Project Coordinator – Social Empowerment of Women Self Help Groups of Mission Shakti

UNFPA Odisha seeks a local Project Coordinator in Bhubaneswar to support the Mission Shakti women’s self-help-groups programme. The consultant will coordinate partners, implement monitoring tools and field reviews, manage documentation and incentive data, provide support, identify scale-up opportunities, maintain knowledge products and deliver monthly reporting for the state office.

• Coordinate UNFPA, Mission Shakti, partners, vendors and stakeholders
• Lead coordination meetings and structured stakeholder follow-up
• Design and implement project monitoring tools and frameworks
• Conduct field visits and review partner monitoring reports
• Compile progress reports, policy notes and case studies
• Manage incentive-disbursement data and claim validation
• Identify scalable practices and support expansion planning

• Postgraduate degree in management, rural development, public policy, social sciences or a related area
• At least 3 years of experience in comparable programmes or projects
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience using MS Word, Excel and office software

• Government or UN-agency work experience
• Knowledge of ICPD and UNFPA mandate issues
• Monitoring, evaluation, documentation and knowledge-management experience
• Odia-language knowledge

• Project coordination
• Stakeholder engagement
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Data management
• Knowledge management
• Project reporting

• Word
• Excel

• Travel to project sites is required, expected three days per month
• Monthly progress report is due on the last day of each month