Project Manager Position

Position: Project Manager (India)

No of position: 1

Application Deadline: 20, April 2022

Starting Date: 01, June 2022

The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) was established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1993 and over the last 28 years, ARROW has been working to advance the sexual and reproductive rights of women and young people in all their diversity in partnership with women’s rights organisations, youth-led and youth-serving organisations, and NGOs working on gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights. ARROW works on gender equality and women’s rights, from the essential and critical locus of women’s bodily integrity and bodily autonomy. For more please visit www.arrow.org.my

Role Context:

The role of the Project Manager (PM) is responsible for overall planning and overseeing the project deliverables and planning to ensure that it is completed in a timely manner and within budget.

Responsibilities of the Position:

• · Develop a detailed project plan with timelines to track progress.
• · Develop scope of work/engagement for project advisory committee members and field-based researchers.
• · Creating and managing project folder and database and maintaining a comprehensive project documentation.
• · Coordinate with project advisory committee members to set up meetings; support with developing agenda
  for the meetings, support presentation, and documents, documenting key takeaways and outcomes from the
  meetings.
• · Managing the field research team, includes supporting the identification and onboarding of field researchers, coordinating with field-based researchers to ensure timely implementation of research through regular check-ins and apprise the team of any research-related issues.
• · Support the team with the end of project workshop design and implementation.

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Requirements of the Position:

• · This position is open to candidates based in India and knowledge of Indian context is required.
• · Candidates should be fluent in English and Hindi.
• · Passion for, commitment to, and strong understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues is required.
• · Strong monitoring, research and analytical skills.
• · Excellent planning, coordination and organisational skills.
• · Has worked in and has knowledge of the socio-cultural-economic-political context of the Asia region.
• · Ability to develop and deliver trainings related to advocacy and/or research.

Experience and Skills:

• · Eight to twelve years of relevant experience, including research and leading research with a national team.
• · Degree or equivalent standard of education in development, public health, gender and women’s studies, social science or any related field.
• · Good ICT skills – word, excel, PowerPoint, online and social media – needed; skills in publishing, video editing and photography a plus.
• · Creative thinker; enthusiastic, a self-manager, displays initiative, results-oriented, known for quality work, an information seeker, works with integrity.
• · Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and team player skills, with ability to influence and negotiate; treats people with fairness and respect.
• · Would be able to commit to staying and growing with us for a minimum of two years.

How to apply:

Interested eligible candidates to send a CV, motivation letter and the contact details of three references to jobs@arrow.org.my by 20, April 2022. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by 30 April, 2022.