Programme Manager

Location: Ahwa, Dangs (Gujarat)

Education: Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management/masters in business management/Rural Management/Natural resource Management/Social Science/Agriculture

Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in Rural Development sector

Skills & Competencies required

• Position Summary:

• The Programme Manager will be responsible for programme planning, implementing and supporting livelihood enhancement programme in Dang’s region. This role involves working closely with local communities, farmer groups, internal teams , government department and donors to promote climate-resilient programme (farm and non-farm) practices for enhancing livelihood of rural communities.

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  Preferred Attributes:

• Strong program implementation and management skills including strategic planning and work plan development with a strong focus on maintaining quality across project milestones.

• Strong orientation for long term vision achievement along with annual and quarterly milestone achievement.

• Confident communicator, with the ability to dialogue on complex issues with different stakeholders.

• Efficient at multitasking with field orientation.

• Skilled at interacting and developing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Willing to travel and maintain a very flexible working pattern.

• Sound knowledge about budget and finance

Job Profile

• Provide programmatic and institutional leadership to the present livelihood enhancement programme in respective areas.

• Supporting multi-thematic team in the areas of natural resources, agriculture, livestock, enterprises, skill development, etc. along with support departments like M & E, reporting.

• Liaise with donors and government officers and interact with field staff and community members.

• Budget management and new resource mobilization.

• Actively engage in developing systems and indicators from existing areas of work.

• Capacity building of the team and prepare older team members towards new challenges and new geographical areas.

• Integration of all programmes and projects of AKRSP to achieve maximum impact at household level.

• Ensuring timely submission of all reports to donors, government and AKRSP head office.

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  Key Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with a renowned NGO.

• On-site and off-site training opportunities.

• Comprehensive medical insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

• Maternity and paternity leave as per organizational policy.

• 15 General Leaves and 16.5 earned leaves annually (earned leaves can be encashed if not utilized).

• 10 declared public holidays and 3 optional holidays.

• Diwali break for 5 days every year.

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  We strongly encourage women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and especially abled candidates to apply

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  Apply Now: Please submit your application at the earliest through our website –‘Get involved’ section - careers page.

• Please note that we will begin the search immediately, and if a suitable candidate is found, we will close the application process!