Applications for the Post of Project Coordinator, Mission 9 by 5 (Vitamin Angels)

Job

Pro Rural invites Applications for the Post of Project Coordinator, Mission 9 by 5 (Vitamin Angels)

Title: Project Coordinator

Location: Dimapur, Niuland, and Chumoukedima, Nagaland

Number of positions: 1 (One)

Organization: Pro-Rural

Employment type: Consultant contract

Project duration: June 2025 to December 2025

Monthly Remuneration:

Background

Vitamin Angels (VA) is a non-profit organization working in the areas of maternal, infant, and young child nutrition with a focus on preventing anemia among pregnant women and vitamin A deficiency among under-five children. VA has partnered with the National Health Mission, Nagaland to improve the coverage of vitamin A supplementation among under-five children by applying an Implementation Science (IS) approach. Pro-Rural is the implementation partner of the project, which is a non-profit organization based out of Dimapur, Nagaland.

Under this project, pilot interventions will be co-designed and tested with the NHM, Nagaland in Dimapur and can be scaled up with the Programs team of VA and NHM, Nagaland. The pilot project will include various components, including Social and Behavior Change strategies, community mobilization efforts, training and capacity building of government health functionaries, data management, monitoring, data quality audits, supply chain management system, etc. The pilot project will be implemented at the community, health facility, and administrative health facility levels.

Responsibilities

  • Stakeholder Coordination: Facilitate day-to-day coordination with project stakeholders including district and block government officials and frontline workers, civil society organizations, research agency, target beneficiaries and their caregivers, and community
  • Project Management: Work with the VA and NHM teams to ensure the successful and timely completion of tasks related to data collection, management, analysis, and project implementation
  • Tool Adaptation: Oversee the translation and adaptation of training materials and other technical tools as necessary
  • Logistics Coordination: Coordinate and arrange for all logistics and site support needs related to the research, intervention design, and implementation phases
  • Monitoring & Evaluation: Conducts site visits to monitor and evaluate project activities, prepare reports, and support documentation and progress tracking 
  • Government Liaison: Participate in government meetings of the blocks and district

Educational Qualification and Experience

  • Post-graduate degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Social work, Anthropology, Business Management, or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in roles involving building rapport, communication, liaison, and coordination with the community, field-level staff, district-level officials and stakeholders
  • Project management experience in managing logistics for the implementation at the community level, which involves behavior change interventions and field-based research from managing data collection teams, supervising the data collection process, monitoring, and reporting.

Skills

  • Ability to communicate clearly; good verbal and written communication in Nagamese and English
  • Understanding of cultural aspects of Nagaland
  • Leadership and project management ability to drive the project in the district
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office packages like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Additional requirements

  • Open to travel around 18-20 working days in the pilot districts

Application Deadline: 21st June 2025, by 5pm.

Candidates meeting the required qualification may apply by sending their CV/Resume to the following email:

Email: proruralindia@gmail.com
Call: 03862-796008