Samaj Pragati Sahayog
Senior Programme Officer
About Organisation:
Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS) has been engaged in various community development initiatives including water conservation, efficient use of water, sustainable livelihoods, health & nutrition and promotion of community-based institutions for almost three decades.
Self Help Groups (SHGs) form the bedrock of all of SPS’ work. Most of the members of these SHGs belong to the marginalised – poor, Adivasi, Dalits, landless and displaced people. These disadvantaged women learn to run their own series of nested institutions – SHGs, Cluster Development Associations (of 15-20 SHGs)and Federations(of around 200 SHGs). The SHG and livelihood programmes complement each other ,and their simultaneous implementation is the key to poverty alleviation. Incomes raised through livelihood initiatives need to be saved. It is they who ensure that these savings are, in turn, diligently reinvested in livelihood options that raise incomes, and health and education of the family, setting up a virtuous cycle.
The SHG Programme of SPS is currently looking for suitable applications for the post of a Senior Programme Officer who will manage and work as a CEO of Federation of around 3000 members.
Roles and Responsibility:
The Programme Officer of the SHG-Livelihoods Programme is expected to:
1. Support and assist in the Self-Help Group led livelihood interventions of the organization;
2. Assist in the Women’s Empowerment and Institution Building Programme of Samaj Pragati Sahayog.
3. Facilitate integration of all other livelihood initiatives of SPS, such as agriculture, livestock, commodity aggregation, watershed development, water governance, with Federation.
4. Actively interact and coordinate with the village community, local banks, the Panchati Raj Institutions (PRIs), government agencies etc.
5. Conduct trainings for other NGOs, PRI members, government officials, bankers and members of SHGs;
6. Assist in the development of training material to be used in the empowerment programmes of the Baba Amte Centre for Peoples Empowerment (BACPE), Village Neemkheda.
7. Conduct evaluations, appraisals and providing support to the work of NGOs engaged in SHG formation; and federations
8. Perform any other duty towards the furtherance of the objectives of Samaj Pragati Sahayog
Education: MBA – Rural Development , MSW, MA(Sociology) and Agriculture & Allied.
Experience: 3-5 years of work in SHGs, community institutions development, livelihood, etc.
Key Competencies:
· They should have good writing skills in Hindi and English. Selected candidates
· Experience of four to five years in the field is preferred. Preference is given to women.
· Also required analytical skill candidate should be good in Excel & MS office, good in finance as well (Understand the financial statements)
· The professionals should hard-working and adaptable to field situations, be able to think creatively while solving technical problems and while handling a large team of professionals with diverse skills and qualifications.
Salary: Candidate Remuneration shall be commensurate with the profile of the candidate between 4 to 6 LPA
For more details about the organization please visit our website samajpragatisahayog.org
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