Job Description

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Role: Project Associate- Agriculture

Location: Palghar

About Us:

WOTR is a non-profit initiative dedicated to leveraging AI for development, empowering underserved communities, and driving sustainable growth. At WOTR, we tackle the root causes of rural poverty by rejuvenating ecosystems and building resilience to climate change. Our efforts focus on enhancing water availability, boosting agricultural productivity, diversifying livelihoods, empowering women, and improving the health and well-being of vulnerable communities. By bringing together practitioners, academics, researchers, trainers, policymakers, donors, and government agencies, WOTR fosters collaboration to create impactful solutions. Our dynamic team of 350+ professionals, drawn from across India, is committed to addressing rural challenges with innovation and inclusivity. The work environment is challenging yet supportive, offering opportunities for growth and meaningful impact.

Role: Project Associate- Agriculture:

Location: Palghar


Dedicated

Project Associate- Agriculture

will provide knowledge support toward climate-adaptive sustainable agriculture practices. The candidate will manage and implement climate-adaptive agricultural practices/initiatives within designated clusters. The person will have experience in technically handling agriculture-related projects. The person should demonstrate capabilities to multitask sk, coordinate projects, and provide field support. The role demands working with local communities to enhance sustainable climate-adaptive livelihoods with an Ecosystem-Based Approach (EbA) and an all-inclusive approach.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee the on-ground execution of agriculture-related projects across the assigned cluster, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Travelling frequently to ongoing and proposed sites of project interventions in rural landscapes. Engaging with farmers and dependent communities to encourage sustainable practices and active participation in initiatives. Providing comprehensive technical guidance on climate-adaptive agricultural practices to improve productivity and income generation to the underlying community groups. Organising and conducting training sessions, workshops, and demonstrations on best practices in the agriculture sector for local communities. Monitoring project progress through scientifically validated technical parameters, collecting field-level data, and preparing timely reports for consideration by the higher management, striving towards project delivery and achievement of assigned targets. Collaborating with local authorities, government departments, NGOs, and other key partners to ensure effective project delivery. Promoting responsible and sustainable agricultural practices to ensure sustained and tangible long-term environmental benefits. Assisting in logistics, field visits of higher officials/ teammates, and performing administrative duties as required to keep projects functioning smoothly.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, or a related field. Established working experience of a minimum of 2 years in rural setups/ the agriculture sector. Fluency in the local language (Marathi), with working knowledge of Hindi and English. Leadership skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and coordinate with different stakeholders.

To Apply Write to: careers@wotr.org with an updated CV with subject line

"Project Associate- Agriculture- Palghar"

and fill Form: https://forms.gle/KiFonDHcbiBWuD896