About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 28 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 2 crore (20 million) people across 200+ districts in 23 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:

Position Title: Program Officer

Number of Position: 1

Reporting: Senior Director – Health and Nutrition

Location: Delhi

Grade: C

Type:  Project Based

Qualification Required: Postgraduate degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Health, Rural Development, or a related discipline

Experience Required: 3–5 years of relevant experience in programme implementation, field coordination, team supervision, or development programmes

Skills & Attribute:

• Ability to collaborate and coordinate at different levels with the donor, stakeholders and project teams
• Ability to work on MS Office (word, excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to guide, handhold and manage unit coordinators

About the Project

Bitiya: The project adopts a life-cycle approach targeting three age groups: 0–5 years (Early Childhood), 6–12 years (Growing Minds), and 13–18 years (Emerging Adulthood). This is a comprehensive intervention program across the catchment areas of 10 of its production units of HINDALCO, spread across six states—Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

The program is expected to directly benefit 50,000 girls across 534 villages over three years with the aim of transforming the status of girl children and contribute to significant improvements in their education access, nutrition and health outcomes, menstrual hygiene, digital safety, and adolescent empowerment. This project is supported by Hindalco under its CSR initiative, and the project geography is spread across its production units in seven states.

About the Role

The Program officer will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing project implementation for 10 Hindalco units, overseeing effective execution of activities across units, strong engagement with government stakeholders, and quality supervision of unit coordinators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervision and Management
  • Provide regular guidance, supervision, and handholding support to Unit Coordinators
  • Clearly communicate programme priorities, plans, targets, and expected deliverables to Unit Coordinators
  • Support Unit Coordinators in planning and prioritising field activities
  • Build the capacity of Unit Coordinators through regular mentoring, coaching, and on-the-job support.
• Program Implementation and Coordination
  • Ensure effective implementation of programme activities in line with donor approved plans
  • Support Unit Coordinators in coordinating with government departments, frontline workers, community institutions, and other relevant stakeholders
  • Identify implementation challenges and facilitate timely resolution in coordination with the leadership team

• Monitoring, Review and Quality Assurance
  • Monitor the performance and progress of each Hindalco unit against agreed deliverables
  • Conduct regular review meetings with Unit Coordinators to assess progress, identify bottlenecks, and take corrective actions
  • Regularly review field-level implementation and assess the quality of programme activities
  • Review reports and data submitted by Unit Coordinators via MIS and ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely submission
  • Track key programme indicators and support the team in using data for programme improvement.

• Reporting and Documentation
  • Consolidate inputs and reports received from Unit Coordinators for programme-level reporting
  • Prepare periodic progress updates, donor reports, and other programme documentation as required
  • Ensure systematic documentation of programme activities, learnings, challenges, and good practices
  • Support preparation of presentations and updates for internal and external reviews

• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Support coordination with government and other programme stakeholders at the relevant (district/state/national) level
  • Participate in review meetings, workshops, trainings, and other programme forums
  • Maintain effective communication and working relationships with key stakeholders
  • Represent the programme in relevant meetings and forums, as delegated

What can you expect in PCI:

• A warm, inclusive, and happy work environment.
• Performance driven reward mechanism.
• The best of the class benefits from 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 organization structure which values individual’s skills, competencies and potential.
• Opportunities to operate in a cross functional role.
• Higher responsibilities and larger roles are merit based.
• Young Talent Programs for developing future leaders.
• Leadership roles for women are encouraged and given preference in selection and training.