Manager Programme

Job Summary

This role is responsible for strengthening the partnership with network with the CSO and Govt stakeholders to promote child-rights in the area (district, cluster etc.), monitoring the program interventions and ensure accountability at all levels and strengthening the mobilisation process to safeguard the rights of children through effective grant-making.

Responsibilities

• Support state strategy and planning through environmental scanning, identifying intervention areas, partnerships, and contributing to state/function strategies and budgets.
• Support programme management including reviews, thematic discussions, capacity building, monitoring, and strategic execution.
• Manage grant-making processes including PME visits, evaluations, project budgets, action plans, grant releases, and monitoring 45 initiatives.
• Build and strengthen networks by facilitating district, sub-regional and state-level linkages, community mobilisation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Drive collaboration and donor coordination by ensuring timely reports, partner compliance, donor visits, media engagement, and cross-functional coordination.
• Manage budgets and people through project-wise financial planning, cost monitoring, team mentoring, and ensuring adherence to CRY systems and policies.

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree in Social Work, Sociology, Development Studies, Child Rights, or a related discipline.
• Additional training in child protection, programme management, research, gender, education, or community development would be an advantage.
• 57 years of professional experience in the child rights/development sector, preferably with a reputed NGO/INGO or development organisation.
• Fluency in both English and Telugu is mandatory.
• Hindi would be an added advantage.
• Willingness and ability to undertake extensive travel to project locations, including frequent field visits to rural, remote, and challenging geographies.

Location

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

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