Job ID: 288966

Project Associate

Femfuture Collective

Location: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Apply by: 25 Apr 2026

Relevant Sectors

Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance

Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy

Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

Joining Date: 4th May, 2026
Salary: INR 25,000-30,000 per month
About Organization: Femfuture Collective aims to address the lack of body autonomy among girls, women, and gender diverse people by integrating local expertise and global knowledge with digital resources and human experiences. We want to build intelligence on sexual and reproductive health rights, enabling menstruators to make informed decisions about their bodies.

About Project Sambhav: The project aims to promote holistic development for adolescent girls and boys, primarily from tribal communities across panchayats by integrating education, health, and livelihoods so that they can make informed choices about their life and career and transition into adulthood with confidence and community support.

Summary of Role
The Program Associate will work closely with the Founder to support and drive key organizational activities, including operations, administration, logistics, and coordination with program participants. This role offers hands-on exposure to strategy, project management, and implementation, while contributing meaningfully to Femfuture Collective’s mission.

Essential Functions
- To assist in the development and implementation of project strategies, and work plans including monitoring and evaluation plans.
- Collection, analysis, and presentation of information needed for project development and implementation.
- Assist in developing and implementing project communication strategies and management tools that can be adapted for other projects as needed, e.g., travel and budget tracking tools, partner communication, or consultant approval templates.
- Assist in the operational and financial management of projects and ensure that necessary project management and financial procedures are properly implemented.
- Carry out regular field visits in Jamshedpur and meetings across Jharkhand to ensure smooth implementation of and updates around program activities.
- Work closely with the finance team/leadership to develop, monitor, track and analyze annual, quarterly, and monthly expenditures compared to the project budget. Ensure that project budget projections are accurate and expenditures are properly tracked, including accruals.
- Presentation of information for audit and evaluation of the projects.
- Provide logistics support for events and project-related workshops.
- Participate in and contribute to training sessions for operations and project staff.
- Oversee all project-related travel processes and seek any necessary approvals for on ground activities.

Skills, Education, and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work or related field with a minimum of 3-4 years of program management experience in a relevant field.
- Experience in conducting training with young people and curriculum development on gender, health and life skills will be preferred.
- Comfortable working in teams as well as acting independently in the implementation of specific tasks, multitasking and prioritizing, working under uncertainty, and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of people of different cultural backgrounds.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling web-based management systems.
- Should be willing to travel to the field, with advance planning and flexibility wherever possible. Preference will be given to people from Jamshedpur/Jharkhand.

Competencies
- Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through different channels to individuals or groups
- Contributing to team success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
- Decision making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions, developing appropriate solutions and taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
- Initiating action: Taking ownership of organization goals and being proactive in their approach to work
- Quality orientation: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being mindful of people and processes
- Managing conflict: Navigating disagreements constructively and fostering respectful collaboration; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people.
- Planning and organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- Learning and Growth Orientation: This role offers hands-on exposure to nonprofit leadership, operations, and strategy. It is well-suited for early-career professionals who are eager to learn, build skills, and work closely with organizational leadership.

Encouragement to Apply: We encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet every requirement listed, as we value willingness to learn, alignment with our values, and lived experience alongside formal qualifications.

Note:
1. The role is open to all candidates. We strongly encourage people from gender and sexual minority groups, religious minority groups, and Dalit-Bahujan-Adivasi communities to apply.
2. We recommend that you visit our website and social media pages to understand our values and work in depth before applying.
3. You will have to relocate to Jamshedpur, if you are applying from any other city. Preference will be given to people who are from or have worked in Jamshedpur in the relevant field.

How to apply: To apply, please complete the Google Form application in the below link. You can copy paste in the link in the browser to access the form.

ChatGPT responses (which are greater than 20%) will be disqualified.

LINK - https://forms.gle/QvX3VQH3E4V8neV48

If you face any challenges with the form, you can email femfuturecollective@gmail.com for support.