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