JOB DESCRIPTION
Program Lead
Plastics For Change has a core objective to provide dignified sustainable economic opportunities for the urban poor and improve their quality of life through various social & community interventions.
Job Description:
We are looking for passionate and highly skilled individuals who can help us make a difference to the lives of people in India who make a living collecting, sorting, recycling and selling materials that someone else has thrown away. We are looking for people who share our values and are driven to create a positive change in the community.
Job Title: Program Lead
Reports to Director- Social Additionality
Location : Kolkata
Duties and Key Responsibilities
PROJECT EXECUTION AND MANAGEMENT
• Manage timely roll out/implementation of the project. Ensure that implementation is in line with the project design
• Identify the needs to customize strategy, plans and approaches of the project to ensure achievement of project goal and objectives
• Lead the development of detailed implementation plans and support the project team in understanding and implementing the DIP
• Coordinate with other functions of the organization to seek necessary support for project execution
• Promote innovative approaches and interventions in the project
• Identify operational challenges in the project and ensure timely interventions and support to overcome the same in close coordination with project team and Central Office Team.
• Support development of Standard Operating Practices (SOPs) required for smooth implementation as per agreed timelines.
•Undertake regular field monitoring towards accomplishment of deliverables (approx. 70% time)
• Ensure Community ownership of project activities and strategies for sustainability.
• Understand Community aspirations and align project activities with the same. - Leverage community’s strengths and institutions to support project and - create ownership of the project activities.
• Build transparency and accountability of the project activities towards the impact population.
DEVELOP PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS AND UNDERTAKEN ADVOCACY ON RELEVANT ISSUES -
• Identify and build relationship at Community, Ward, District stakeholders in the private, government academic and NGO sectors to support partnership
• Create visibility of project and organization within government stakeholders - Understand stakeholder mandates and activities to leverage the same for project implementation.
• Represent the project and organization at various forums to nurture partnership - Represent the project in relevant committees and advocacy forums at district and state level
• Develop advocacy strategy and activities in consultation with technical team
BUILD SENSITIVE AND HIGH PERFORMING COHESIVE TEAM
• Organize orientation of project team on the project, their role, and responsibilities, - Supervise the project team and ensure necessary coordination, positive spirit, and support within the team
• Identify technical needs for capacity building of the staff
• Organize team capacity building program in consultation with technical team - Be familiar with the Performance Management System to have Annual KRA/ Individual Operating Plan established with direct reportee, conduct their mid-year reviews and annual appraisals.
• Mentor the project team with regular feedback, inputs, and support to make sure they remain highly motivated and high performing
• Provide support to regular support Team: Activity planning, monitoring, and program reviews
• Identify any conflict area, role clarity amongst team members and address them in timely manner
COORDINATE MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, STUDIES, MIS BASED REPORT FOR DONOR REPORTING –
• Support technical team in development of project related content in terms of sharing the project team, collaboration with project members
• Lead execution of project studies and documentation with support of technical team in timely manner
• Develop blogs, brief, and undertake photo documentation for creating visibility of the project
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure professionalism at all times and demonstrate exemplary prioritization of workload skills.
• Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the organization.
• Ownership and co-ordination of collaborative team contact with stakeholders.
• Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security.
• Willingness to travel frequently across India, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or organization.
• Work closely with the PFC team and partners.
Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is
expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the company as a whole within the employee's skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed.
Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications-
• Postgraduate degree in Social Work/ Rural Development/ Rural Management/ Social Sciences,
• 5+ years experience in program management in the social sector.
• Experience working with the informal sector workforce.
• Good understanding of social and environmental concepts and methods.
• Experience of being part of any program/project management or field work would be an added advantage.
• Engagement, plastics recycling, and waste management will be helpful.
• Fluency in English, Bengali and Hindi languages.
Skills-
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work.
• Project and fund management skills.
• Be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the sector.
• Ability to develop good relationships with stakeholders.
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and is able to understand individual's motivations
• Open to new challenges.
• Good data management, documentation and reporting skills.
• Good computer skills – MS Office and Working on CRM tools.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks.
• Eye for detail.
• Able to learn new systems, methods, processes and procedures.
• Able to meet deadlines and produce quality outputs.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Humility, honesty, transparency, integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality. CTC
As per Industry Standards.
Disclaimer
PFC is an equal employment opportunity for all employees and provides employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at PFC are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. PFC will not tolerate any kind of discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PFC encourages applicants of all ages.