Project Coordinator

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
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**:_ _**Project Coordinator

**REPORTS TO**: Regional Manager
- Programs

**LOCATION**: Andaman & Nicobar (Port Blair)

**Duties & Key Responsibilities**:
**Project Execution and Management**
- Manage timely roll out/implementation of the project. Ensure that implementation is in line with the project design
- Identify the needs to customize strategy, plans and approaches of the project to ensure achievement of project goal and objectives
- Lead the development of detailed implementation plans and support the project team in understanding and implementing the DIP
- Coordinate with other functions of the organization to seek necessary support for project execution
- Promote innovative approaches and interventions in the project
- Identify operational challenges in the project and ensure timely interventions and support to overcome the same in close coordination with project team and Central Office Team.
- Support development of Standard Operating Practices (SOPs) required for smooth implementation as per agreed timelines.
- Undertake regular field monitoring towards accomplishment of deliverables (approx. 40% time)
- Ensure Community ownership of project activities and strategies for sustainability.
- Understand Community aspirations and align project activities with the same.
- Leverage community’s strengths and institutions to support project and Create ownership of the project activities.
- Build transparency and accountability of the project activities towards the impact population.

**Develop Partnership With Government And Others And Undertaken Advocacy On Relevant issues**
- Identify and build relationship at Community, Ward, District stakeholders in the private, government academic and NGO sectors to support partnership
- Create visibility of project and organization within government stakeholders
- Understand stakeholder mandates and activities to leverage the same for project implementation.
- Represent the project and organization at various forums to nurture partnership
- Represent the project in relevant committees and advocacy forums at district and state level
- Develop advocacy strategy and activities in consultation with technical team

**Build Sensitive And High Performing Cohesive Team**
- Organize orientation of project team on the project, their role, and responsibilities
- Supervise the project team and ensure necessary coordination, positive spirit, and support within the team
- Identify technical needs for capacity building of the staff
- Organize team capacity building program in consultation with technical team
- Be familiar with the Performance Management System to have Annual KRA/ Individual
- Operating Plan established with direct reportee, conduct their mid-year reviews and annual appraisals.
- Mentor the project team with regular feedback, inputs, and support to make sure they remain highly motivated and high performing
- Provide support to regular support Team: Activity planning, monitoring, and program reviews
- Identify any conflict area, role clarity amongst team members and address them in timely manner

**Coordinate Monitoring, Documentation, Studies, MIS Based Report For Donor Reporting**
- Support technical team in development of project related content in terms of sharing the project team, collaboration with project members
- Lead execution of project studies and documentation with support of technical team in timely manner
- Develop blogs, brief, and undertake photo documentation for creating visibility of the project

**HR Compliance and Documentation**
- Manage and maintain HR Database and Documentation
- Face HR audits
- Conduct Internal HR audits

**KN**OWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Postgraduate degree in Social Work/ Rural Development/ Rural Management/ Social Sciences
- 5+ years experience in program management in the social sector.
- 3+ years experience in government relations, advocacy & policy related work.
- 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 bean added advantage.
- Engagement, plastics recycling, and waste management will be helpful.
- Fluency in English, Tamil and Hindi languages.

**SKILLS**:

- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work.
- Project and fund management skills.
- Be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the sector.
- Ability to develop good relationships with stakeholders.
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and is able to understand individual's motivations
- Open