Posted By: MACT- Mary Anne Charity Trust
Chennai
Middle Mgt (Regional/ Zonal Manager, AVP, State /Regional Head)
Program Implementation
Public Health/WASH
Job Title: State Project Coordinator
Location: MACT Head office, Kodambakkam, Chennai
Position Type: Full-time
Education: MSW/ Public Health/Sociology
Reporting: Project Director
Key Responsibilities:
1. Project Management:
· Steer-head, implement, and manage all projects in the organization to fulfil its objectives.
· Manage all project planning, scheduling, and execution to adhere to project timelines.
· Monitor and report on project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.
· Identify, manage and resolve project-related issues or challenges.
· Organize and lead project meetings.
2. Networking and Stakeholder Engagement:
· Engage stakeholders, including government officials, government affiliated ministers, partners and community members and build strong relationships to champion initiatives.
· Represent the organization at relevant meetings, conferences and events.
3. Reporting and Documentation:
· Collect and consolidate project monitoring/progress reports to the organisation’s director and donors.
· Collect and consolidate monthly and annual operational work plans from project staff.
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation.
4. Financial Oversight:
· Monitor project budgets and expenditures.
· Ensure compliance with budgets, financial policies and procedures.
· Work closely with the finance team to track project finances.
5. Human Resource Management:
· Supervise and support a team of project staff, including training and capacity-building.
· Participate in recruitment interviews, draft job descriptions, and ensure adherence to human resource policies of the organisation.
· Facilitate effective communication within the team and between different organizational levels.
· Conduct evaluation of the project staff members every 6 months.
· Assume responsibility for overseeing and assigning tasks to interns within the organization.
6. Evaluation and Monitoring:
· Conduct regular field visits to monitor project activities, assess impact, and address challenges.
· Design and implement evaluation mechanisms to measure project effectiveness.
7. Additional Responsibilities:
· Oversee the creation of communication tools, including campaigns and presentation materials and IEC materials.
· Ensure the visibility of the organization's projects.
· Contribute to the design and development of new projects.
· Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify opportunities for program expansion.
· Any of the following degrees are acceptable: MSW, Public Health, Sociology
· 3+ years’ experience: 2 years in the field and 1 years in project management, preferably in the health/education related project experience within the NGO sector.
· Open to extensive travel within Chennai and Tamilnadu.
· Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, problem-solving and organisational skills.
· Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
· Excellent verbal, written, presentation skills along with interpersonal skills in English and Tamil languages.
· Prior knowledge of public health policies (like tobacco control) and initiatives is preferred.
· Familiarity with local issues and dynamics
· Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
· Ability to work efficiently with tight deadlines.
· Commitment to the goals of the project and the values of the organization.
Post Graduation - MSW