Open Positions – Aide et Action (India)

Apply by 30th April 23

Aide et Action (India) registered in India as a Not-for-Profit entity under Sec 25/8 of the Indian Companies Act 1956 is a development organization, working in the field of education.

At Aide et Action, we work with the vision of ‘Changing the world through education’. Our mission is to ensure access to quality education for the most vulnerable and marginalised populations, especially children, so they can take charge of their own development and contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable world.

Our programs are managed through Offices in Bhopal, Chennai, Guwahati, Gurugram, Hyderabad & Patna.  In line with the emerging needs of our organization, we now seek to fill in the following positions.

1. Project Officer

Job Location: Chennai or Hyderabad (Karkhana)

Job Type: Fixed-Term contract (contract renewable on an annual basis)

Reporting To: Regional Manager

Job Profile:

In the designated position, the incumbent will be responsible for

Organizational Image Building: Represent the organisation in  the processes of Networking, media relations, identification of partners, meetings with external stake holders, campaigning & event management, stake holders’ relationship building.

Programme Development and Management: Support the programme in terms of negotiation, planning, designing, implementation, monitoring, review, appraisal, budgets, fund management, resource management, documentation, fund raising, networking, partnership, identifying new opportunities, communication, public relations.

Sponsorship Management: Support the project team in adhering to all Sponsorship compliances; Highlight the value added by sponsorship in the learning process among children, Use sponsorship communication as a tool for continuous project monitoring.

Financial management: Support the annual budget process in the region in terms of inputs about the projects, Anchor the CoO process in the projects, Compliance of audit observations in respect of projects.

Human Resource Development: Team building, Project staff Recruitment, Selection, Appointments, Induction, Capacity Building, Training, Performance Appraisals, Exit Interviews, Grievance Resolution, Approval of leave of project staff and dissemination.

JOB CHARACTERISTICS: Organization and domain knowledge Communication, Interpersonal, teamwork, analytical, mobility, time-management, observation, documentation, innovation, public relation, basic finance and account, computing, local language, negotiating and leadership skills.

Candidate Specification:

• Incumbent should be a Post Graduate in Social Work/ Development Studies or any other relevant field with around two to five years of work experience in the development sector especially at the grass root level project/s. Should possess good communication skills – verbal & written English communication;
• Should possess skills in documentation, report /proposal writing;
• Incumbent should be prepared to travel and stay in rural areas as per the organizational requirements.

Compensation Range:

Monthly gross of INR. 35,000 to 42,000.

How to apply

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 recruit@action-education.org  by 30th of April, 2023.

Applicants are requested to mention the position and location for which they are applying in the subject line of the email (Example: Project Manager – Gurugram or Project Officer – Chennai or Project Officer – Hyderabad). Incumbents are also requested to kindly provide details of their current/last drawn salary in the covering note.

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.

Aide et Action is an equal opportunity employer. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

2. Project Manager

Job Location: Gurugram

Job Type: Full Time, Fixed-Term contract (contract renewable on an annual basis)

Reporting To: Regional Manager

Job Profile:

In the designated position, the incumbent will be responsible for:

Organisational Image Building: Represent the organisation in the processes of networking, media relations, identification of partners, meetings with external stake holders, campaigning & event management, stake holders’ relationship building.

Programme Development and Management: Supporting the Project team in establishing programmes/projects in terms of strategic planning, implementation, processes, and approvals

Sponsorship Development and Management: Integration of sponsorship into projects – Concept note

Project implementation – activities and budget; Analysis and monitoring of sponsorship communication/activities; Capacity building of the programme and project team on Sponsorship activities

Human Resource Management : Team building; Support Project team in recruitment, selection, appointments, performance appraisals, exits, compensation, grievance resolution, training & capacity building relating to projects; Training and capacity building of the project team

Documentation, research and reporting: Conceiving and designing of project plans, training and capacity building, performance tracking systems, financial systems, research and write proposal in coordination with Regional Manager; Reporting to the regional manager as regards to progress of the projects/statutory requirements – internal and external

Knowledge Management : Capturing the learning of the experiences of the programmes and its dissemination to various stake holders through the Regional Manager ; Responsible for contributing to the region’s Management Information System

Monitoring and evaluation: monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes

Monitoring the performance of project team members and providing support for required interventions

Resource mobilization: Support the Regional Manager in the fund raising/resource mobilization initiatives with specific emphasis on identification of prospective donors, negotiations and follow up

Financial Management: Responsible for proper fund management in relation to the project/programmes. Responsible for budgets allocated to the projects and its smooth management

JOB CHARACTERISTICS: Organization and domain knowledge Communication, Interpersonal, teamwork, analytical, mobility, time-management, observation, documentation, innovation, public relation, basic finance and account, computing, local language, negotiating and leadership skills.

Candidate Specification:

• Incumbent should be a Post Graduate in Social Work/ Development Studies or any other relevant field with five to ten years of work experience in the development sector especially at the grass root level project/s.
• Should possess good communication skills – verbal & written English communication;
• Should possess skills in documentation, report /proposal writing;
• Incumbent should be prepared to travel and stay in rural areas as per the organizational requirements.

Compensation Range:

Monthly gross of INR. 55,000 to 65,000.

How to apply

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 recruit@action-education.org  by 30th of April, 2023.

Applicants are requested to mention the position and location for which they are applying in the subject line of the email (Example: Project Manager – Gurugram or Project Officer – Chennai or Project Officer – Hyderabad). Incumbents are also requested to kindly provide details of their current/last drawn salary in the covering note.

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.

Aide et Action is an equal opportunity employer. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.