Project Officer-HN

Job Description

About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 26 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.7 crore, i.e. 17 million people in 204 Districts in 15 States.

Our Vision and Mission

Vision - A happy, healthy, safe and a sustainable world for all.

Mission - Rooted in community realities, we co create and scale sustainable solutions to complex development problems.

Our Values

• Excellence - Quality in everything no matter how small, is paramount.
• Respect - There is inherent value in all people for who they are and what they contribute.
• Collaboration - Only through collaboration we can address complex development problems.
• Boldness - Boldness requires disruptive thinking backed up by courage and conviction.
• Creativity - Creativity ensures dynamic responsiveness, relevance and impact.
• Integrity - Integrity is non-negotiable in both personal and professional domains.

PCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PCI is committed to providing equal opportunity to all working for it and in creating an inclusive work environment. We respect the diversity of our people and follow a fair, non-discriminatory approach in terms of gender, age, nationality race, caste, religion, community, marital status, physical challenge, and sexual orientation.

We promote diversity in the workplace and ensure a culture of zero tolerance to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment whether sexual, physical or psychological.

PCI provides equal opportunity in recruitment, appraisals, promotion and career progression. Our people policies are fair, objective and non-discriminatory and everyone is expected to adhere to them.

About the Position

• Job Title: Project Officer-HN
• Number of positions: 01
• Reporting: Program Manager-HN, Gender & WEE
• Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Salary Range: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Duration: Till January 2027
• Qualification required: Master in Social sciences/ social work or Rural development/ Masters in Business.
• Experience required:
• Related experience of 3-5 years in the development sector preferably from a rural livelihoods or Health related projects.
• Prior working experience in Health-related project will be preferred.
• Skill and Competencies:
• Proficiency in Project Management.
• Project planning and Project Monitoring skills.
• Data interpretation skills and the skill to develop MIS
• Must be very versatile with developing excel based tools, power point presentations, data handling, and analysis
• Should be able to collate information and undertake research from the web as well as collate data from field teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently
• Excellent communication skills in Hindi and English; ability to speak, read, and write fluently in both the languages is a must.
• Ability to operate and lead under pressure and in challenging situations; and take quick and firm decisions.

• How to apply: Interested candidates can apply for the Position by using the following link:

Application closure date: 13 th January 2025

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• S/he will manage the assignments and tasks related to Food, Health, Nutrition and WASH (FNHW) under the guidance of the
• S/he will support the supervisor in assessing the qualitative and quantitative progress and providing necessary guidance to the district and block teams of UPSRLM.
• S/he will regularly track the progress of the project activities and present the same on file for review of the supervisor and competent authorities.
• S/he will prepare reports and do a compilation of progress on various project activities based on the monitoring of physical and financial progress.
• S/He will draft concept notes, strategic notes, compile success stories, and case studies based on discussion with team members, and under the guidance of the Further s/he will support in the processing for necessary approval from competent authorities.
• S/he will support in organizing the project activities like training, workshops, orientation programs in coordination with District Mission Management Units, and taking necessary approval from competent authorities.
• S/he will support in the development of monthly, quarterly, and annual plans for the assigned projects and tasks in consultation with supervisor and Health Team.
• S/he will develop excel based tools for program implementation support and quality assessment to be used by the State Mission Unit in coordination with relevant team
• S/he will collate information and data from district and block mission management units, and conduct quick analysis prepare monthly program progress related slide decks (PowerPoint presentations) to share the progress and achievements with competent authorities and field
• S/he will maintain a repository of program documents, references, and updates and will present as deemed necessary.
• S/he will support in identification of gaps and ensuring that they are addressed on time, and ensuring timely report submission and necessary documentation by the field teams
• Any other tasks assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

About the Project:

PCI, India is a technical partner of the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission. PCI is providing technical assistance around integrations of Health & Nutrition (HN), Gender and Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) interventions with community platforms promoted by UPSRLM. The technical support is designed to strengthen UPSRLM in its core areas as well as in the emerging areas of Health and Nutrition. The overall support entails- co-creation of a strategy with UPSRLM in its core intervention areas for transition and sustainability of Health and Nutrition interventions including strengthening of UPSRLM s internal system, structures, institutional mechanisms and processes. PCI India provides technical knowhow to UPSRLM for building strategy and designing strategic interventions on integration, transition and sustainability by building upon learning from successful models, providing systematic and catalytic support through cascade capacity building of staff and cadres, handholding, mentoring, technology based digital solutions and quality assessment to ensure successful implementation of those interventions in a defined geography.

What can you expect in PCI

• A warm, inclusive and happy work environment.
• Performance driven reward mechanism.
• Best of class benefits with competitive remunerations.
• Health Insurance coverage for self, spouse & Children.
• Group Terms Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance for Self.
• All other statutory benefits.
• Regular Recognition of performance and PCI Value display in work
• An empowering organisation structure which values individual s skills, competencies and potential.
• Opportunities to operate in cross functional role.
• Higher responsibilities and larger roles are merit based.
• Young Talent Programs for developing future leaders.
• Leadership roles for women is encouraged and given preference in selection and training.

Recruitment Process

1. Applications will be shortlisted based on the specified criteria mentioned in the Job Description.
2. Shortlisted candidates will appear for a written assignment (if required).
3. Group Discussions may be part of the interview process for certain positions.
4. The process could also include presentation of the assignment.
5. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend one or more rounds of panel interview/s.

The complete process usually takes 2 to 3 weeks. If your application is not shortlisted, you will receive a mail from the People & Culture team. Those moving to the final round of interviews will be hearing from the People & Culture team. We prefer in person meetings but in case of location distances, we are happy to meet you virtually.

After the final round, if you are not selected for the position advertised, we will inform you over a mail. However, we invite you to apply to other open positions. We always look forward to engaging with talent that add value to our endeavors in various capacities.

PCI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct.