Lead Project Manager

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4-6 years

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The SBI Foundation, established in 2015 by the State Bank of India, serves as the CSR arm for the bank and its subsidiaries. As a leading institution dedicated to promoting growth and equality, the Foundation focuses on supporting vulnerable and marginalized communities. Our extensive and impactful CSR activities have positively influenced the lives of over a million beneficiaries. We are committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by fostering positive changes for underprivileged sections of society.

Deputy Manager – Health & Elderly Care

The role involves providing strategic and operational support to the Senior Manager in developing new programs, reviewing project proposals, coordinating with partners and government stakeholders, managing budgets, conducting field visits, and documenting program outcomes. The position demands a proactive and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, capable of driving impactful interventions in the domains of preventive health, primary healthcare, geriatric care, and community health initiatives.

Key Job Responsibilities:

The person in this position will be responsible for the following:

• Providing support to Senior Manager, Health & Women Empowerment, in developing new programs, implementing and evaluating assigned programs, etc.; monitoring and analysing program development and implementation; identifying problems and issues to be addressed and initiating corrective actions; liaising with relevant parties; ensuring follow-up action
• Organising and preparing written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
• Providing substantive support to Senior Manager for high-level meetings to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents, presentations and reports, etc.
• Coordinating with Communication team for outreach and communication activities to raise awareness about, and widely disseminate, outputs and findings resulting from the assigned programs
• Organising seminars/ roundtables/ workshops for national experts addressing sustainable development issues
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on programs undertaken by SBI Foundation, including reporting to partners/funders
• Overseeing the program operations and supervising staff
• Preparing PPTs for high level meetings including board meetings, CSR committee meetings, etc.
• Coordination with diverse stakeholders, maintaining relationships, facilitating meetings and promoting effective teamwork.
• Conducting research and analysis to formulate comprehensive program strategies
• Performing other duties as required and assigned by Program Head
• The incumbent will also be involved in planning, budgeting, writing research papers on varied subjects, review of schedule timelines, on-boarding, resource management for the programs, SPOC for issue management, onsite-offsite coordination and communicating innovative ideas/changes for program management/development activities.

Key Responsibility Areas will also include:

Budget Achievement

• Meeting budget targets through the year by conceptualising innovative programs and processing proposals received.
• Undertaking programs as per the budget allocated to the position/team

Programme Management and Delivery

• Participate with NGOs/Implementation agencies closely in program delivery
• Ensure that programs meet objectives, timelines are adhered to and beneficiary experience is of high quality
• Effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders, including NGOs, partner teams, beneficiaries, etc.
• Establish a clear understanding of program expectations including on timelines, quality check measures, etc.
• Manage expectations, align and push back as program requirements demand (do this on multiple programs at a time)
• Ensuring compliance with regulations, monitoring budgets, evaluating program effectiveness and supervising the staff.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitor programs regularly by conducting site visits to ensure timely achievement/delivery of targets/results
• Evaluate the data provided/gathered from NGOs/onsite to track the progress of the program.
• Estimate the probability of success/failure and take necessary steps to meet the desired outputs
• Undertake/initiate impact assessment by yourself or with help of an external agency to judge the success of the programs and devise a future course of action
• Overseeing the systematic tracking of project activities and assessing their outcomes and impacts.

Promotion and Branding

• To develop promotional material like pictures/posters/quotes etc. from the programs and share with the Communication Team to ensure programs get the required publicity
• To write/provide case stories from the programs for use on social media and websites

Although, the individual will work in a team, it is essential that the chosen candidate can work in an independent manner to complete the given assignments in a time bound manner.

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Why Join SBI Foundation? Because We Care About YOU!

At SBI Foundation, we believe that a fulfilling career is more than just a paycheck—it’s about feeling valued, supported, and inspired. Here’s what makes us stand out:

Performance-Driven Rewards

• Annual performance-based incentives to recognize and reward your contributions.

Health & Well-Being

• Comprehensive health and accidental insurance for you and your loved ones because your well-being is our priority.

Everyday Perks That Make a Difference

• Stay connected with mobile reimbursements.
• Enjoy delicious meals at the office with our subsidized food facility.
• Keep learning with support for role-based training programs.

A Culture of Care & Engagement

• We foster a vibrant workplace where employee engagement takes center stage. Be part of celebrations, initiatives, and programs that create a sense of belonging and collaboration.

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