THE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST JOB DESCRIPTION

Position:	Project Manager - Education	Program:	Education
Role:	Project Lead	Reporting Relationship:
Location:	Nandurbar, Maharashtra	Number of Positions:	1
Nature of Employment:	July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026

ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, and the U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of 21.01 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India.

 

Registered as a Trust in India, with an independent Board of Trustees, AIF adheres to strict financial and governance standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and responsible management of resources. As per statutory mandates, AIF is registered under 80G and 12A. These registrations and certifications are tangible evidence of the organization's existence, credibility, and compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks while demonstrating a firm commitment to its vision and mission. Learn more at www.aif-india.org

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Digital Equalizer (DE) envisions a world where all children from under-served communities, especially girls, are prepared for a career and life. The program is bridging India’s digital divide by providing and integrating technology into underperforming, under-resourced public schools, training teachers in techno pedagogy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) methodology, and transforming classrooms into collaborative and interactive places for students to learn while preparing them for success in the 21st-century global economy. Targeting students most at risk of dropping out of school (grades 6-10), Digital Equalizer instills a love for learning in them. Since its inception in 2004, the Program has empowered 9.03 million children with interactive STEM experiences, trained 257,317 teachers in STEM pedagogy, and transformed 52,404 schools across 35 states and union territories of the country

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Overview: The role of a Project Lead is to act as the end accountable person for the program’s projects across planning, implementation/execution/delivery, reporting, donor-driven requirements, financial & other statutory compliances. They will be required to plan, manage, supervise, and organize activities and ensure that project goals align with the program objectives & organization’s mission. The exact Project Lead’’s duties may vary between programs and by the actual needs of projects.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Project Planning, Implementation & Budgeting:

• Contribute to operating plan & goals in close coordination with Regional Program Manager and Program Technical Team for the delivery of the project as per organizational protocols & contractual commitments.
• Develop detailed project plan (micro-plans) in alignment with the overall project plan.
• End accountability for timely execution of all project’s activities and operating plan as per organizational standards of time and quality to fulfill project’s MoU / contractual commitments.

• Ensure excellent project management and effective utilization of time and resources.
• Analyze project risks.
• Based on project monitoring, implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.

Approvals, Documentation & Legal compliances:

• Proactively seek approvals from government, partners, any other stakeholders as applicable, to ensure timely on-ground implementation.
• Ensure all legal compliances are adhered to within the project at all times including, labor compliances, POSH, Child protection, Code of Conduct, HR & admin policies.

Support to HR:

• Train the project team effectively to deliver to the needs of the project.
• Manage the project team to ensure project’s goals are met, esp in the areas including donor satisfaction, safety, quality, and teams’ performance & motivation. Set goals for the project team, monitor progress & performance monthly and give timely feedback and support to ensure the team performs well.
• Adhere to all HR policies for project staff & consultants.
• Proactively support HR in project staff hiring & HR operations such as performance management, development, data, MIS etc.
• Ensure monthly project monitoring through Smartsheets and timely updation to maintain accuracy at all times on Smartsheets for respective projects.
• Consistently provide excellent quality data and documentation that meet the quality standards of the organization;
• Produce accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout its life cycle - conduct project reviews monthly, quarterly for Leadership and as per project MoUs and contracts.
• Share project updates and highlights from time to time including written notes & briefs, photographs & videos, presentations etc.
• Ensure success stories are documented and shared periodically for program communication through AIF social media handles;
• Facilitate field visit for any internal & external stakeholders incl Leadership, Board, Donors, Partners and any other.
• Support in planning & execution of events , training for the project at the ground-level.

Reporting:

Communications:

Evaluations & studies:

• Support in evaluation studies.

Government representation:

• Proactively engage with local government bodies and relevant stakeholders for implementation success, project sustainability, scalability & replication.
• Actively foster new Government relationships and nurture existing relationships with government partners at the district level.

Donor engagement & Fundraising:

• Coordinate a system for regular feedback from donors and partners;
• Build excellent professional relationships with donors & partners;

Technology utilization:

• Utilize all technological tools and innovations as per organizational norms

Field & facility management:

• Regular visit to the field for effective monitoring and handholding team.
• Support Procurement & Administration team to ensure Field leasing, rent renewals and general office administration.

Desired Qualification, Experience & Skills:

• Language requirements: Very strong command of English & Hindi.
• Academic           qualifications:           post-graduate,           with                            specialization             in                Social Science/Science/Technology/Arts/Social Work etc (select based on discussion with Hiring Manager) preferred.

Work experience:

• Minimum 05 years of experience- either as a lead team member in a social enterprise and/or non-profit organization and/or eco-system building, with a minimum 05 years of direct accountability as leader/manager of a project of up to 1cr. to 3cr.
• Prior experience in a consulting venture or strategic communication, fundraising and research functions would be preferred.
• Outstanding partnership skills: Has experience in coordinating and delivering projects that require multiple stakeholders and/or organizations, experience establishing roles/responsibilities and holding internal/external stakeholders accountable;
• Excellent execution skills: Can easily work with data, build work plans, assemble and deliver high quality presentation materials, and communicate with leadership. Understands how to “get things done” within the context of AIF;
• Exceptional problem-solving skills: Is able to easily foresee and define problems and break them into smaller questions; takes initiative in generating ideas and solutions; creates and applies frameworks to problem-solving; anticipates and names risks;

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Strong personal demonstrable commitment to “serve” those who are underprivileged.
• High personal Integrity.
• Strong PowerPoint presentation design & delivery skills.
• Excellent English skills –written and verbal.
• Demonstrated excellence in time management, multi-tasking and problem-solving ability.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and openness to feedback.
• Ability to deliver under pressure and work on tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in fast changing environment and continuously evolving needs.
• Strong team playing skills.
• “Can do” attitude.
• Ability to work independently with large volumes of data with initiative.
• Ability to work with across teams and supervisors.
• Ability to respond positively to feedback.
• Ability to respect diverse points of views.

Travel Requirement 30-40 % of the overall time.

OTHERS:

Salary shall be commensurate with experience.

POSITION AVAILABILITY:

Immediate

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this position, please click here and fill online application form and attach CV. Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

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