Sr. Program Officer, MPOWERED

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About the Organization

Trickle Up India Foundation (TUIF) is a nationally registered non-profit organization that partners with women in ultra-poverty in India to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion. Together with governments and local non-governmental organizations, we reach underserved women in remote, rural areas with programming that enables them to forge their own resilient pathways out of poverty for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Since 2013, TUIF has been empowering women in ultra-poverty who have faced discrimination, and social and economic isolation all their lives. Through our programs, they develop sustainable livelihoods and strong savings habits, strengthening their capacity, self-reliance, and stability. They begin building their self-esteem and resilience. This profound individual transformation has positive ripple effects for their families, throughout their communities, and over generations.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Program Management professional who has significant program management experience working closely with field and partner staff on the delivery of program objectives. The Senior Program Officer for the MPowered Plus program will lead on the implementation of this innovative digital focused project at state level reaching ultra-poor women in multiple districts of Odisha.  The Senior Program Officer will also support the M Powered Plus implementing partners to reach the ultimate objective of MPowered Plus program ensuring project participant using technology improve their socio-economic conditions and ensure sustainable livelihood.

Job Responsibilities

Management and Oversight of Program Implementation:

• Lead implementation of MPOWERED Plus program in Jharkhand/ Odisha to scale Trickle Up’s approach to graduating vulnerable populations out of ultra-poverty.
• Manage the successful execution of MPOWERED Plus Program in compliance with requirements, regulations, and good practices.
• Supervise Block Coordinators of MPowered Plus implementing partners.
• Facilitation during monitoring and evaluation systems and provide necessary information of MPowered Plus Program as and when necessary.
• Regularly communicate program progress, results, and lessons learned to colleagues, partner organizations, and donors to support organizational learning and external.

Training and Capacity Building:

• Implement and lead the capacity-building of field teams, SMART Sakhis, NGO partners etc and ensure quality of training.
• Support contextualization of training modules as per the state specific needs.

Networking

• Maintain contacts with block and district government bodies / authorities to ensure their cooperation and convergence with program activities.
• Identify local resources that can support / complement TUIF’s presence in the MPowered Plus Program.

Reporting, donor compliance and Learning initiatives:

• The Senior Program Officer shall be the first node of data management and reporting as per the agreed Monitoring & Evaluation timeline of the program.
• S/he will facilitate the smooth data collection from the field for digital M&E process.
• For any evaluation and compliance visits organized by Trickle Up or the donor the Senior Program Officer shall be responsible.
• The Senior Program Officer shall be responsible to support the rolling out of the learning initiatives in the assigned states agreed in the MPowered Plus Program and also provide feedback on the system at regular interval of time as agreed in the M & E timeline for the program.

Internal Relationships

• Program Team of India
• Director of Operations
• HR, Admin Team, and Operation Team

 External Relationships

• Consultants (External & Internal)
• Govt. Officials
• Local Partners NGOs

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in social science/ Statistics/ Development Studies/Social Work with Minimum 8 years of proven work experience in in program implementation of livelihood programs.

Knowledge and skills

• The candidate must have exemplary communication skills with good Speaking and writing skills in English. For the Odisha based position, command over written and spoken Odia is mandatory. For the Jharkhand based position, abilities to speak and write in Hindi is preferred.
• Experience in data quality, integrity and efficiency of data collection, analysis, reporting and external communications.
• Knowledge of digital approaches of program implementation and management.

Behavioural competencies

• Strong attention to detail
• Able to prioritize, manage multiple tasks, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Works well both independently and as a member of a team
• Optimistic, creative, and solutions-oriented; tackles challenges with maturity and accountability
• Superb people skills and diplomatic demeanour
• Understands the challenges and opportunities of working in a small nonprofit setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to mission-driven work.

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