Program Manager – Livelihoods, Agri & Allied Scaling at SELCO Foundation

Job Title: Program Manager – Livelihoods, Agri & Allied Scaling
Experience: 7 – 10 years
Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Job Overview:

As the Program Manager, you should have a good sectoral understanding and proven experience in operational management and strategy, team management, coordination between multiple departments and stakeholders. who can adapt to diverse situations and organizational requirements. The Program Manager is also expected to focus on formulating strategy, improving performance, procuring material and resources as well as securing compliances within the organization. You should be willing to mentor the teams, find ways to increase quality of output and implement best practices across all levels.

Eligibility Criteria:

Education: Any postgraduate having proven experience in the development sector/Agriculture. Agri Business would be preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7-10 years of work experience in the development sector focusing on livelihoods and agriculture etc.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong operational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Willingness to learn, grow and develop on a personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Willing to travel extensively.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Anchoring the Livelihoods Agri & allied Programs of SELCO Foundation in Maharashtra.
• Responsible for operations and implementation of Programs in Maharashtra. Developing operational plan and execution, monitoring of the ongoing scale programs
• Supporting ecosystem building activities and needs in areas across strategy, technology, unlocking finance, skill building, linkages, converging with local schemes and policies etc.
• Building a rapport and coordinating with key stakeholder groups such as local communities, NGOs, and various Government departments/ agencies for effective implementation of the Livelihood and Agri and Allied solutions.
• Ensuring team building and coordination with other teams within the organization for smooth implementation of the ecosystem approach and for greater cross-learning.
• Enhancing the technology scale portfolio within SELCO Foundation.
• Preparing and executing the Annual plans.
• Effectively tracking, analyzing, and sharing reports on weekly / monthly / quarterly performance of the projects and programs by capturing key risks, learnings, and challenges. Overall monitoring and evaluating the quality of implementations.
• Regularly organizing and facilitating training workshops for the teams to develop their skills, building their capacity on an individual and team level.
• Creative problem solving for operational challenges and escalating where required.

About SELCO Foundation:

SELCO Foundation is an open source, not for profit organization that engages in field-based R&D and ecosystem building for deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty in tribal, rural and urban poor areas. The organization works in collaboration with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, NGOs from various developmental sectors and educational institutions to link the benefits of sustainable energy to poverty eradication. The organization works across verticals such as energy access, health, livelihoods with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs and partners from various developmental sectors.

As one of the priority development verticals, SELCO Foundation is actively integrating sustainable energy driven solutions for challenges in Agriculture & livelihood sectors. SELCO Foundation has been working on specific value chains such as Millets, Rice, Pulses whereas the livelihood sector covers innovation, R & D, Resilient micro-businesses, Dairy, Poultry, Piggery etc.