Reliance_State_PM

Job Title:

State Project Manager, SEU– Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Project

Location:

Bhubaneswar, Bhopal and Ahmedabad

Organization profile:

India is a nation of a billion dreams, a billion aspirations and above all great opportunities. To turn these dreams into reality, especially for the vulnerable section of the society, Reliance Foundation has taken the path of inclusive development to address their basic need. Reliance Foundation works with some of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities across India, with the objective of integrating them into mainstream development process of the country. The Foundation focuses its efforts on five core pillars of Rural Transformation, Education, Health, Urban Renewal and Arts, Culture & Heritage.

 

Position overview:

Reliance Foundation & Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have launched a project to empower aspiring women entrepreneurs, both individual as well as part of SHGs/SHG Federations, by creating a conducive environment for them to participate in local economic development proactively. The RF – BMGF collaboration will contribute to recently announced goal by MoRD, GoI to enable rural SHG women to earn at least Rs.1 lakh annual income. The project will drive women-led enterprise development in identified districts, supported by State Rural Livelihood Missions and field implementation agencies in three states over four years.

The State Execution Unit (SEU) will be responsible for the on-ground implementation in the respective states, ensuring that the project strategies are implemented on ground by the field implementation partners as per the devised protocols and problem-solve if necessary.

 

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

        ·         Lead planning and operation management in the state, in coordination with PMU

        ·         Accountable for delivering results as per plan and strategic direction for the state

        ·         Systems and Compliance management, periodic review of the work done by the field implementing agencies

        ·        Work closely with SRLMs and field implementation agencies to ensure coordination, extend technical support and quality assurance of the program implemented by field implementation agencies

        ·         Work closely with stakeholders from Departments like Agriculture, Rural Development and MGNREGA  etc. for convergence

 

Personal Qualifications and experience:

Must haves / Essential:

·         Postgraduate in social work / Sciences, Rural Management, Agriculture and other relevant fields

·         About 10-15 years of experience in development sector 

Preferred:

       ·         Prior experience of leadership positions in a rural development program

       ·         Experience in working in the rural development projects with multi-stakeholders collaborations and understanding on government programs

 

Key Competencies:

·         Good communication skills

·         Manage multi-stakeholder partnerships

·         Knowledge of communicating in local language is must. Proficiency in MS office and report writing.

·         Leadership skills and multi-stakeholder partnerships at state level

·         Working with government at state, district level is an added advantage

 

How to apply:

 Interested candidates can send their updated CVs at jobs.shortlisting@gmail.com with the subject line “RF- SPM” latest by 20th June 2022

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