Senior Program Associate – Landscape Restoration
2 weeks ago
About your role
:The Food, Land and Water Program at WRI India is seeking a Senior Program Associate to support the ongoing work on Landscape Restoration in India. Larger focus of the work is to unlock the potential of a restoration economy to improve rural jobs and livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, build regenerative agricultural systems, and mitigate climate change impacts by protecting and restoring natural ecosystems and biodiversity. As part of this program, we are looking to recruit an exceptional candidate with master’s degree or diploma in the field of management/ finance/Economics with at least 5 years of full time, relevant post-study work experience. The position is most suited to an individual willing to take on the challenge of contributing to a unique, fast growing, and innovative program with travelling to remote locations in India to support diverse restoration business interventions. Exposure to the Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and corresponding understanding will be an additional advantage.
How your day will unfold: 1. Research and innovation (45%)
• Extend key support towards building capacities of entrepreneurs, farmer producer companies (FPCs), SMEs, local communities etc. that focus upon developing innovative land restoration business models across India, by contributing to designing and delivering a tailored curriculum consisting of workshops/webinars, expert sessions, mentorship, technical assistance etc. as per the cohort needs
• Support in the development of research and MRV framework including data collection tools (Online and offline frameworks, surveys for assessment of program KPIs, tracking the progress of the supported interventions, program reporting etc.
• Support the team in carrying out research, data analyses and subsequent documentation on different aspects of capacities and capital for early-stage enterprises for building innovative restoration business models, opportunities of funding, success stories etc. for developing knowledge products, brochures, compendiums etc. 2. Project Management Support (30%)• Contribute actively towards the program planning and implementation by leading the logistics and day to day execution of the capacity building and capital delivering framework for land restoration champions, in physical as well as online format (for . managing the online support desk for applications launch, connecting and following up with the applicants, organising, managing, and sharing the relevant information with programmatic team . Replicating the learnings and experiences in implementing other parallel initiatives for land restoration champions (30%).3. Stakeholder Engagement (15%)
• Support the team in stakeholder interactions, coordinating with program partners/ecosystem partners, follow-ups on day-to-day basis for capacity and capital delivering frameworks for restoration champions, as per the scope.
• Identify existing and new/innovative fund-raising opportunities (Public and Private; Debt and Equity for early-stage land restoration entrepreneurs, FPCs, SMEs etc. through engaging with the relevant stakeholders in the startup investment ecosystem and support team in exploring and building upon these opportunities to enable restoration champions to scale-up.
4. Communications (10%)
• Write and edit material including blog posts, op-eds, articles, and other compelling communications, that serves to translate technical material for various audiences. Qualifications and requirements we seek: • Master’s Degree or diploma in the field of management/ finance/economics.
• At least 4 to 7 years of full time, relevant post-study work experience. Exposure to the Indian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and corresponding programmatic understanding will be an additional advantage.
• Passion for social innovation and capacity building.
• Knowledge of business finance and economics to help team in understanding the business viability of different and diverse innovative restoration business models.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. The candidate is expected to bring exceptional communication skills to support interdisciplinary, inter-programmatic, geographically dispersed teams in program planning, communication and working with restoration champions to build their capacities.
• Flexible and self-motivated, with
o capacity to multi-task and prioritise
o a self-starter having ability to manage the tasks with minimum guidance
o ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment Salary and Benefits : INR 11,00,000 to INR 13,00,000 CTC
Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package. Location: Delhi , India
Duration : The position is a one year position (extendable based on performance and project requirements). The start date is as soon as possible.
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new delhi, India WRI India Full timeDescription Senior Program Associate – Landscape Restoration Who we are and what we do? WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India’s mission is to move human society to...
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