Position: Program Manager

Organization: Heifer India

Location: Andhra Pradesh

Job Description:

The Project Manager will report to the Project Director and play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and overseeing project development and aligned training programs for project partners, farmers, and Passing Gifts staff. The role is crucial in ensuring the achievement of Passing Gifts PVT LTD objectives, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Facilitating Overall Project Management and Capacity Building (40%)

Provide oversight of the entire project management cycle and ensure project plans and milestones are on time, budget, and scope.
Develop project strategies and implementation guidelines for smooth implementation of project activities.
Build the capacity of staff and project partners, supervise, monitor, coach, and provide regular backstopping.
Ensure the quality of project input delivery such as trainings, materials, animals, and infrastructures.
Ensure the implementation of the VBHCD approach (strong social capital) in the project communities.
Coordinate with the PGPL team as needed to ensure timely and quality project service delivery.
Maintain transparency and meet compliance during project implementation.
Strengthen SHGs through program activities.
Mobilize communities for group formation, savings, credit, inter-lending, and planning at the SHG/FPO level.
Ensure timely passing on of physical and training inputs from groups.
Support in the formation and strengthening of PMC and PIMCs and enhance their planning, monitoring, and logistic support for project activities.
Mobilize communities to join FPOs and strengthen social capital in FPOs through training and PSRP.
Train and build the capacity of PGPL and partner staff in training and facilitation skills.

Monitoring and Reporting (40%)

Ensure timely completion and sharing of project reports with the country office and team members.
Conduct monitoring and provide support to PGPL staff and partner staff to ensure quality and achieve project objectives and goals.
Facilitate all project program reporting to stakeholders.
Organize regular monthly meetings to review and prepare the plan for the next period and attend quarterly program review meetings.
Systematically document project successes and learnings.

Network and Partnership Management (15%)

Develop and maintain good working relationships with all project stakeholders, government institutions (SERP, AHD, DOA, KVK, etc.), private institutions, etc.
Identify potential local government authorities for partnerships. Consider socio-economic context, technical feasibility of selected value chains, and strategic importance for market development.
Engage in continuous discussions with the local government and develop a common understanding of how the partnership can be strengthened with the support of the local government authority.
Develop and maintain links with relevant professional bodies.
Coordinate with related private sector (market actors, BFIs, insurance companies, agri companies, etc.) and value chain actors to ensure required services are available in an efficient manner.

May perform other job-specific duties as assigned (5%)

Only female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates, please send your CV along with a cover letter