Program Manager at Swasti | Bangalore Jobs

Swasti (Swasti Health Catalyst)

Swasti is a public health organization working across India to improve everyday wellbeing for vulnerable communities. For 20 years, it has worked at the intersection of public health, community systems strengthening, health systems strengthening, and climate and disaster response. Its focus areas include primary health, water and sanitation, gender and equity, workforce wellbeing, social protection, and climate and health. Swasti's mission is to add 100 million healthy days to the lives of the most vulnerable.

Role

A program management role leading the planning, coordination, and monitoring of heat resilience interventions across factories, working closely with cluster teams, government bodies, and industry partners.

Responsibilities

Lead day to day planning, coordination, and monitoring of all project workstreams
Develop and maintain project plans, activity trackers, timelines, and risk registers
Coordinate with cluster teams to support factory onboarding and implementation of heat resilience interventions
Oversee key program components, including Heat Action Plans, early warning dashboards, trainings, Climate Care Hubs, worker feedback mechanisms, and occupational health and safety systems
Coordinate with internal teams, factories, government departments, industry associations, brands, and technical partners
Track project progress, support quality assurance, and consolidate field updates
Prepare donor reports, review decks, and management updates
Supervise the Program Associate and support project documentation and administrative processes
Represent the project in relevant meetings and forums

Requirements

3 to 4 years of experience in program management, project coordination, or implementation roles, ideally in public health, worker wellbeing, occupational health and safety, climate resilience, or livelihoods programs
Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders such as field teams, government departments, private sector partners, and technical experts
Strong program management skills, able to plan, coordinate, and follow up across multiple workstreams and timelines
Strong documentation and reporting skills, able to prepare clear trackers, progress updates, and donor reports
Good written and verbal communication skills in English, with working knowledge of MS Office and Google Workspace
Able to analyze project progress, spot gaps, and find practical solutions
Comfortable working closely with field teams and traveling to project locations when needed
Strong sense of ownership and accountability in a fast paced, multi stakeholder environment
Knowledge of Telugu or Tamil is an advantage but not required