Desai Foundation Trust job vacancy 2022


Desai Foundation Trust


Position : Program Executive


Location : Navsari, Gujarat


Organizational Summary:

We are a non-profit that focuses on empowering women and children through community programming. Through our projects on health camps, skill development (skill and business training) and education, we ensure that the members of marginalised communities especially girls and women have access to opportunities leading to elevate their health and livelihood and enable them to dream beyond their circumstances. Our unique model of bringing programming from the incubation phase to the scale phase – experimenting with inputs and outputs results in maximum impact in these communities. We are a robust public non-profit with a long history of success.

Role Description:

The Program Manager Field Operations is responsible for planning, organising and implanting

projects, gathering data, insights and regular reporting including monitoring and evaluating

progress of the programme through the ‘Measures of Success’ metrics.

Key Responsibilities

  • Help Director’s craft best in class programs that are aligned with The Desai Foundation’s vision.
  • Take lead on planning and prioritizing key activities and interventions in the field
  • Guide the field officers to plan, monitor and review activities
  • Ensure the projects are aligned and clear on objectives, deadlines, roles and accountabilities.
  • Assisting and facilitating in knowledge building and data collections at grassroots level in different villages.
  • Support consistent and high-quality implementation of all activities.
  • Maintain detailed, up to date and accurate information and insights.
  • Ensure the guidelines are prepared on implementation aspects.
  • Maintaining timely and accurate records/documentation and write insightful reports
  • Monitor and evaluate progress, identify and address/escalate risks and challenges as appropriate
  • Identify and share best practice and learnings with others
  • Provide regular feedback to shape the projects at various locations.
  • Manage and support implementation of the annual program work plan by assisting in designing, tracking and providing support to the implementation and monitoring of program activities.
  • Work closely with Supervisor to prepare work-plans, develop activity budgets, submit timely expenditure reports and ensure overall efficient use of available resources. Assisting the teams through field visits and time to time guidance and their Capacity building through various on site and of site trainings.
  • To collaborate and develop PR with local agencies, representatives of partner organisation or related stake holders.
  • Support an environment of openness, collaboration and transparency
  • Ensure behaviour of team members are consistent with organizational values at all times.

Key Skills

  • Ability to multi task and work under multicultural environment.
  • Ability to handle a variety of assignments under pressure of deadlines. Strong written and oral communication skills in English, Hindi and regional language.
  • Proficiency in computers – Microsoft Office.
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 50 % of his/her time.


Qualification & Experience

  • Postgraduate / Masters in subjects related to the development sector is desirable. 2 or 3 years of experience in social / development sector.

Remuneration

Remuneration will depend on the qualification & experience, which will be negotiable.


How to Apply


Send your mail on email.

Email Id: recruitment@desaifoundationtrust.org


Note : The role and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. The need for flexibility is required and the job holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.