Urgent Thematic Lead- Non Farm

Organization profileOver the years Reliance Foundations initiatives have continued to evolve while remaining responsive to the ever-changing needs of society The Foundation is currently focusing on creating change in areas of Rural Transformation Health and Education Sports for Development Disaster Response Arts Culture Heritage and Urban Renewal To know more about Reliance Foundation visit our website www reliancefoundation orgRead our latest Annual Report on https www reliancefoundation org AnnualReport-2020-2021 v1 index htmlJob PurposeRF-BIJ is a program being implemented by Reliance Foundation under its Rural Transformation initiative across 24 districts in India RF-BIJ will comprise of three key interventions centered on i Climate Resilience CR4SD ii Integrated Value Chains IVCD and iii Diversifying rural incomes Women Entrepreneurship via agri-allied and non-farm sectors DRIWE This role will contribute to the Diversifying rural incomes Women Entrepreneurship via agri-allied and non-farm sectors DRIWE Intervention for RF BIJ The position will provide strategic direction and necessary technical support to the implementation teams on the ground on issues related to diversifying rural livelihoods through agriculture allied and non-farm sectors Additionally this position will also nurture partnerships and collaborations by positioning RF effectively with various organizations for leveraging human and financial resources bringing in synergy and visibility of the organization Roles ResponsibilityOutcomes KPIs Planning Support Help the intervention lead develop strategic approach and short term and long term plans for promotion of agriculture allied and non-farm livelihoods for rural communities and create necessary skills capabilities and community assets Demonstrate various approaches of livelihood promotion Build the capabilities of the program team on various livelihood promotion approaches such as subsector based cluster development and sectoral approaches and help district teams to demonstrate suitable approaches based on local context Capacity Building Design capacity building approaches and lead development of appropriate training modules Result Orientation Accountable for delivering the planned outcomes and outputs as per plan and strategic direction for the intervention Partnerships Identify the potential partnerships within RIL eco-system and external stakeholders to further the work of RF in the region and forge working collaboration promote networks Systems Processes Develop the SoPs with need based revisions on an annual basis to enable the field teams with the pre-requisites for implementing the program Technical Support Provide Facilitate technical support to implementation teams at state and district levels including operational partners on areas relevant to the intervention Program level contribution Contribution at national program level in planning compliances development of collaterals communication visibility and program development Capacity building of teams Organizing learning events nominating team members for training Competency building of teams Innovations Facilitate demonstrations and encourage use of technology and other innovations in agriculture allied and non-farm livelihoods and enterprises digital tools etc and others that are relevant Partnerships Build strategic partnerships with leading universities ICAR Institutions National International NGOs and Aid agencies acting in a convener role Thought Leadership Contribute to thought leadership and analysis on key sub-themes such as but not limited to entrepreneurship agriculture agri-allied livelihoods vocational skilling and employability and job placements for showcasing internally within the RIL family as well as external stakeholders Key Stakeholders Collaborators Key Govt Institutions such as NABARD Niti Ayog SRLMs Ground Water Dept etc Relevant Ministries at Central and State Levels and their departments ICAR CGIAR Institutions and Leading Universities and Research Stations Bi-lateral and Multi-lateral aid agencies International and National NGOs RIL eco-system EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Include Additional Certification Required if Necessary Postgraduate in Agriculture Veterinary Economics Development Sciences Management or any other relevant study streamDesirable Additional relevant certifications from reputed institutions in India or abroad are desirable At least 15 years of relevant sectoral experience in promoting agriculture allied and non-farm livelihoods Demonstrated experience of working on major agri-allied non-farm subsector in livelihood promotion or with rural enterprise development Experience of working with multiple stakeholders and in a multi-cultural environment Strong communication skills spoken and written in English and at least one vernacular language Communication skills in Hindi are desirable OTHER REQUIREMENTS Scope of Work People Management Scope Range of no of Direct Reports Geography Coverage Country-wide Region-wide Location-wide Other Corporate Coverage Company-wide Business or Function-wide BU or Sub-function-wide Other RT-BIJ