Position: Program Manager

Organization: SELCO Foundation

Location: Bangalore

Apply: http://www.selcofoundation.org/career-apply-form/?$p=17338

Responsibilities:

• Identification of Issues: Undertaking conversations with practitioners, other teams within the Foundation, partners, policy making entities to identify policy issues and problematic aspects linked to energy access.
• In-depth understanding of issues and Recommendations: Coordinating with practitioner partners, internal operational staff, local bankers etc. to develop a ground-level understanding of issues, synthesizing information and co-developing insightful, actionable recommendations with inputs from other team members and advisors
• Uptake of Recommendations: Engaging actively with various networks, building partnerships with like-minded organizations and key decision makers to push the recommendations forward including through Government organizations, Ministries, Financial institutions, Donors/Investors and so on. Initiating guideline changes, pilot projects or implementation planning with the above in accordance with recommendations
• Outreach and monitoring: Organizing outreach activities that spread the word about the team’s work through documentation, media, talks as well as bringing various groups of stakeholders together to discuss critical issues in the policy sphere; Leading projects on certain issues by mentoring interns and capitalizing on the experience of consultants; Monitoring the movement on each project and the larger goals of SELCO Foundation

Requirements:

• 5 to 8 years of experience
• Highly motivated, responsible, self-directed, resourceful and flexible
• Strong engagement and coordination skills; Willingness to working in a team; Ability to multi-task
• Interest in the sector across a range of issues, involving a variety of stakeholders.
• Good writing skills and ability to bring information together in easily readable forms for wide range of audiences.
• Willingness to travel to rural locations and Knowledge of spoken Hindi, Kannada useful in addition to strong English language skills.
• Salary will be commensurate with experience/qualifications and in line with the organizational structure.