Field Project Coordinator

Job Position: Field Project Coordinator

Location: Junga, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh

Openings: One

Reporting to : Project Manager, HO

Salary : Rs.35,000 40,000 per month.

Preference will be given to native Himachal Pradesh Candidates

About Organisation

National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI) is a 15 year old not-for-profit organization focused on

the objective of skill building and development of vocational opportunities for India's large

workforce. NSFI is realizing its mission towards enabling sustainable livelihoods through trainings

of unskilled/ semi-skilled workers, rural youth, farmers, and women entrepreneurs and action

research in the domains of agriculture supply & value chains, markets, and skills, and through

across the nation with the objective of providing them access to growth sectors in formal labour

markets. NSFI (net)works with national and international agencies in Public Sector, and Civil

Society Domains.

About the Project

The project Income Enhancement for Women in Himachal Pradesh is designed to empower rural

women by promoting pine needle handicrafts as a sustainable income source. It provides technical

training, business skills, and entrepreneurship development for both existing and new women

entrepreneurs, while also strengthening SHGs for collective growth. The initiative offers incubation

support including branding, packaging, e-commerce integration, and exposure visits, enabling

women to access diverse markets such as retail outlets, exhibitions, corporate gifting, and online

platforms. By transforming forest waste into marketable products, the project not only enhances

income and self-reliance among women but also addresses environmental concerns of pine needle

forest fires, creating long-term social and ecological impact across 16 Gram Panchayats in

Mashobra Block of Shimla district

Field Project Coordinator Himachal Pradesh

Position Summary

Responsible for overall field-level implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the pine

needle handicrafts livelihood project across 1520 Gram Panchayats in Mashobra, Shimla district.

Acts as the primary link between the Head Office, local field team, community institutions, and

external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning and execution of all project activities in the field, ensuring adherence to

timelines and deliverables.

Supervise and guide the Assistant Field Project Coordinator and Field Executives.

Oversee the mobilization of women entrepreneurs.

Create women's SHGs and establish an SHG federation to support their business activities and

assist in marketing.

Possess the capacity to take ownership of the SHG federation and the mindset to continue

working for the federation after the completion of the project in a leadership role.

Coordinate training programs (technical & business skills), exposure visits, and mentoring

sessions.

Liaise with experts/trainers for product design, business skills, and marketing support.

Ensure proper use of project resources such as the warehouse, go-down, and packaging units.

Maintain project MIS beneficiary data, training records, production volumes, and sales

tracking.

Prepare and submit weekly/monthly progress reports to the Project Manager at the Head Office.

Represent the project at local events, exhibitions, and stakeholder meetings.

Ensure compliance with donor branding, documentation, and reporting requirements.

Qualifications and Experience:

Graduate/Postgraduate in Social Work, Rural Development, or related field.

Minimum 45 years of experience in livelihood promotion, SHG strengthening, or handicraft

projects.

Strong community mobilization, leadership, and coordination skills.

Proficient in MS Office and comfortable with MIS reporting.

Fluency in Hindi; knowledge of the local dialect preferred.

Expected personality traits:

1. Highly proactive and having initiative in improving the working environments

2. High energy levels and temperament to take up activities that have time commitments

3. Open to learn new technological/digital tools that can improve the reporting systems of an

organisation

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.