Program Associate

About UTMT Society

Under The Mango Tree, Society upskills farmers in indigenous beekeeping and fosters a supportive economic ecosystem around it to increase agricultural productivity and improve rural livelihoods for small and marginal farmers. More details at https://www.utmtsociety.org/.

UTMT Society’s work in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, touching the lives of 67000+ farmers. As part of a small team in a young organization, we offer a challenging work environment with immense opportunities to learn and grow.

Roles & Responsibilities

• 1 per block or minimum 300 - 500 beekeepers 
• Planning, implementation, monitoring and delivering results for the programs in the block
• Preliminary assessment of villages along with technical team 
• Awareness creation by FGDs and group sessions
• Farmer selection - developing list of farmers in consultation with TE
• Organising and conducting farmer training and seasonal training
• Planning, organising and conducting Technical Assistant (TA) / Master Trainer (MT) training
• Planning for monthly Farmer Meeting along with TAs/MTs and attending at least 4 meetings per month
• Inventory management/distribution
• Maintaining registers and records - training, bee flora, contribution, equipment distribution, stock
• Maintaining photo bank of all activities project wise
• Developing technical carder - selection and evaluation
• Target setting and planning for target achievements, monitoring targets on weekly basis and problem solving
• Monitoring & Evaluation work
• Bee flora management
• Accounts related work
• Develop monthly plan in coordination with Project Manager / Team Leaders
• Honey/wax/colony sale
• Support Farmer Producer Organisation's work
• 12 to 15 days of field work
• Farmer contribution - flora/kit/colony
• Apiary management/development in consultation with Sr. TE
• Sugar feeding/ Feeding - planning, distribution, follow up
• Reporting and documentation - written, audio & video 

Preference

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience in the development sector.
• Basic understanding of the social sector is required.
• Proficiency in Hindi is essential.

Additional Notes

• Reporting Authority is the Program Officer/Program Manager/Team Leader
• Salary Range: INR 25000 - 30000 per month as per past experience

Interested candidates can also email their resumes and cover letter to info@utmtsociety.org. The subject line should be "Programme Associate - Madhya Pradesh".