Project Management Trainee (Remote)

About MP Data:

We make a web-based inventory and purchasing system used by independent restaurants, breweries and small food manufacturers. Founded in 2004, we now have 110 employees. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

The internship:

This is an organising job. You will update trackers, chase deadlines, take call notes and make sure nothing falls through. Remote, open to candidates across India. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Day to day:

Create simple onboarding checklists for new project members. Draft client update emails for the project manager to review. Track project budgets and hours in a shared spreadsheet. Follow up with team members on overdue tasks by Slack or email. Collect requirements and feedback from stakeholders and summarise them. Update project boards in Jira, Asana or monday so task status is always current. Organise project documents in Confluence, Notion or Google Drive. Schedule video calls across time zones using Google Calendar.

Who can apply:

Are able to join within 15 days. Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection. Are available for a full-time work from home internship for the entire duration. Available 25 to 40 hours a week, with some overlap with clients in other time zones. Understanding of project basics: scope, timelines, dependencies and risks. Basic familiarity with a project tool such as Trello, Asana or Jira. Able to handle several small tasks at once without losing track.

Preferred:

CAPM, PSM I or Google Project Management Certificate. Familiarity with Confluence or Notion.

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: ₹17,000 - ₹20,000/month

Perks:

Letter of recommendation. Job offer on successful completion. 5 days a week.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at MP Data Pvt Ltd.