AIDE ET ACTION (INDIA)
Aide et Action (India) is a development organization working in the field of education. It is registered as a not-for-profit entity under Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (corresponding to Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013)
At Aide et Action (AEA), our vision is “Changing the world through education.” Our mission is to ensure access to quality education for the most vulnerable and marginalized communities, particularly children, enabling them to take charge of their own development and contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable world.
Our programs are managed through our Offices in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Gurugram, Hyderabad & Patna. In line with the emerging needs of our organization, we now seek to fill in the following position.
Position:Project Manager, ADHYAYAN
Job Location: Tikiri, Kashipur, Rayagada, Odisha
Number of Vacancy: 1
Job Type: Full Time, Fixed term contract
Duration of the Project: 3 Years
Reporting To:Programme Manager, Aide et Action
Job Profile:Project Manager – Project ADHYAYAN
Position Summary
The project ADHYAYAN adopts a holistic, community-driven approach to strengthen the education ecosystem. Through a joyful learning environment that ensures age- and grade-appropriate outcomes, the project seeks to develop environmentally responsible and climate-resilient children with a strong scientific mindset, while preserving the cultural identity and indigenous knowledge of tribal communities.
The project focuses on deepening stakeholder engagement, building local capacities, and advancing teaching-learning practices at Anganwadi centres and schools in 29 villages under Kashipur and Thuamul Rampur blocks of Odisha. The initiative shall deliver sustainable impact through multi-level interventions that close gaps in ECCE, foundational learning, improve retention, and enhance education quality.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
1. Project Planning and Implementation:
- Lead the preparation and implementation of annual work plans, activity schedules, and village-level intervention plans.
- Ensure timely and quality implementation of project activities across Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), schools, and communities.
- Deliverables: Approved work plans, activity calendars, and periodic implementation updates.
2. Education Quality and Learning Outcomes
- Monitor ECCE, foundational literacy and numeracy, joyful learning, school attendance, and retention.
- Promote child-centred, scientific, environmentally responsible, and culturally relevant teaching-learning practices.
- Deliverables: Baseline and periodic learning assessments, learning outcome reports, and documented improvement measures.
3. Team Management and Capacity Building
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and regular field support to project staff.
- Organise training and capacity-building sessions for staff, teachers, Anganwadi workers, and community stakeholders.
- Deliverables: Training plans, session reports, field monitoring records, and staff performance reviews.
4. Government Convergence and Community Engagement
- Build coordination with the School and Mass Education Department, ICDS, block and district authorities, PRIs, CSOs, and community institutions.
- Strengthen community participation and local ownership of education initiatives.
- Deliverables: Stakeholder coordination meetings, convergence action plans, meeting minutes, and records of joint initiatives.
5. Inclusion, and Child Protection
- Identify educational barriers faced by children from seasonal migrant and vulnerable tribal families.
- Develop support mechanisms to ensure continuity of learning, school participation, and access to relevant services during migration.
- Deliverables: Identified vulnerable children and families, individual or community support plans, referrals, and follow-up records.
6. Monitoring, Evaluation, and MIS
- Maintain an updated MIS covering project activities, beneficiary data, school and AWC interventions, and learning indicators.
- Conduct regular field visits, review progress against targets, identify implementation gaps, and take corrective action.
- Deliverables: Updated MIS, monthly monitoring dashboards, field visit reports, and periodic progress reviews.
7. Financial and Administrative Management
- Monitor budget utilisation, expenditure, financial documentation, procurement, and project assets in accordance with organisational and donor requirements.
- Ensure timely submission of financial information and compliance with internal procedures.
- Deliverables: Budget tracking statements, expenditure forecasts, supporting documentation, and updated asset records.
8. Documentation and Reporting
- Prepare and submit timely monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and outcomes.
- Document good practices, case studies, community initiatives, and evidence of change.
- Deliverables: Quality-assured narrative reports, case studies, success stories, and project review presentations.
Qualifications and Experience
- Postgraduate degree in Social Work, Sociology, Development Studies, Tribal Studies, or a related discipline.
- 3–5 years of experience in development-sector programme management, preferably in Education, ECCE, or foundational learning.
- Experience in team management, budget monitoring, government coordination, and community-based interventions in Odisha.
- Fluency in spoken and written Odia and English; knowledge of local tribal dialects is an advantage.
- Proficiency in MS Office, digital data collection, and MIS tools.
Work Environment
The position requires extensive field travel, approximately 50–60% of working time, across remote tribal communities in Kashipur and Thuamul Rampur blocks, along with flexibility to engage with communities and stakeholders.
Reporting and Accountability
The Project Manager will report to the designated organisational supervisor and will be accountable for timely implementation, achievement of agreed project targets, quality of educational interventions, budget compliance, team performance, and accurate reporting.
Compensation: A monthly Cost to Company (CTC) compensation of INR 50000/- per month
To apply: Aspirants who possess experience & competencies as per the job specification mentioned & consider themselves suitable are encouraged to email their updated CVs along with a Cover Letter highlighting their suitability for the position to priyanka.das@aide-et-action.org with the subject line: Application for Project Manager by 15th November 2026. Applicants are also requested to kindly provide details of their current/last drawn salary in the covering note.
Aide et Action is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
Due to the high volume of applications, not all applicants will receive a response from Aide et Action. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted further. We regret the inconvenience.