Swaniti Initiative - Senior Project Officer - IIT/NIT/IIM

Specific Tasks:

- Carry out diagnostic study to understand the socio-economic conditions in target regions and analyze the impact (or deficit) of existing government schemes

- Conduct participatory planning and need assessment exercise in the intervention areas

- Organize discussions on development issues at the ground level

- Identify list of possible projects to be taken up

- Evaluate proposals submitted by different stakeholders to be taken up under the Project's ambit

- Converge with various line administrations to improve effectiveness of interventions on the community

- 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 executed

- Demonstrate the effectiveness of various projects taken up on the lives of the target communities through various communication mediums

- Prepare documentation of success stories, lessons learnt and impact generated at periodic intervals

- Any other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications and Experience:

- A graduate from a recognized university/institute with a four-year degree course or a post-graduate from a recognized University/ Institute (in case of a graduate holding degree of a course duration of three years or less)

- Preference would be given to candidates from the IITs/NITs/IIMs or equivalent university/institute of national repute

- Minimum of 3 years- total work experience related to project management in private/public/non-for-profit sector

- Minimum of 1 years- experience with Government/Government Organizations/International Organizations

- Expertise in one or more of the following sectors: Livelihood, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Health, Education, Skill Development, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Women and Child Development etc.

- PMRDFs are encouraged to apply