PMU Associate in Uttarakhand | Samanta Foundation

Samanta Foundation

Samanta Foundation is a non-profit that helps communities grow stronger through participation, education and action. It works closely with forest dwellers and the communities living around forests, with a focus on primary health and education. By partnering with local people and groups, the foundation helps families get better access to basic services. It builds solutions that communities can lead and sustain on their own. This role sits within Samanta Foundation's PMU (Program Management Unit), which plans, runs and tracks the foundation's community health and education programmes.

Role

As a PMU Associate, you will help the Program Management Unit plan, run and track community health and education work in and around Haridwar and Dehradun. You will work closely with field teams, local partners and community members, keep data and documents in order, and help make sure programmes stay on time and on budget. This is a full-time, on-site role with regular field visits, and it starts with a six-month probation period.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with field teams and local partners to plan and carry out health and education activities.
• Collect, organise and check programme data from the field.
• Prepare reports, records and documentation on programme progress.
• Track work against milestones, timelines and budgets, and flag delays early.
• Help design project activities and outreach campaigns for the community.
• Facilitate community meetings and keep clear, respectful communication with stakeholders.
• Support the team in solving day-to-day problems in the field.
• Provide administrative support so programmes run smoothly.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in any discipline, with a background in social sciences, development studies, public health or education seen as an advantage.
• 0-2 years of experience, with freshers welcome and any work or interest in nonprofits, community development, primary health or education counted in your favour.
• Good spoken and written English and Hindi, and the ability to talk respectfully with people from many backgrounds.
• Comfort with MS Office, Google tools, spreadsheets, Canva and AI tools.
• Strong coordination skills, including managing timelines, documents and several tasks at once.
• Basic skills in data collection, simple data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to work on-site in Haridwar or Dehradun with regular field visits to forest and nearby communities, with graduates already living in Haridwar or Dehradun preferred.

Benefits

• Contribute directly to health and education work with forest-dwelling communities.
• Learn through hands-on field experience at the grassroots.
• Work in a collaborative team with people from different fields.

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