Project Manager - Environment & Ecology

Program Design and Research:

• Support the planning and strategy of programs across themes.
• Support research on geographies, impact indicators and institutions for collaboration.
• Prepare strategy presentations, concept notes, dashboards using excel for internal review and communication across teams.
• Support the design of methodology for project implementation.

Technical Proposal Evaluation:

• Support in reviewing technical specifications, project budgets, activity timelines, milestone-based cash flows, BoQs and implementation designs.
• Support in evaluating incoming proposals for technical soundness and feasibility.

Institute assessment

• Support in assessing institutions for technical capability, on-ground presence, past performance and alignment with foundation’s objectives for potential collaboration in specific areas.

Data Management and Reporting:

• Develop and maintain data and dashboards to monitor projects.
• Ensure standardized collection of impact data 
• Coordination with regional teams and implementing partners to track data.

Project Monitoring and Coordination

• Liaise with internal operations teams to track on-ground implementation progress.
• Liaise with procurement team to understand price discovery mechanism and specifications given by various vendors for the various themes 
• Assist in Monitoring project milestones through data dashboards and presentations.
• Manage program-related meetings by coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders including preparation of MOMs with actionable. 

 Knowledge Management

• Support development of frameworks and monitoring indicators across program themes.
• Build a repository of technical details, implementation guides, case studies, and best practices based on field experiences and lessons learned.
• Engage with sector stakeholders (institutions, domain experts, NGOs) for knowledge exchange, technical inputs and potential collaborations.
• Good understanding and application of MS PowerPoint and Excel 

 Qualifications and Experience: 

• Postgraduate degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Rural Development, Sustainability, or related fields 
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience