Senior Project Officer, Development & Project Management

About the Organization

Swaniti Initiative aims to strengthen public service delivery by working with state and local governments across South Asia with a strong focus on India. Our interventions have included strengthening scheme implementation by identifying current gaps and limitations, providing research support to Hon’ble Members of Parliament about best practices in moving forward, and developing data-technology tools that can back decision-making processes. At present, along with working with 200+ Hon'ble Members of Parliamentarians for policy making, are working as advisors to state governments to ensure the delivery of schemes to the last mile. Major verticals of our work are climate and sustainability, social protection, and livelihood.

Job Responsibilities

·Carry out diagnostic study to understand the socio-economic conditions in mining-affected villages and analyze the impact (or deficit) of existing government schemes.

·Conduct participatory planning and need assessment exercise in all mining affected villages.

·Facilitate Gram Sabhas and organize discussions on development issues in the village/Panchayat.

·Prepare village wise - list of projects to be taken up.

·Arrange the village wise - list of projects into Annual Action Plans, based on the immediate and long term priorities, as determined by the people in the mining affected villages.

·Evaluate projects submitted by different stakeholders.

·Facilitate the approval of the Annual Action Plans.

·Oversee the implementation of the approved projects, through regular field visits and raise flags at appropriate levels in case of potential delays or cost overruns.

·Promote community based monitoring tools like Social Audit of projects.

·Undertake action-research to discover more appropriate ways of doing things.

·Demonstrate the effectiveness of various projects taken up on the lives of the mining-affected communities through various communication mediums.

·Prepare RFP, DPR, SOR, Project Planning & Design documents and Cost Estimation.

·Prepare documentation of success stories, lessons learned and impact at periodic intervals.

·Report to the Team Leader, Planning and Monitoring Unit (PMU).

·Any other duties may be assigned by Team Leader or administration.

Requirements

Qualifications Required

• PGDM/MSW/MBA/PGD-JMC/PG in Rural Management/ Rural Development /Social Work / Development Studies from a recognized university.
  
• Should have a minimum of 3 years’ total work experience. Preference will be given to experience with Government/ Government Organisations/ International Organisations.
  

Skills and Attributes

• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships.
  
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze diverse information and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions.
  
• Proven ability to identify innovations and translate them into implementable practices.
  
• Competency in usage of IT tools including proficiency in MS Office suite.
  
• Strong oral and writing skills in English with effective documentation skills.
  
• Ability to communicate in Hindi is desirable.
  
  
  
  

Benefits

Remuneration

INR 10.20 LPA Annual CTC (Rs. 85,000/- monthly)

Swaniti Initiative aims to strengthen public service delivery by working with state and local governments across South Asia with a strong focus on India. Our interventions have included strengthening scheme implementation by identifying current gaps and limitations, providing research support to Hon’ble Members of Parliament about best practices in moving forward, and developing data-technology tools that can back decision-making processes. At present, along with working with 200+ Hon'ble Members of Parliamentarians for policy making, are working as advisors to state governments to ensure the delivery of schemes to the last mile. Major verticals of our work are climate and sustainability, social protection, and livelihood.