Plastics For Change India Foundation has the core objective to provide _**

**_dignified sustainable economic opportunities for the urban poor and improve their quality of life through social interventions. _**
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- *We are looking for passionate and highly skilled individuals who can help us make a difference to the lives of people in India who make a living collecting, sorting, recycling and selling materials that someone else has thrown away. We are looking for people who share our values and are driven to create a positive change in the community.
Job Title: Associate - ProgramsReports To: Manager
- ProgramsLocation: Chennai**Duties and Key Responsibilities **_

**Program Management**:

- Closely work with the waste-collectors community and scarp shops for their overall social and economic development.
- Will be responsible for a variety of cross-functional roles within foundation projects, work closely with the Manager-Programs and other team members of the Plastics For Change.
- Work towards effective PFC India foundation(non-profit) program delivery management and the coordinators core duties will be to assist and support day-to-day community interventions activities w.r.t social and financial inclusion, health, nutrition and education programs, supplies distribution, stakeholder development and management, networking and follow-up activities.
- Manage and groom a team of project field workers, assigning KPI’s and monitoring them.
- Implement, manage, improve, build capacity and monitor fair trade/ethical sourcing practices, labour laws, ESG policies and HR compliance standards at the supply partners and scrap shops.
- Coordinate with local authorities, government agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure benefits are implemented.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with supply partners, and scarp shops.
- Undertake scheduled site visits.
- Monitor, develop and sustain supply partners and scrap shops through PFC rating and incentive systems.
- Manage the developmental journey of the supply partners and scarp shops.
- Support in the preparation of the program logical framework, timeline, M &
E framework and budget.

**Reporting and Documentation**

**General Responsibilities**
- Ensure professionalism at all times and demonstrate exemplary prioritisation of workload skills.
- Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the company.
- Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security.
- Willingness to travel frequently across India, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or company.
- Work closely with the PFC team and Partners.

Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the company as a whole within the employee's skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed.

**Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications**
- Any graduate with Community development/ social work experience. MSW

/ MA in Development will be preferred.
- 0-3 years’ experience in program management (community development) in the social service sector.
- Experience working with the informal sector workforce.
- Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.
- Experience of being part of any program/project management or field work would be an added advantage.
- Engagement, plastics recycling, waste management will be helpful.
- Fluency in English, Tamil languages.

**Skills**
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work.
- Open to new challenges.
- Good data management, documentation and reporting skills.
- Good computer skills - MS Office and Working on CRM tools.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks.
- Eye for detail.
- Able to learn new systems, methods, processes and procedures.
- Able to meet deadlines and produce quality outputs.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
- Humility, honesty, transparency, integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

CTC : As per Industry Standards.

**Salary**: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance

Schedule:

- Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)
- Health insurance