Position: Program Manager

Location: Devgadh Baria block, Dahod district (1 position)

About US

Area Networking and Development Initiatives – ANANDI registered in 1995 works with rural women and girls of tribal, dalit, DNT and other marginalized communities’ towards mobilizing their collectives for social justice, sustainable development, accountable governance and empowerment of rural women. ANANDI’s vision is to bring rural women’s concerns in the centre of all development processes so that all can live in a just, equitable and peaceful society. In order to undertake this work, ANANDI invites woman feminist leader to join as its Deputy Director to lead and manage the programs of the organization. The Deputy Director will work towards building field level leadership with strong presence from community to the national level for programming, influencing and advocacy.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership to the program team in Devgadh Baria block for strengthening local democracy- Panchayats and women led community collectives for gender just development, in line with ANANDI’s strategic plan.
• Develop and monitor a participatory results-based monitoring and evaluation plan to deliver the outcomes of program focusing on building strong inter-generational dialogue at the village level among women and young girls as part of Gram Sangathan – collectives of marginalised communities.
• Enabling young girls and adolescents to have space / collectives of their own for building their own space.
• Ensuring effective participation of women and youth in village development planning & local governance bodies for increasing access to rights and entitlements, improving health and education outcomes and creating an enabling environment for safety and security of women and girls.
• As part of the Program Lead team with the Practice Lead build learning environment in the team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities & skills towards accomplishing program goals.
• Assess risks and opportunities in the environment to strategically manage changes and design interventions towards realising organisations strategic plans.
• Develop, strengthen and review MIS systems for capturing qualitative and quantitative data, give and receive feedback on programs periodically through sharing-learning forums.
• Plan, review and monitor the budgets for the program with the finance manager every month to ensure that funds are used judiciously for delivering the outcomes.
• Documentation, regular reporting to the donors & ANANDI internal program review planning committees, reports for social media, website & timely reports for the ANANDI governing board under the guidance of the executive director.
• Engaging with the stakeholders at block, district and state level to increase efficacy of the program outcomes and drive systemic change.
• Develop proposals with the team and Sangathan to sustain the social transformation process and support the strategic direction of the organization.
• Represent ANANDI in forums as assigned from time to time.
• Travel in the field for 10-12 days a month

Qualifications and Experience:

• 5-7 years of work experience with rural / tribal communities as team leader
• Documentation skills in English
• Language proficiency in English and Gujarati essential, knowledge of Hindi is preferred
• Knowledge of basic data management and Excel

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Range Rs. 45000 – Rs. 55000/- per month.

To apply: All interested applicants may request to submit their CV, writing sample and statement of interest in this form or contact hr.anandi@anandi-india.org