Organization: Development Alternatives
Position: Cluster Manager (Skill Development)
Job Code: DAD_845
Type: Contractual
No. of Position: 02
Location: New Delhi (to manage Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh Region)
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
Educational Qualification: Master’s Degree or equivalent development studies, social work, rural development or appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
Experience: 2 to 4 years; 1+ years of project management and implementation. Partner management and skill development centre management experience will be preferred.
Skills required:
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
- Should have good written and oral communication skill.
- Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication system. IT- know-how (MS Office, Access or other database programme).
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Project implementation.
- Field team recruitment and on-boarding.
- Liaison with local stakeholders such as community influencers, employers, local partners etc.
- 7+ years of project management and business development experience, including tracking, budgeting and planning projects out of which the candidate should have 5+ years of experience working with funders in the development sector.
- Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
- Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
- Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Remuneration: Commensurate with the background and experience of the candidate
Application Process: Interested candidates should apply online ( Click Here to Apply )
Last date to apply: 09 February 2019
Note: Please upload PDF/word files for the cover letter, CV with the filename “DAD_845 _First Name_Last Name”
About Development Alternatives:
Development Alternatives (DA), the world’s first social enterprise dedicated to sustainable development, is a research and action organization striving to deliver socially equitable, environmentally sound and economically scalable development outcomes. DA’s green technology innovations for habitat, water, energy and waste management, which deliver basic needs and generate sustainable livelihoods, have reduced poverty and rejuvenated natural ecosystems in the most backward regions of India, creating some one million livelihoods and empowering over 6 million people.
DA’s Mission is to help eliminate poverty and regenerate the environmental resource base through methods that are highly scalable.
The corporate objectives are to innovate and disseminate the means for creating sustainable livelihoods on a large scale, and thus to mobilize widespread action to eradicate poverty and regenerate the environment. The corporate strategy is to -Innovation, through design, development and dissemination of Appropriate technologies Effective institutional systems Environmental and resource management methods -Sustainability, through commercially viable approaches -Scalability, through partner organizations and networks.
Thus, a conglomerate called Development Alternatives Group was set up, comprising five organizations. The non-profit Societies, such as the flagship entity Development Alternatives and TARA (Technology and Action for Rural Advancement) are responsible for research, innovation, policy, incubation of green businesses and technical support services.
Vision: A world where every citizen can live a secure, healthy and fulfilling life, in harmony with nature
Mission: To create models that generates sustainable livelihoods in large numbers.
Approach: Innovation, implementation and influence to create large scale impact.
The activities of Development Alternatives cover a broad array of development issues. And these issues are complex, requiring sophisticated, trans-disciplinary responses. To be able to provide such responses successfully, the Group has built up a strong capacity to identify the priority issues confronting the nation and devise effective ways to solve them. It has therefore brought together a cadre of professional staff members with a wide range of skills and backgrounds but a common, solid commitment to excellence and teamwork.
To attract and retain staff of this quality, Development Alternatives has a three-pronged approach: an outstanding work environment, exciting career development programmes, and attractive terms of employment.
