Project Associate/Project Manager

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities: Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of initiatives. Coordinate activities across multiple work streams, ensuring alignment with district education priorities and CSFs strategic objectives. Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, ensuring proactive issue resolution. Conduct targeted field visits to gather operational and academic insights, understand the effects of training observations, and gauge the impact of Mission at a block, school and classroom level. Lead joint visits with district cadres to build capacity and foster local ownership of project initiatives. Build and nurture relationships with key district and block-level officials including Basic Shiksha Adhikari, DIET Principal, Block Education Officer (BEO), DC-Training, SRGs, and ARPsto facilitate smooth project operations and collaborative problem solving. Continuously seek opportunities to optimise project processes, leveraging best practices in project management and technology. Contribute to strategic planning by sharing field insights and recommending scalable solutions for systemic reform. Skills and Qualifications: Strong project management skills, including planning, budgeting, risk management, and resource allocation. Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and people management capabilities. Proven ability to drive execution across multiple projects while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines. Proven technical skills in organising Microsoft Office and Google Suite information and data. Derive insights from large datasets for informing data-driven decision-making at the district level. Adaptability, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills to navigate dynamic district-level challenges. Prior hands-on experience in the Indian education sector is preferred. Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidates experience levels.