Consultant

Role Name: ConsultantExperience

About the Role:

consultant

lead the foundations operations and strategy on the ground in Champawat

co-build an organization from the ground up

a co-creator

builder

strategic thinker

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Groundwork & Community Understanding

• Design and lead a field research in the Champawat region and engagement plan to understand:
• Youth aspirations, current job opportunities (local and external), and migration patterns
• Livelihood challenges, especially in agriculture and rural entrepreneurship.
• Infrastructure gaps (transport, digital access, schools, training centers).
• Access to healthcare (especially for women and children) and nutritional status.
• Psychology and motivations of rural youth and their families.
  
• Conduct baseline surveys in 45 representative villages.
• Use findings to recommend focus areas for orgs long-term strategy.
  

2. Programme Design & Implementation

• Based on ground understanding, co-create youth-centric programs focusing on:
• Skilling and vocational training.
• Entrepreneurship development (on- and off-farm enterprises).
• Job placements and career counseling.
• Or any other focus area that orgs decides to work on
• Design an implementation strategy with clear goals, resource plans, partnerships, and budgets.
  
• Create feedback and monitoring mechanisms to adapt programs in real-time.
  

3. Operations & Execution

• Identify and train a local field team, especially young professionals from Champawat.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of programs.
• Set up systems and processes for data collection, reporting, and impact tracking.
• Identify ways to optimally use orgs existing transport vehicles for community benefit (e.g., medical access, livelihood support, educational transport).
  

4. Team Building & Leadership

• Build a small but effective field operations team.
• Develop and implement a capacity-building plan for local hires.
• Create a collaborative, mission-driven culture within the team.
  

5. Partnerships & Government Liaison

• Forge partnerships with local NGOs, youth-led organizations, training centers, and livelihood initiatives.
• Liaise with district-level and block-level government officials to align with existing schemes and resources.
• Represent Foundation at local events, government meetings, and community forums.
  

6. Organisational Strategy & Evolution

• Work closely with the principal in co-creating orgs Vision, Mission, and Strategic Objectives, informed by lived realities in Champawat.
• Be a thought partner in scaling orgs work to other blocks or neighboringstricts.
• Stay adaptive to a startup-style environment where the role will evolve as the orgorganization grows.
  

Who You Are:

Required:

• 7-15 years of experience in the development sector, especially in youth livelihoods, skilling, or entrepreneurship.
• Experience in Uttarakhand, especially Kumaon region
• Good Communication Skills [representing org in local/national forums]
• Demonstrated experience in program design, field implementation, and community operations.
• Past experience conducting field assessments and baseline surveys.
• Experience in building and managing small teams in rural settings.
• Strong interest and intent to work in the development sector long-term.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, under-resourced area.
• Willingness to build from scratch and adapt to changing realities.
• Fluency in Hindi (local dialect understanding is a plus).
• Integrity, humility, and a deep commitment to social change.
• Adaptable, flexible and a good listener
  

Preferred:

• Experience working on youth-based initiatives with an entrepreneurship and skilling focus.
• Flexibility is very important for this role.
• Exposure to working with government stakeholders at district or block levels.
• Familiarity with setting up M&E systems and using data to guide strategy.
  

What Youll Get:

• A founding team-level role in a purpose-driven non-profit initiated by public figures committed to impact.
• A chance to shape a new organizations DNA, strategy, and outcomes.
• Autonomy and ownership over field operations.
• Opportunity to build your own team.
• Learnings and leadership experience unmatched by conventional roles.
• Competitive non-profit remuneration, with scope for future growth as org expands.