About Dhwani
Dhwani Rural Information Systems is a social/development sector-focused advisory and consulting firm that develops IT applications for NGOs, government functionaries, CSRs, and international funding organizations to manage their projects and programs in India and abroad. We are seeking an Associate Technical Project Manager to support the delivery of multiple custom IT software projects and act as a point of contact with our partner NGO, CSR, and government clients, as well as the internal tech team at Dhwani.
Job Overview
As a Technical Associate Project Manager at Dhwani Rural Information Systems, you will play a crucial role in the development and delivery of custom IT software projects for clients in the social/development sector. Working under the guidance of the Technical Project Manager, you'll collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, both internal teams (software developers, DevOps engineers, QA specialists, and analysts) and external partners, including NGOs and government clients. Your responsibilities span managing software development projects, crafting comprehensive functional design documents, overseeing testing processes, and contributing to both web and mobile-based applications. You'll also play a key role in dashboard design.
Additionally, you'll facilitate field training and act as a point of contact for client interactions. This position offers a unique opportunity to apply your technical expertise for social impact and contribute to meaningful projects while growing professionally within a supportive team environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end management of software development projects for social/development sector clients, ensuring successful delivery.
- Manage project budgets with precision, encompassing cost estimation, expense tracking, and optimal resource allocation.
- Implement monitoring and reporting tools (e.g., Click Up, JIRA, Trello) for seamless project tracking.
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, overseeing projects in diverse tech stacks.
- Implement Scrum methodology for transparent communication and timely project updates enhancing trust among stakeholders, including executives and clients.
- Support the IT team in software development, covering requirement gathering, DB schema preparation, and API documentation.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAIDs) during execution.
- Acquire a fair understanding of DevOps principles, tools, and practices to guide project teams effectively. Promote automation of development, testing, and deployment processes using tools like CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and configuration management.
- Support the preparation of technical specification documents (BRD, SRS, FRS), training manuals, testing, mock-ups, functional design document, dashboard, reporting framework design, M&E framework design, and technical proposals/AMC contracts under the guidance of a Technical Project Manager.
- Act as a key point of contact for client interactions.
Essential Requirement
- 1-3 years of work experience in a technical project management or related role
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field
- Good understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Experience with project documentation and bug tracking tools
- Strong written and presentation skills
- Accountable and ownership-taking attitude, action/task-oriented
- Candidates with a PGD in Rural Management or Public Policy is plus.
- Familiarity with at least one tech stack (Java/PHP/MEAN/MERN)
Preferred Qualification
- Certification in Scrum Master
- Experience leading large-scale infrastructure projects
- Certification in Agile project management with JIRA
- Strong sense of purpose to work in the tech-for-good, ICT4D, or social impact space
- Prior experience in the development sector is a plus
Key Skills
- Scrum Methodology
- SDLC: Agile/Waterfall
- Business Analysis
- Database Management
- Project Planning
- IT Management
- Project Execution
- Leadership & Soft Skills
