Project Coordinator

• Convert the approved logic model and budget into annual, quarterly and monthly workplans, activity calendars, responsibility matrices, procurement schedules and expenditure forecasts.
• Coordinate timely delivery across all project streams: climate education, gender and shared norms, community media, Village Climate Resilience Plans, adaptation demonstrations, policy engagement and partnerships.
• Maintain active field coordination across 50 villages and eight Gram Sabha clusters; identify dependencies, resolve operational problems and escalate material risks promptly.
• Coordinate activity logistics, permissions, facilitators, technical assessments, materials, venues, travel and community contributions, while tracking milestones and corrective actions against the approved schedule.

• Work through Gram Sabhas, Climate Action Teams, women's self-help groups, youth clubs, elders, farmers and other community institutions to build ownership and participation.
• Use participatory and culturally appropriate methods, including communication in Santali and Bengali, community mapping, seasonal calendars, problem ranking, storytelling and practical demonstrations.
• Mainstream gender and inclusion through safe-space consultations, gender-sensitive scheduling, shared decision-making, visible leadership roles for women, equitable access and appropriately disaggregated participation data.
• Facilitate the preparation, Gram Sabha endorsement and six-monthly review of Village Climate Resilience Plans, including clear actions, roles, timelines and resource needs.

• Build constructive working relationships with Panchayats and block- and district-level departments responsible for agriculture, water, forestry, health, tribal welfare and related schemes.
• Coordinate community preparation for and delivery of multi-stakeholder climate forums, ensuring inclusive representation, clear agendas, bilingual briefs, accurate minutes and tracked commitments.
• Support the evidence gathering, drafting, validation, endorsement and submission of policy briefs, Gram Sabha resolutions and community proposals to relevant authorities.
• Follow up government responses, scheme linkages, sanction orders and budget allocations; communicate progress to Gram Sabhas; and help activate or formalise partnerships and MoUs that can sustain successful initiatives.

• Provide day-to-day direction and support to the Community Mobilisers and coordinate closely with the Gender and Training Specialist, Community Media Producer, peer educators, consultants and technical experts.
• Set clear priorities, conduct review meetings, support field problem-solving and staff capacity, and coordinate with the Programme Director and MANT support teams so plans, budgets and reporting remain aligned.
• Promote a respectful, collaborative and accountable work culture and ensure that staff and partners comply with MANT policies and the code of conduct.

• Maintain an accurate project MIS and results tracker covering activities, participants, reach, output targets, outcome indicators, timelines, responsibilities and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate pre- and post-assessments, periodic field monitoring, community feedback and follow-up on behaviour, practice and institutional changes linked to the project's outcomes.
• Ensure timely collection and secure filing of supporting evidence, and prepare high-quality updates and donor narrative reports on activities, outcomes, challenges, adaptations, gender mainstreaming, learning and communications.
• Coordinate documentation and dissemination of Santali radio and video outputs, ensuring community voice, women's representation, factual accuracy, informed consent and safeguarding.
• Support reviews, evaluations, audits and learning events, and use findings and community feedback to improve subsequent implementation.

• Manage activities within the approved budget, review expenditure against workplans, prepare forecasts and flag potential underspend, overspend or reallocation needs early.
• Work with the finance team to ensure requests, procurements, payments, transaction records and supporting documents are complete, accurate, appropriately approved and correctly allocated.
• Contribute to financial reporting by reconciling activity delivery with expenditure and providing clear explanations for material variances, including variances above the donor's 10% explanation threshold.
• Maintain orderly physical and digital project files and ensure compliance with donor requirements, organisational policies, safeguarding, data protection, anti-fraud and audit readiness.

      Qualifications and experience

• Postgraduate degree in Social Work, Rural Development, Mass Communication and Journalism, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Public Policy or a related discipline.
• At least three years of relevant experience coordinating field-based development projects; five years and/or experience with donor-funded programmes will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience working with rural, tribal, or Adivasi communities and community institutions such as Gram Sabhas, Panchayats, self-help groups or village committees.
• Practical experience in project planning, team coordination, stakeholder management, budget tracking, monitoring and donor-quality narrative reporting.
• Working knowledge of climate adaptation, climate-smart agriculture, water conservation, disaster preparedness, natural resource management, or closely related rural development themes.
• Strong written and spoken Bengali and English. Ability to communicate in Santali is strongly preferred and will be a significant advantage.
• Competence with spreadsheets, word processing, presentations, email, shared drives, and basic project data or MIS tools.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently and work in remote rural locations across Purulia district.

• Prior work in Purulia or a strong understanding of the social, cultural, and governance context of Santhal communities in the region.
• Experience with gender-transformative or gender-responsive facilitation, especially with women, men, and youth in mixed and safe-space settings.
• Experience supporting community media, participatory video, radio programming, evidence-based advocacy, or policy engagement.
• Experience linking community plans to government schemes and tracking resolutions, proposals, sanction orders, or MoUs.

• Strong planning, organisation, initiative, and follow-through across multiple activities and locations.
• Participatory facilitation, community mobilisation and culturally respectful communication.
• Team leadership, coaching, collaboration and constructive conflict resolution.
• Clear analytical writing, accurate documentation and confident verbal presentation.
• Sound numerical sense, financial stewardship and attention to compliance and detail.
• Adaptability and calm problem-solving in field conditions and under deadlines.
• Commitment to climate justice, gender equality, social inclusion and community-led development.