SUMMARY

A Project Coordinator is responsible for a variety of tasks related to procurement, event management, stakeholder coordination and planning. The job includes creating purchase requests, coordinating with vendors and teams, preparing and coordinating for workshops and events, organizing webinars and conferences, and working with cross-functional teams to execute tasks related to events and workshops. Good communication and interpersonal skills with excellent coordination are necessary for maintaining strong relationships in these tasks.

ABOUT WADHWANI AI

Wadhwani AI is a nonprofit institute building and deploying applied AI solutions to solve critical issues in public health, agriculture, education, and urban development in underserved communities in the global south. We collaborate with governments, social sector organizations, academic and research institutions, and domain experts to identify real-world problems, and develop practical AI solutions to tackle these issues with the aim of making a substantial positive impact.

We have over 30+ AI projects supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID and Google.org. With a team of over 200 professionals, our expertise encompasses AI/ML research and innovation, software engineering, domain knowledge, design and user research.

In the Press:

• Our Founder Donors are among the Top 100 AI Influencers

• G20 India’s Presidency: AI Healthcare, Agriculture, & Education Solutions Showcased Globally. 

• Unlocking the potentials of AI in Public Health 

• Wadhwani AI Takes an Impact-First Approach to Applying Artificial Intelligence - data.org

• Winner of the H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2022

• Indian Winners of the 2019 Google AI Impact Challenge, and the first in the Asia Pacific to host Google Fellows

Cultures page of Wadhwani AI - https://www.wadhwaniai.org/culture/

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handling procurements for the Solutions teams. 
• Coordination for Agreements and Contracts, issuing RFAs, researching vendor options, and serving as a liaison between vendors and the team.
• Organize events/ meetings/ workshops, coordinating with speakers, coordinating events and workshops, and organizing various types of events for partners and donors.
• Working with cross-functional teams is important to drive the delivery of events and workshops, fulfilling logistical requirements, assisting with travel arrangements including support in areas of scheduling, prioritization, coordination, and execution. 

REQUIREMENT

• Strong organizational skills, must be able to multitask and be efficient in time-sensitive situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills are required to work with internal teams, stakeholders, partners, etc.
• Previous knowledge or willingness to learn tech coordination for live streaming events, setting up audio and video.
• Candidates should have a Bachelor's/Master’s degree or equivalent industry experience.

We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity, and disability. If you have any questions, please email us at careers@wadhwaniai.org.