Job Description

We are looking for passionate young persons who have an urge to work for rural disadvantaged communities to bring meaningful changes in their lives, with minimum 16 years of education with a professional degree like B.Sc(Agri), B.VSc, B.FSc, B.E., B.Tech, MA, MSW etc or with a postgraduate degree (M.A., M.Sc, M.Com, M.S.W, MBA, M.C.A etc), having at least 50 % marks (45% for SC/ST) in last qualifying exam with minimum 2+ years of relevant* experience in rural development sector. Women candidates and individuals from LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to apply. Relevant Experience: S/he must have experience of working in rural communities in the livelihood sector implementing livelihood activities related to Agriculture, Horticulture, Fishery, Livestock etc through Self Help Groups (SHGs) and its associated tiers along with Business Planning and entrepreneurship development. Experience of working in Value Chains and Producer Collectives will also be considered. S/he must have supervisory level of experience, understanding of project management and meeting deadlines. Other Requirement - Candidates must be well versed in Garo Language (Speaking, Reading and writing) The job will be field-based work and will need extensive travelling to rural areas and implementation of different livelihood activities and projects in the project areas in t h e field. S/he will have to facilitate the rural communities visualize, plan and implement different activities and also guide expansion strategies and initiatives along with review of operations in each of the Blocks/Functions s/he is in charge of. Conduct regular field visits and provide handholding, support and mentoring individual/ producer groups/cooperative in managing financial issues relating to enterprises. Facilitation between the individual/ producer groups/ cooperative etc and the mainstream financial institutions for availing of financial services. Coordination with different partners and stakeholders for ensuring the availability of financial/credit services from mainstream financial institutions. Preparation of business plans for availing financial services from mainstream financial Coordinate with the district unit of Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) and timely reporting of activities Implement interventions related to products in coordination with the district and state unit of Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA).

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