Position: Senior Programme Officer
Organization: RAF Global
Location: Barmer, Rajasthan
THE POSITION
RAF Global is currently seeking to recruit a Senior Programme Officer for its Area Office at Barmer, which operates a multi-sector programme portfolio in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. The Sr. Programme Officer will primarily support the community mobilisation efforts along with programme implementation across all the thematic areas in the district of Barmer.
S/he will be responsible to coordinate and manage programmatic interventions in the intervention villages and support the team in advancing key strategic priorities as approved under the Annual Plan. S/he will also be responsible for knowledge management including programme documentation, and represent RAF Global in leading platforms, including dialogue with the district government.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR THE ROLE
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Social work, Rural studies, Agriculture, Environmental Science/Management, Development Studies, or relevant field
- At least 5-6 years of work experience in the relevant sector.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Hindi and English is a must.
- Experience of working on Excel, PowerPoint and other basic IT tools will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrated experience of cultural awareness, understanding and sensitivity.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES & TASKS
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Project co-ordination:
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- Lead the interventions as planned and approved for Barmer.
- Coordination along with building capacities of the Village Facilitators (VFs) for the smooth implementation of the key programme interventions.
- Effective management of programmes in Barmer including planning, implementation and consolidation in close coordination with the Team.
- Manage project execution and field teams (VF, Consultants, etc.) to ensure targets are met efficiently with better quality.
- Ability to prioritize assignments as per requirement and multitask as needed.
- Building and maintaining rapport with community, CBOs and other relevant stakeholders.
- Facilitate co?ordination and better integration of education, livelihoods, women empowerment, Governance, Health, etc. at the field level.
- Ensure quality of data collection for knowledge management, especially documentation.
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Management:
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- Maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual management information system/report as per the requirement.
- Provide logistic support for key internal and external stakeholders, as and when required.
- Undertake any other task assigned by supervisor(s).
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Planning:
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- Support in conducting the capacity building events.
- Support in preparing detailed resource management plans to develop and implement multi-sector programmes to influence quality of life of beneficiaries.
- Support in preparing action plan for the proper implementation of the activities.
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Monitoring:
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- Ensuring quality of the programme through regular field visits along with structured monitoring & evaluation.
- Ensure proper selection of the beneficiaries of the program as per the prescribed criteria.
- Willingness to travel extensively in order to ensure smooth implementation of project and quality output.
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Documentation and knowledge management:
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- Developing case studies, success stories for learning and development.
- Support innovative approaches/processes including executing pilot projects and deriving new learning insights.
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Stakeholder Management:
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- Mapping relevant CBO’s, NGO’s and government agencies under the project area.
- Cultivate and nurture effective relationships with key stakeholders (philanthropists, corporates, agencies, government, media etc).
- Liaise with district and block level government official for convergence and leveraging resources for effective implementation of the programme.
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