Nasscom Foundation
Overview
The Empowering Aspirational Blocks: Bridging the Digital Divide through Last-Mile Digital Literacy program aims at empowering the communities from marginalized backgrounds with enhanced digital literacy and access to Government schemes. The Assistant Manager will be responsible for managing and monitoring the on-ground implementation of the digital literacy project. This role involves close collaboration with District and Block administration, ensuring alignment with local governance and smooth project delivery. The Assistant Manager will work closely with field teams, Digital Ambassadors, and local authorities to oversee training activities, resource management, and progress reporting.
Key Responsibilities
As an Assistant Manager - Digital Literacy, she/he/they will be responsible to manage a region ensuring smooth implementation of the project. Broad structure of responsibilities is as below:
- Supervise and monitor the implementation of digital literacy training in collaboration with District and Block administration.
- Ensure that the project’s objectives are met and that local governance guidelines are followed during implementation.
- Act as the primary point of contact with District and Block administration, facilitating effective communication and collaboration for the project.
- Work closely with Block Development Officers (BDOs) and other local government officials to ensure that project activities align with district and block priorities.
- Support the administration in setting up and maintaining DRCs and e-governance services for the community.
- Provide guidance and support to field teams - Digital Ambassadors to ensure the smooth delivery of training and outreach programs.
- Address challenges faced by field teams and assist in improving project quality on the ground.
- Maintain accurate documentation of all project activities, including engagement with local administration, training sessions.
- Prepare and submit regular reports to the Program Manager, summarizing key achievements, challenges, and feedback from local authorities.
- Collaborate with local government officials, NGOs, community leaders, and stakeholders to mobilize participation in the project.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of digital literacy training by collecting data and tracking key indicators like digital tool usage and e-governance service access.
Key Requirements
- Post-Graduate, or equivalent standard of education essential - ideally in rural management, international development, public policy or other social sciences
- Minimum 4-5 years of relevant experience
- Understanding of the Digital Literacy landscape in India with experience in executing relevant projects.
- Privy to writing proposals, creating strategies and engaging with potential partners
- Good report writing skills as per internal / external requirements
- Knowledge of project monitoring & evaluation (M&E), project-implementation-plan (PIP), impact evaluation and ToC framework’
- Ability to translate concepts into learning outcomes.
- Passion towards working in social sector.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- A team player with understanding of importance of working in and with a team in a cohesive manner.
- We need change markers to drive our inclusive tech agenda.
- Passion and commitment towards bringing a social change.
- Readiness for extensive travelling (60-70% of time) across India.
Nasscom Foundation is committed to fostering equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. We strongly encourage women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community to apply for opportunities within our organization.
