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District Project Coordinator-Jharkhand

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District Project Coordinator-Jharkhand

About the Position

  • Job Title: District Project Coordinator
  • Number of positions: 12
  • Location: 12 districts of Jharkhand (Jamtara, Deoghar, Godda, Giridih, Pakur, Dumka, Koderma, Sahibganj, Hazaribagh, Palamu, Garhwa, West Singhbhum)
  • Grade: C
  • Salary Range: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Type: Project Based (From September 2025 to January 2027)
  • Qualification required: Master’s degree in social work, Child Rights, or related field.
  • Experience required:
  1. Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in child protection, social protection, or community development.
  2. Prior experience of working at the district level
  3. Experience of handling responsibilities of coordination with Government departments
  4. Experience in working with government stakeholders, child and social protection mechanisms.
  • Skills and Attributes:
  1. Proactive and solution-oriented person.
  2. Possess communication and facilitation skills
  3. In-depth understanding of child protection schemes and architecture in Jharkhand
  4. Knowledge and experience of working with Panchayati Raj Institutions preferably in Jharkhand, is desirable
  5. Excellent oral and written communication skills in Hindi and English language
  6. Digital literacy including word processing, database systems, and PowerPoint.
  7. Strong command of excel and budget management is a plus.

Application closure date: 19th August 2025

Position Description:

PCI India, with support from UNICEF, is going to implement a project titled: Convergent approach towards adolescent empowerment, reduction of child marriage and violence against women and children, prevention of family separation and strengthening social protection, focusing on equity. This position will provide technical support to district administration in strengthening institutional mechanisms including child protection systems and convergence between government and non-governmental organizations for updating, implementing and reviewing district specific implementation plans and other interventions and targeted actions to accelerate reduction in child marriage in districts with high or increasing prevalence with focus on equity.  The District Project Coordinator (DPC) will ensure district-level delivery of project outcomes by providing technical and operational support to the district administration on protection issues, strengthening convergence and review mechanisms, and liaising with key stakeholders such as the DCPU, JSLPS, Department of Panchayati Raj, Education Department, and CSOs. The DPC will also support the district administration in developing and implementing social behaviour change strategies to address harmful social norms related to child marriage and violence, building the capacity of stakeholders, and facilitating the identification of and support to vulnerable children and their families. Additionally, the DPC will assist in implementing guidelines related to project outcomes at the district level.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate in district-level implementation of the project, under the guidance of state team and leadership of district administration, achieving results within the stipulated time frame.
  • Facilitate development/update, implementation, and review of District Action/Implementation Plans to end child marriage and violence against children and adolescent empowerment with integration of Mental Health Psycho-Social Support and Family Based Care components.
  • Strengthen coordination among District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Child Welfare Committees, Police, Education, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, Panchayati Raj Institution, District Legal Services Authority, and Civil Society Organizations for integrated case management and reducing vulnerabilities through linkages with various schemes of the government including sponsorship, foster care, Savitri bai Phule Scheme, etc.
  • Co-ordinate with Panchayati Raj Department for strengthening Standing Committee on Women and Child Development (Child Welfare Protection Committee), DLCC and operationalising Gram Panchayat Help Desks as social protection clinics and activating Child Welfare Protection Committees in selected blocks.
  • Support in organizing and facilitate quarterly review meetings to track implementation of child protection plans and convergence mechanisms at the district level.
  • Support improved case management practices, including timely referral and follow-up for child victims of sexual abuse by developing/strengthening coordination mechanism
  • Assist the department to organize capacity-building sessions for local NGOs, JSLPS teams, frontline workers, teachers, PRI members, and community leaders using UNICEF’s toolkits.
  • Develop and maintain district-level local support groups/master trainers for regular refresher training.
  • Leverage existing platforms for community mobilization and awareness campaigns on child rights, prevention of child marriage, trafficking, and violence.
  • Facilitate access to Mental Health Psycho-Social Support services for children, adolescents, parents, and caregivers.
  • Maintain district-level data, MOVs (Means of Verification) and submit regular reports to the state team, facilitate case/change stories documentation and participate and contribute in review meetings.

• Reporting to:-State Project Manager

About the Project

PCI India, with support from UNICEF, will implement the initiative in Jharkhand titled Convergent approach towards adolescent empowerment, reduction of child marriage and violence against women and children, prevention of family separation and strengthening social protection, focusing on equity. The project aims to prevent child marriage and violence against women and children, reduce family separation, and strengthen social protection systems with a strong focus on equity. The key focus of this project is to strengthen preventive work around ending child marriage, violence against children and promote prevention from family separation and social protection linkages through existing government platforms, programs and schemes.  This project is to provide technical support to district administration in strengthening institutional mechanisms including child protection systems and convergence between government and non-governmental organizations for updating, implementing and reviewing district specific implementation plans and other interventions and targeted actions to accelerate reduction in child marriage in districts with high or increasing prevalence with focus on equity.  It also includes supporting district to develop and implement social behaviour change strategies to address harmful social norms of child marriage and violence, capacity building of stakeholders, and facilitate identification and support to vulnerable children and their families.  This comprehensive initiative operates at both systemic and community levels to create sustainable, equity-focused change in 12 high-prevalence districts and 9 tribal blocks.

A dedicated project team will drive the initiatives forward by facilitating convergence among departments (WCD, Rural Development, JSLPS, PRI and others), enhancing CSO capacity, institutionalizing community-based monitoring systems, and document best practices to inform state policy.

This partnership seeks to catalyze systemic change, strengthen government–CSO coordination, and accelerate Jharkhand’s progress toward becoming child marriage-free while ensuring protection and empowerment for all adolescents.

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. The process could also include presentation of the assignment.
  3. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend one or more rounds of panel interview/s.

The complete process usually takes 2 to 3 weeks. 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 endeavours in various capacities.

We uphold the principle of gender equity and encourage women candidates to apply.

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

 

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