Program Manager

About Concern India Foundation

Concern India Foundation is a Non-Profit Public Charitable trust which extends Financial & Non-Financial support to grass root level NGO’s working in the area of Education, Health & Community Development since 1991 throughout India. Concern India works towards “Helping People, Help Themselves” by making the disadvantaged self-reliant & enabling them to lead a life of dignity.

• Lead the field team in implementing all aspects of the project intervention.
• Maintain a keen awareness of the situation to grasp the intricacies of the intervention, analyze relevant data, and strategize both immediate responses and future directions.
• Provide updates and reports regularly and make effective presentations.
• Flexible to cater project-based events and visits for donors.
• Work closely with the local government for convergence, demonstration, and collaboration.
• Lead the NGO selection, empanelment process, documentation, and process for conditional approval.
• Lead the development of work plans, budgets, and MoU with partners and tracking on the annual progress of the project within the prescribed timelines.
• Regular monitoring of Projects implemented by the Branch.
• Review the finances of the Projects and conduct audits of the programs with the finance team.
• Responsible for project implementation, monitoring and documentation, and maintaining program tracker online on a daily basis.
• Ensure data quality assurance and supervisory visits to NGOs with program teams.
• Timely engagement with the field to understand the impact of intervention. 
• Work in line with the Branch Manager and fundraising team on the potential & pipeline proposals that need support on a regular basis.
• Lead and be responsible for the development of proposal, and synopsis for pitching for fundraising.
• Timely monitoring and guiding the field team.
• Coordination with the fundraising team on the potential proposal preparation and presentations as needed.
• To strategize and plan forward with sustainability in mind.

• The candidate should have a minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) of programs.
• The candidate should have completed a Master in Social Work (MSW) or equivalent post graduate degree.

Experience

• Extensive experience in engaging government, donors, and implementing partners to develop and effectively lead strategic partnerships.
• Passion for solving complex problems with experience of developing evidence-   based strategic or operational plans as well as shaping and leading sustainable and scalable ventures.
• Results-driven and self-motivated with ability to inspire the pursuit of excellence.
• Grant-making experience strongly preferred, a desire to work in and with the nonprofit sector is essential.

• High action orientation
• Information seeking
• Collaboration
• Partnership Management
•  Communication (written and oral).
•  Well versed with MS Office