Program Coordinator

**Job Description - Program Coordinator**

Designation Program Coordinator

Department Operations
Location Madhya Pradesh

Employment Type Renewable Full Time Employment Contract

Report To Manager Partnership - Operations
Positions reporting to this role NA

**Organization Background**

Established in 2007, Educate Girls’ is a non-profit that focuses on mobilizing communities for
girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally backward areas.
Strongly aligned with the ‘Right to Education Act’ or the ‘Samagra Shiksha’, Educate Girls is
committed to the Government’ vision to improve access to secondary education for adolescent

**About the Project**

Project Pragati is a ‘second chance’ program, launched in 2021, to create a self
- sustaining
ecosystem at scale for permanently at-risk, out-of-school adolescent girls and young women to
enable:

- 10th-grade credentialing
- Link them to higher education, employment or vocational training

**Scope of work**:
**A] Operational Management**:

- Collaborate with the Manager - Partnerships to design and implement training and camp

execution plans.
- Translate the overall program plan into district-specific actionable strategies.
- Support the Manager - Partnerships in tracking, maintaining, and reviewing weekly and
- monthly progress reports.
- Develop district-wise implementation maps, aligning each Implementing Partner’s progress
- with their assigned personnel.
- Monitor program implementation, flag potential issues, and provide timely inputs and

guidance to partners as needed.
- Liaise with functional experts to seek specialized support where necessary.
- Oversee quality assurance processes across all districts managed by Implementing Partners, in
- line with program standards.
- Ensure timely sharing of weekly and monthly progress updates with all Implementing
- Partners.
- Maintain effective internal and external communication to support smooth operations.

**B] Training Planning, Coordination and implementation**:

- Collaborate with the State Program Senior Specialist and Implementing Partners to develop a

comprehensive training schedule for Prerak’s.
- Actively engage in Core Group trainings and ensure high-quality delivery of training sessions to

Master Trainers from Implementing Partners.
- Oversee the execution of training programs and monitor their effectiveness on the ground.
- Address challenges proactively by providing timely support and solutions.
- Implement and manage a training feedback mechanism to continuously improve training
- content and delivery methods.
- Conduct regular field visits aligned with the training plan to offer constructive feedback and
- guidance to Master Trainers.
- Coordinate with the program content team for effective planning and negotiation of training
- components.
- Design and support capacity-building initiatives to strengthen field implementation teams.

**Minimum Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies**:
1. Graduate degree with 2-3 years of experience in managing field-level operations.
2. Strong command of Hindi (reading, writing, and speaking); working proficiency in English is an

added advantage.
3. Proven ability in people management, planning, and effective execution of activities.
4. Sharp observational skills coupled with strong analytical thinking.
5. Hands-on experience in designing and facilitating training sessions.
6. Strong community engagement and networking skills.
7. Excellent problem-solving skills with a resilient, solution-oriented mindset.
8. Comfortable using digital tools and technology for data tracking and reporting.
9. Highly organized and committed to maintaining high standards of professionalism and work

ethics.
10. Proficient in MS Office, Gmail, and commonly used internet tools and platforms.

1. Exceptional planning and organizational abilities, with keen attention to detail.
2. Strong analytical thinking and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
3. Effective task management skills, along with excellent time management and communication

abilities to work seamlessly across teams & Implementing Partners.
4. The capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-moving, evolving

environment.
5. A deep passion for girls' education and a strong commitment to creating positive change in

the lives of girls from