Project Lead -Skilling & Livelihoods – Persons with Disabilities

Position:	Project Lead -Skilling & Livelihoods –Persons with Disabilities	Program:	Livelihoods
Role	Project Lead	Reporting Relationship:	Regional Program Manager
Location:	Bangalore	Number of Positions:	One
Nature of Employment	Fixed term Staff Till Mar 2026

ABOUT 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. Through its unique value proposition, working closely with local communities, the Foundation partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji and Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 16.51 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. Learn more at https://aif- india.org

ABOUT THE PROJECT

AIF’s ABLE Project is a Multidimensional Disability inclusion through Employability skills and Market aligned Learning and Employment Enablement for aspirants with disabilities is housed under our livelihoods vertical.

• To equip 120 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with the necessary employability, life skills, and digital literacy skills to increase their job readiness and improve their chances of securing meaningful employment.
• To facilitate job placement for PwDs by connecting them with potential employers through organized job fairs and job drives, and by promoting inclusive hiring practices in the workforce.
• To ensure equal access to training by providing both online and offline training options, addressing barriers such as transportation and physical accessibility.
• To provide ongoing support to PwDs post-placement, including mentoring, counselling, and additional skills training to help them adapt to their new roles and sustain long-term employment.
• To raise awareness and educate employers about the value of hiring PwDs and the importance of creating inclusive and accessible work environments. “Engage to Empower” is beyond skilling, placement, and employment.
• It recommends a long-term intervention in an aspirant's career to ensure meaningful progression over years. The recruited candidates undergo long-term support on skilling, mentoring and training support in technical, behavioral, and professional areas. The areas of intervention are carefully chosen based on a need assessment of the job market and skilled resource demand- supply gap in the given sector.

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.

Reporting:

• 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.

Communications:

• 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.

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.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Social Work, Management, or related field.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in managing skill development, livelihood, or inclusion projects.
• Experience working with Persons with Disabilities and knowledge of the skilling ecosystem preferred.
• Proven track record in placement coordination and employer networking.

OTHERS:

Salary shall commensurate with experience.

POSITION AVAILABILITY:

Immediate

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply for this position, HERE: https://forms.gle/GqxtSdydcrwWX6ru7

Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

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