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Employment Type- Full time Location SELCO Foundation Kohima Nagaland Reports to Senior Program Manager-Livelihoods Starting date Immediate SELCO Foundation seeks to inspire and implement socially financially and environmentally inclusive solutions by improving access to sustainable energy SELCO Foundation s key objectives are systematically identified the diverse needs of the poor understand and define the role of sustainable development poverty alleviation and decentralized energy create and deploy innovative solutions that positively impact the well-being health education and livelihoods towards the alleviation of poverty and foster the development of enabling conditions or an ecosystem through holistic thought processes in technology finance entrepreneurship and policy As one of the priority development verticals we are working to develop sustainable energy-driven solutions for Agriculture Under the Agricultural vertical we have been working on specific value chains such as millets rice spice tomato and potato and with Agri cooling as a value chain cutting across all horticulture produce Currently SELCO Foundation is exploring partnership for strong eco system development for livelihood programs and seeks to develop sustainable energy solutions to improve and diversify farm incomes and reduce drudgery across the multiple value chains We are specifically looking at technologies that bring value for small- marginal farmers native entrepreneurs FPOs FPCs SHG and other stakeholders Technology interventions that lead to better utilization of NTFPs and consequently expand opportunities not only in improving incomes of forest-dependent resource gatherers but also contribute to the national economy through trade of value-added NTFPs have been documented globally to make non timber forest product value chains sustainable Raising awareness on the possibilities for increasing returns from NTFPs through transformative yet sustainable technologies that yield commercially-viable products empower those who adopt them to anchor ecosystem welfare decisions for the community The Role As a Program Manager livelihood you should have a good sectoral understanding and proven experience in the developmental sector preferably Agriculture Forestry and allied activities The Program Manager is expected to conduct deep-dive studies and work towards creating evidence and knowledge products that bring out the organization s approach and plan implementation across agriculture Key Responsibilities To support the agriculture team for research identification of viable Agri commodities to innovation both tech and financial and implement Decentralized Renewable Energy based technologies for agriculture Keep abreast with schemes policies trends narratives and practices emerging in innovative - across the vast agri sector Develop and maintain positive relationships with relevant stakeholders NGO partners Govt Institutes etc related to all the nodal points within the Agri value chain To map and profile the technology providers manufacturers for the identified technology nodal points and coordinate for the smooth implementation of projects To visit sites partner organizations to identify different end user commodity typologies to develop prototypes and test new technologies relevant to the value chains And to develop different business financial models for these typologies To coordinate with the other geography teams of SELCO and support them in developing and implementing programs to create cross-learning platforms for the specified value chain To coordinate and help in collecting data and sharing it with the knowledge team to develop the knowledge deliverables case studies presentations reports etc Conduct site visits and prepare case studies with pre- and post-implementation learnings and financial profitability for all the implementations Support the team in conducting the training and capacity-building requirements from the implementations and create training modules with relevant stakeholders To coordinate with end users for maintenance and troubleshooting support for implementations at each site by coordinating with the technology providers to resolve the same Share data case studies learnings newly identified typologies with the geography teams and also with the partners Support the team in bringing out the newsletters including case studies learnings new typologies etc which will be shared with the partners and geographies monthly Coordinate with the outreach team for sharing the learnings through various social media channels Key requirements 7-9 years of relevant work experience in the development sector Agriculture Agro - Forestry with domain knowledge of sustainable energy and non-timber forest products is preferred with a specific Interested in energy access livelihood and ecosystem building Strong management and operation skills along with Stakeholder management and relationship building capabilities Strong communication skills- written and oral Ability to analyze data and derive meaningful learnings and insights from the information gathered in order to create knowledge products Demonstrating proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision- making capability and ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint Willingness to travel extensively within and outside the State as and when required How to Apply To Apply for the position please use the below link Link https forms gle 4st4Ln34S133nGUF7 Applications will be processed on a rolling basis Compensation will be commensurate with previous experience calibre and organization norms We look forward to hearing from people who identify with the vision of SELCO Foundation