Field Project Coordinator - Shimla District, HP

National Skills Foundation of India

Sector 50, Gurgaon

Job Description

for

Field Project Coordinator

for Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh

Job Position: Field Project Coordinator

Location: Mashobra Block, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh

Openings: One

Reporting to : Project Manager, HO

Salary : Rs.35,000 – 40,000 per month.

Preference will be given to native Himachal Pradesh Candidates

About Organisation

National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI) is a 15 year old not-for-profit organization focused on the objective of skill building and development of vocational opportunities for India’s large workforce. NSFI is realizing its mission towards enabling sustainable livelihoods through trainings of unskilled/ semi-skilled workers, rural youth, farmers, and women entrepreneurs and action research in the domains of agriculture supply & value chains, markets, and skills, and through across the nation with the objective of providing them access to growth sectors in formal labour markets. NSFI (net)works with national and international agencies in Public Sector, and Civil Society Domains.

About the Project

The project “Income Enhancement for Women in Himachal Pradesh” is designed to empower rural women by promoting pine needle handicrafts as a sustainable income source. It provides technical training, business skills, and entrepreneurship development for both existing and new women entrepreneurs, while also strengthening SHGs for collective growth. The initiative offers incubation support including branding, packaging, e-commerce integration, and exposure visits, enabling women to access diverse markets such as retail outlets, exhibitions, corporate gifting, and online platforms. By transforming forest waste into marketable products, the project not only enhances income and self-reliance among women but also addresses environmental concerns of pine needle forest fires, creating long-term social and ecological impact across 16 Gram Panchayats in Mashobra Block of Shimla district

Field Project Coordinator, HP - Position Summary:

Responsible for overall field-level implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the pine needle handicrafts livelihood project across 15–20 Gram Panchayats in Mashobra, Shimla district.

The Field Project Coordinator acts as the primary link between the Head Office, local field team, community institutions, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of all project activities in the field, ensuring adherence to timelines and deliverables.

• Supervise and guide the Assistant Field Project Coordinator and Field Executives.

• Oversee the mobilization of women entrepreneurs.

• Create women’s SHGs and establish an SHG Federation to support their business activities and assist in marketing.

• Possess the capacity to take ownership of the SHG federation and the mindset to continue working for the federation after the completion of the project in a leadership role.

• Coordinate training programs (technical & business skills), exposure visits, and mentoring sessions.

• Liaise with experts/trainers for product design, business skills, and marketing support.

• Ensure proper use of project resources such as the warehouse, go-down, and packaging units.

• Maintain project MIS – beneficiary data, training records, production volumes, and sales tracking.

• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly progress reports to the Project Manager at the Head Office.

• Represent the project at local events, exhibitions, and stakeholder meetings.

• Ensure compliance with donor branding, documentation, and reporting requirements.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Social Work, Rural Development, or related field.

• Minimum 4–5 years of experience in livelihood promotion, SHG strengthening, or handicraft projects.

• Strong community mobilization, leadership, and coordination skills.

• Proficient in MS Office and comfortable with MIS reporting.

• Fluency in Hindi; knowledge of the local dialect preferred.

Expected personality traits:

1. Highly proactive and having initiative in improving the working environments

2. High energy levels and temperament to take up activities that have time commitments

3. Open to learn new technological/digital tools that can improve the reporting systems of an

organisation

How to Apply:

Apply in 5 days from the date of publication of this ad, in word-formatted single document consisting of cover letter, resume (with salary history if already on job, applicable minimum notice period, permanent & present address, ready to relocate to the place of posting) to by marking the subject line as “Application for: Field Project Coordinator – Himachal Pradesh”, on or before 30/9/2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.