Qualitative Research Consultant (Short-term)

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) is a non-denominational, non-political, non-government organization looking for highly motivated staff in Bihar. AKRSP (I) was established in Gujarat in 1984 and it seeks to contribute to rural poverty reduction through community involvement and empowerment that leads to efficient management and an improved environment.

Position title– Program Integrator (Livelihood)

Location- Hajipur

AKRSP(I) is looking for the profile of a Program Integrator to strengthen the existing Village institutions and promotion of new ones along with the process for sustainability.

Purpose of a project

The proposed project has the following major objectives.

• To improve the livelihoods of 20,000 households particularly women through sustainable income-generating activities
• To strengthen community institutions, Gram Sabhas and Panchayats and to develop potential income-generating sectors such as irrigation development, horticulture, vegetables, livestock, crop-oriented better practices, and non-farm enterprises.
• To facilitate better management of natural resources such as water, land and trees through community-based approaches.
• To strengthen market linkages for farmers through FPOs.
• To facilitate entitlements, institutional credit, and government schemes for vulnerable households within target villages

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Planning and preparing a detailed operation schedule for the enrolled project for field implementation.
• Leading, supervising and monitoring of project team as per the plan of implementation and managing the team of more than 10 team members.
• Provide support and assistance to a project team in project implementation to achieve clearly defined and measurable outputs.
• Liaise and maintain productive collaborations with the Government (Administration, PHED, Agriculture and bank etc.) and other agencies such as Academic Institutes and like-minded NGOs.
• Leveraging Govt. funds available for rural areas.
• Support to a Project team in the facilitation of training, workshops and reviews i.e. training for PRI members, Community-based institutions and Govt. officials.
• Regular budget & programme review; providing all information to Area office related to Project.
• Review and analyse monitoring reports and identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in the ongoing activities and draw out the follow-up plan accordingly.
• Monitoring the Quality of Work as per developed standard strategies of project implementation.
• Ensuring timely collection of program data, its reviewing and submission to project donor.
• Progress Reporting and sharing as per the internal reporting system of AKRSPI and Donor.
• Ensure Programme Management Information Systems (Monthly and Quarterly MIS).
• Support in the identification and documentation of promising practices and case studies across the MIAD programs.

Essential Skills and Competencies:
• In-depth Understanding of Functioning of CBOs (SHG, Cluster, Federation, KVS & FPO)
• In-depth understanding of monitoring, evaluations, and reporting functions, especially in the context of CBO
• Good training and Facilitation Skills
• Good Liasion Skill
• Community Centric & Team handling
• Experience in Marketing, FPO and Capacity Building
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English & and Hindi
• High domain level knowledge- Agriculture, SHG program, Livestock, Enterprise, and others

Qualification:
• Postgraduate in degree in management/Rural Development/Social work
• Minimum 5 years of Experience in the development sector and candidates having prior experience in working with community institutions will be preferred.

Remuneration:
Salary will be commensurate with the last drawn salary and experience.

Benefits:
• Excellent opportunity to be part of Internationally renowned NGO.
• On site and off-site in-depth training for all profiles.
• 5 days week and flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance for all team members, their spouse, and children.
• Maternity and paternity leaves.
• 15 General Leaves in a year. Additionally, there are 16.5 earned Leaves which can be encashed if not availed. There are also 10 declared holidays and 3 optional holidays for all team members. There is Diwali break for 5 days ever year. Women team members can avail 2 days of work from home every month during menstrual periods if required.

Women, LGBTQ + and differently abled candidates are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates are requested to apply through our organization website http://www.akrspindia.org.in/career_careerpage