Organization: Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS)
Positions:
— State Project Coordinator – Skills and Jobs (No. of vacancy:01, UR:01)
— Project Coordinator – Institution Building (No. of vacancy:01, UR:01)
Reporting to: Project Director/ Chief Executive Officer
Type of Job: Contractual (3 years) renewable annually on the basis of performance
Type of Contract: Renewable annually on the basis of performance
Location: State Headquarters, Ranchi
Post-wise details:
State Project Coordinator – Skills and Jobs (No. of vacancies: 01, UR: 01)
Essential Qualification: 2 years full-time Post Graduate degree/diploma in Development/ Management/ Social Development/ Entrepreneurship Development or equivalent
Experience: Proven track record of working for at least 10 years with large scale poverty reduction/ livelihoods or similar projects/ programme or CSR/other development initiative focusing in livelihood and/ or skilling and entrepreneurship development. At least 3-5 years experience should be in leading state/national skilling team in senior/ top management position.
Other requirements: The person should have proven track record of leading or being engaged at managerial level (preferably at state level) with relevant programme/ project, implemented by reputed agencies. S/he should have very good understanding of domain specific policies and project management aspects. S/he must possess excellent communication skill in both English and Hindi. Person must be well versed in MS office environment. Working with Government system or understanding the same would be an important requirement. Person should have very good understanding and experience of establishing collaboration with multiple stakeholders, managing partnership and developing effective working protocol with them. Experience of working in Jharkhand would be an added advantage.
Remuneration: Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1,15,000 per month
Other Benefits: Insurance Coverage, Performance Incentives, Communication Allowance etc.
Project Coordinator – Institution Building (No. of vacancies: 01, UR: 01)
Essential Qualification: 2 years’ full time Post Graduate degree/ Diploma in Rural Management/ Marketing/ Rural Marketing/ PGD-ABM and Graduate degree in Agriculture/ Agri-Business Management from recognized university/institution.
Experience: S/he should have proven track record of working for at least 6 years with large scale poverty reduction/livelihoods or similar project/programme or CSR/ other development initiatives focusing in promoting Producer Groups and Farmers Producer Companies, developing Standard Operating Procedures/ Community Operations Manual for such institutions. S/he should have experience of developing training modules, materials on institution building along with experience delivering trainings on the subject matter.
Other Requirements: The person should have proven track record of being engaged at managerial level (preferably at state/district
level) with relevant programme/ project, implemented by reputed agencies. S/he should have good understanding of domain specific project management aspects. S/he must possess excellent communication skill in both English and Hindi. Person must be well versed in MS office environment. Working with Government system or understanding the same would be an important requirement. Experience of working in Jharkhand would be an added advantage.
Remuneration: Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 80,000 per month
Other Benefits: Insurance Coverage, Performance Incentives, Communication Allowance etc.
Application Process: Interested candidates need to apply online at Job_SPC/PC-Johar project_JSLPS. Applications through any other means will not be accepted.
Last date to apply: 15 February 2017
Note:
— Reservation Policy of Govt. of Jharkhand will be applicable. Reservation benefits will only be available to the residents of Jharkhand having valid credentials.
— The Number of positions may increase or decrease based on requirement of the project.
— All Positions are offered on contract basis for maximum of three years.
— The award of contract to above positions shall be subject to the clearance of the Project.
— Only post qualification experience will be counted for shortlisting and further related process.
About JSLPS and JOHAR:
JSLPS is an autonomous Society created by Government of Jharkhand to bring social empowerment and reduce poverty through enhancement of poor’s livelihoods and convergence with Government programmes. At present, JSLPS is operational with various programmes in more than 100 blocks spread over almost 20 districts of Jharkhand. For DAY-NRLM and DDU-GKY, JSLPS is the nodal implementing agency. The Society is also implementing MKSP and JICA funded micro drip irrigation project in Jharkhand. Apart from this, Social Audit Unit in Jharkhand is also housed in JSLPS. At present, JSLPS is having very good team of professionals working
at state, district, block and village levels. The Society has its exclusive HR system which provides a very good professional work environment for those who wants to pursue career in development sector.
The DAY-NRLM has demonstrated that the institutions of the poor can function as efficient partners for livelihood enhancement interventions. Government of Jharkhand is in advanced stages of preparing an exclusive project with the World Bank named as JHARKHAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARNESSING RURAL GROWTH PROJECT (JOHAR). This project focusses on diversifying and enhancing incomes of selected producer households having current and potential marketable surpluses. JOHAR project aims to
— Mobilize and aggregate rural producers including women and men from SC/ST and smallholder households into Producer Groups (PGs) and Producer Organizations (POs), with focus on diversification and/or intensification of their current production system, and improving their participation higher up in the value chain;
— Strengthen the competitive advantage of target rural producers by transfer of climate resilient production techniques, enhanced opportunities for value addition and effective market linkages;
— Improve access to financing, including innovative financial products, through the community institution platform and commercial banks; establishing partnerships with the private sector, including rural entrepreneurs, for effective forward and backward linkages with producers; and
— Support skill development and financing modalities to facilitate jobs and entrepreneurship with a focus on the value chain and agribusiness.
JSLPS being the nodal implementing agency of JOHAR is in process of building core project team for JOHAR. This includes Team lead and Deputy Team Lead at state level and Project Officer at district level.