Smile Foundation
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The role focuses on coordination, execution, reporting, and stakeholder engagement at the college level.
Position: Project Coordinator / Project Associate
Project Duration: 6 Months(Contract will be renewed in next Financial year)
Reporting to: Project Lead / Manager
Smile Foundation works for the welfare of underprivileged children and their families through intensive programs focused on education, healthcare, skilling and women empowerment and Empowering Grassroots. Started in 2002 by a group of young corporate professionals, today Smile has evolved into a national level development organization impacting lives ofover 2 million underprivileged children and their families with project presence in 27 states across India,10 offices in strategic locations and over 650 employees, besides countless volunteers, well- wishers and supporters.
The organization also holds Special Consultative Status with United Nation’s Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC), accredited with global organizations like GuideStar, United Way, CAF America, Give2Asia and many more. Furthermore, continuously for past Six years Smile is a Great Place to Work © Certified organization and is considered ‘Gold Standard’ in identifying and recognizing Great Workplace Cultures.
Currently SF has been implementing projects worth Rs 80 Crore across India directly or with the help of grassroot organizations, primarily CSR funded projects of varied scale both in urban slums and rural areas including aspirational districts in thematic areas mentioned above. The wealth of knowledge emanated from the same is immense, however the same is grouped in systematic manner which can be used for pitching for large projects of long term in nature leading to data driven knowledge products which can be further used in creating largescale impact.
Visit our website to know more about us and our latest development: www.smilefoundationindia.org
Tech for Society is an initiative aimed at building a sustainable innovation and industry-readiness ecosystem in government engineering colleges in Karnataka. The project focuses on strengthening faculty capacity, fostering student-led innovation, and deepening industry–academia collaboration. Through faculty development programs, hackathons, incubation support, and access to emerging technologies, the project enables students to convert ideas into industry-relevant solutions. The initiative is implemented in partnership with industry leaders, government institutions, and innovation ecosystems to improve employability and entrepreneurial outcomes for engineering students.
The Project Coordinator/Associate will support on-ground implementation of the Tech for Society project at assigned government engineering colleges. The role focuses on coordination, execution, reporting, and stakeholder engagement at the college level.
Support implementation of faculty development programs, student innovation activities, and industry engagement initiatives.
Coordinate with college faculty, students, industry mentors, and local partners.
Organize workshops, FDPs, hackathons, meetings, and review sessions.
Track project activities, outputs, and indicators at the field level.
Support baseline studies, data collection, documentation, and case studies
Maintain project records, attendance, reports, and photographs.
Ensure timely communication between colleges and the central project team.
Assist in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting requirements.
Graduate/Postgraduate degree in Engineering or related field.
2–5 years of experience in project coordination or program implementation.
Experience working with educational institutions or development projects preferred.
Willingness to travel locally and work closely with colleges.
Strong coordination and interpersonal skills
Basic understanding of innovation, technology, or education programs
Good documentation and reporting skills
Proactive and solution-oriented approach
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Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted by the Human Resources Team
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