Job Description

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.

Eligibility Criteria

·       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.

Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - MSW

Organization Details

• Organization Name:MACT- Mary Anne Charity Trust
• About Organization:MARY ANNE CHARITY TRUST (MACT) is a non profit, non governmental voluntary organization working with an integrated community development initiative in a multi faceted social work approach aimed at self sustainability of the underprivileged. Started in the year 1996 registered under the Indian Trust Act in the Rural village of Trichy district is spread over to Pudhukottai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and to the City of Chennai working for the basic human rights of the underprivileged. Vision: Towards an Egalitarian Society with Human Dignity and Sustainable Environment. MACT has been involved in the field of Environment, children based projects, doing as a Mother NGO under Ministry of Health and family, Reading class programme in village schools, women’s Programme ,counseling centre and Media ( taking issue based shot films). Especially our project in children as follows,
  
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