Consultant - Livelihood

5 - 10 years

20 - 27 Lacs

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  • Co-develop innovative livelihood and enterprise models tailored to ultra-poor households, particularly women and youth.
  • Integrate context-sensitive approaches (e.g. low-asset base, seasonal migration, landlessness) into enterprise design.
  • Conduct benchmarking of existing livelihood and enterprise models to identify promising approaches for replication or adaptation.
  • Ensure models align with the Zero-Poverty ecosystem.
    • Develop and strengthen forward and backward market linkages for micro-enterprises, with a focus on scalability and long-term viability.
    • Identify and engage ecosystem actors including aggregators, buyers, financial institutions, and service providers to support enterprise growth.
    • Facilitate the formation of producer groups or federated enterprises where appropriate.
  • Lead pilot implementation of micro-enterprise models in selected geographies.
  • Provide technical assistance to field teams on business planning, market strategies, supply chain strengthening, and risk mitigation.
  • Supervise livelihoods assessments, feasibility studies, and value chain analyses.
  • Build capacities of SHG federations, community cadres, and frontline staff on enterprise development, financial literacy, and business operations.
  • Strengthen mentoring and incubation systems for first-time women entrepreneurs and ultra-poor individuals.
  • Develop frameworks to monitor economic outcomes, sustainability, and women s empowerment metrics.
  • Document case studies, models, lessons learned and contribute to knowledge products for replication and scale.
  • Collaborate with research and M&E teams to validate impact pathways and adapt models accordingly.
  • Qualification and skills required:

  • Postgraduate degree in Rural Management, Livelihoods, Development Studies, Social Work, or related fields.
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in livelihoods promotion, micro-enterprise development, or SHG-led economic initiatives.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing diverse enterprise models with ultra-poor, women, or SHG members.
  • Strong understanding of market linkage development and experience in benchmarking and analyzing livelihood models across geographies.
  • Sound knowledge of rural poverty dynamics in northern India, especially in UP.
  • Experience working with or alongside government programs (e.g., NRLM, SRLMs), CSR initiatives, or development partners.
  • Excellent facilitation, mentoring, and communication skills in both English and Hindi.
  • Willingness to travel extensively to remote and underserved locations.
  • Comfort with iterative prototyping, adaptive implementation, and cross-sector collaboration.
  • Commitment to gender-transformative, pro-poor, and inclusive development.
    Note: This TOR is in Intended to provide a general overview of the position and may not cover every aspect of the role. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support the organizational goals

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