Position: Manager-Corporate Social Responsibility

Organization: IDFC

Location: Indore

IDFC FIRST Bank CSR

We at IDFC FIRST Bank strongly believe in inclusive development to create maximum impact and consider sustainability an important caveat in achieving our social impact vision of ‘serving the underserved in an ethical, dignified and sustainable manner’.

In our endeavor to achieve maximum social impact, we conceptualize and design programs that we either implement directly or in tandem with non-profit organizations and social enterprises.

In alignment with our CSR policy, the four major areas have been the following –
Education
Livelihoods
Women Empowerment
Health

IDFC FIRST Bank CSR plans to engage one human resource as defined in accordance with managing implementation of Shwetdhara and other CSR program in Karnataka and Maharashtra states.

Background- Shwetdhara program

Dairy farming is an important source of income for around 70 million households in rural India. Poorer households including small and marginal farmers prefer dairy farming to other farm-based activities due to its superior cash flows. But low productivity of milch animals continues to be a huge challenge in India. Their complete production potential is not realized due to various reasons related to feeding, breeding, health and management. Poor management & frequent outbreaks of communicable diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease, Black Quarter, Rinderpest, Brucellosis, etc. continue to reduce productivity and production.

In order to look at this issue from a holistic perspective, Shwetdhara Program- A flagship CSR program of IDFC FIRST Bank was launched in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka and expansion of this program is planned in other states too. The program is aimed to cover 600+ villages and 20,000+ households of mentioned states, where all the services like Artificial Insemination, treatment, Feed and fodder services, Medicines supply are overseen by a team of doctors, agriculturists, Livestock Assistants, and Gram Sakhis. For the implementation of the program, 21 Pashu Vikas Kendras are established till date, each of which covers 32 to 40 villages.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

Ensure that all deliverables in the project are delivered on-time, within scope and budget as per the project plan
Responsible for overall co-creation of implementation and management of the project, which shall include team recruitment, capacity building, planning, implementation of field activities as per work plans and timelines, field monitoring, system design and updates (MIS, M&E, Reporting), submission of reports to IDFC BANK LIMITED-CSR and coordination with all key stakes of the project

Ensure sustainability of the programme through regular support visits to project villages, technical interventions, periodic organization need-assessment surveys and Stakeholder consultations in every crucial phase of the projects. Monitor and track progress of the project using appropriate tools and techniques

Conduct periodic review meetings and allocation of work for the project team. Support and coordinate with the project implementation team on a regular basis and ensure timely project deliverables. Establishing direct contact with the Community to capture insights and trends to enable swift, appropriate and innovative solutions to challenges faced by farmers

Guiding and supporting Agri and enterprise experts and village coordinators for effective delivery of the project activities.
Manage sound relationships and execution of capacity building plan for funding partners with frequent interactions and appraise progress as per the project plan.