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Project head

  • Company

    Wild Trust of India

  • Location

    Valmikinagar, Bihar

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Programme Management & Implementation

  • Experience

    7 - 8 years

  • Date Posted

    17-Sep-2025

About Wild Trust of India

The official page of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), a non-profit conservation organisation, committed to urgent action that works towards the protection of India's wildlife. Its mission is to conserve nature, especially endangered species and threatened habitats, in partnership with communities and governments. Established in November 1998, in response to the rapidly deteriorating condition of the country's wildlife, with only three staff members, WTI now has a team of over 200 full-time professionals and consultants, in addition to volunteers from all walks of life. The core team includes scientists, field biologists, conservation managers, veterinarians, lawyers, finance, business management and communication specialists, who operate diverse conservation projects across India. In 25+ years, WTI has grown to be one of India's premier wildlife NGOs. The principal concerns of WTI include crisis management and the provision of quick, efficient aid to individuals, species or habitats that require it the most. In its 25+ years of operations, WTI has saved more than 54,334 animal lives, trained and equipped 20,076 frontline forest staff and covered them under India's pioneering supplementary accident assurance scheme that also covers COVID-19, assisted the govt. in creating 7 Protected Areas, sensitised more than 30 lakh children to conservation, protected almost 1,77,664 hectares of natural habitat including mangroves and coral reefs, and assisted enforcement agencies in almost 302 enforcement operations to dismantle wildlife trade and trafficking. WTI is a registered charity in India (under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961) and is mandated by its Board of Trustees to ensure that 85% of all specified donor monies go to the field for direct conservation action.

Overview of the Role

The Project Head is in-charge of implementation the Gharial Recovery Project & Valmiki Recovery Project which intends to enhance abundance and distribution of Gharial contributing towards downgrading its threat level through appropriate social and ecological (in-situ & ex-situ) methods. The project head is a managerial position who will be responsible for achievement of the Outcomes and Outputs of the project as per the approved Plan of the project. The position seeks to steer the Valmiki Recovery Project having two major components: Habitat Restoration & Human-Carnivore Conflict Mitigation. The Project Head will ensure the completion of all activities envisaged under the project, production of all outputs planned and achievement of all outcomes under the project. This would be achieved by managing the human resources, managing budgets and liaising with the government and non-government stakeholders, including the forest department and the district council.

Job Description

1. Project Planning, management and monitoring
a) Conduct situation analysis and Theory of Change to develop outline of the plan and Logical Framework (new project / new triennium)
b) Prepare the draft of the project plan and work plan of the Project Plan in consultation with the team members
c) Review team members’ target every month and report to PI and DH on quarterly basis
d) Participate and present monthly progress of the project in the monthly review meetings
e) Conduct self-review of the project plan on quarterly basis and share the review with the project staff and DH to facilitate quarterly review of the project

2. Fund & Financial Management
a) Responsible for budget management and booking of expenditure under appropriate activity head for each donor
b) Ensure that the funds are utilized judiciously for achieving the anticipated outcome by implementing appropriate activities
c) Approve the cash-flow and expenditure of the team members as per the policy and procedures of WTI
d) Maintain records of expenditure of the project and share with the team in review meetings
e) Make timely budget change request to the CFO, PI and DH for approval and mid-term corrections in the project plan
f) Ensure that travel, accommodation and subsistence expenditures by team members are in accordance with their entitlement. Take prior approvals from CFO and DH in case of any deviation due to emergent reasons.

3. Donor Co-ordination
a) Coordinate with specified donors, if assigned the role of Donor/s Point Person by the organization.
b) Provide timely update to the Donor Point Person/s of the project for reporting project progress and deliverables to the donor

4. External Communication / Co-ordination
a) Interact with media on project related communication, prepare press notes / release on project events, and represent the organization at appropriate forum.
b) Liaison with forest department, line departments, non-government organizations, academic institutions etc. to facilitate project implementation and associated matters.

5. MIS & Reports
a) Responsible for collection of quality data (both quantitative and qualitative) by the project team for analysis and monitoring, validation of the primary data of the project, and maintaining and sharing of the data on shared drive with team members and HQ.
b) Ensure that the project data is updated on monthly basis and shared with the team.
c) Ensure that the record of primary data collector is maintained in the data base for future credit sharing
d) Organize donor reports keeping in mind the donor (CSR, Charities and Foundation, Public funds) with appropriate primary analysis, and maps and figures.
e) Draft donor report as per the donor format, or standard format of a technical report and submit to the DH well in advance for timely submission.
f) Ensure that the periodic reports and other regular updates, and photographs and video footages of the project are shared with the Communication Division for appropriate communication and branding needs of the project.
g) Ensure the preparation and publication of project outcomes and achievements, including conference presentations, following the approval process for ideas, analysis, and journal selection involving the Principal Investigator, Division Head, Chief of Species, and Chief Ecologist.

6. Human resources management
a) Ensure PMRs of all team members are done meticulously on time
b) Approve leave of absence of all staff in reporting relation
c) Organize regular meetings with the staff to record grievances and issues related to the project
d) Motivate teams to give quality results by promoting activities that encourage team building
e) Scope and facilitate skill development of team members

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Should be proficient in Ecological data collection and analysis.
• Should have understanding of social dimensions of wildlife and nature conservation.
• Should have leadership skills and ability to manage projects and teams.
• Should be fluent in Hindi language (mandatory)
• Should have demonstrated experience in report writing and technical publications.

Education

Masters Degree in Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Ecological Sciences and aligned courses.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of experience (leadership and project running roles preferred)