Position: Manager – Partnerships & New Programs (India)

Organization: Precision Development (PxD)

Location: New Delhi, India

Salary: commensurate with experience

Term: Full-time

Start date: ASAP

Posted on: July 29, 2021

Closing date: August 28, 2021 (11:59 pm IST)

Responsibilities (including but not limited to)

1. Fundraising

• Develop compelling and accurate funding proposals, concept notes, budgets, grant reports, financial reports, and other materials
• Support donor communications and relationship management e.g. by preparing detailed and timely meeting briefs, conducting relevant secondary research and organizing meetings on behalf of senior staff
• Identify new grant opportunities and RFPs in consultation with senior staff, and PxD’s Grants Management Coordinator.
• Work closely with PxD’s Grants Management Coordinator, to ensure best practice.
• Contribute to PxD’s tracking of its fundraising pipeline and management of new program development deliverables in Salesforce.

2. Partnership Management

• Lead coordination and collaboration with new and existing partner organizations along the agricultural value chain to meet PxD’s objectives
• Actively identify potential partnership opportunities, define scope of partnerships with PxD, develop partnership proposals, and maintain documentation.

3. New Program Management

• Lead the implementation of one or more new programs, including the development of work plans, tracking progress, designing and launching new services to farmers, implementing M&E activities and improvements to existing systems, managing focus group discussions and other data collection activities, and writing reports.
• Directly supervise new program staff (Research Associates, Program Associates, Field Staff, Interns), and lead training and onboarding of new/incoming program staff – making use of PxD’s systems, processes and policies.
• Work with relevant researchers and research affiliates to ensure that new programs adhere to policies, procedures, and timelines.
• Supervise and monitor implementation of value chain activities with a focus on improving smallholder access to relevant information, products and services for the enhancement of crop yields and incomes.
• Develop the theory of change for new programs, and set frameworks and manage delivery against these frameworks including budgeting, implementation, outcomes tracking, etc.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrable work experience in a multi-faceted role, working with cross-functional teams and multiple partners.

• Self-starter, ability to handle multiple projects/tasks and meet deadlines.

• Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.
• Previous grant writing and partnerships experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in conducting agricultural value chain assessments is a plus.
• Willingness to travel to program sites in India (up to 40%, subject to Covid-19 guidelines)
• Previous experience in working with rural enterprises, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), micro-finance institutions (MFIs), etc. is encouraged, as is experience working with international donor organizations.