Project management

• Coordinating with the UPSRLM project team on Vidyut Sakhis programme and providing them inputs on a day-to-day basis.
• Undertaking consultation and discussions with Vidyut Sakhis and other stakeholders support the programme in a proper manner.
• Supporting the UPSRLM team in development and implementation of a standardised process from recruitment of Vidyut Sakhis, their training and providing handholding support to ensure effective troubleshooting on-ground.
• Support the implementation of training programme for Vidyut Sakhis across identified districts.
• Monitoring the activities of Vidyut Sakhis through dashboards and providing assessment reports to the UPSRLM team.
• Coordinating with the discom officials and other stakeholders to assist Vidyut Sakhis in improving the collection efficiency from the electricity consumer.
• Providing inputs on the communication strategy to ensure proper assistance to the Sakhis and creating consumer awareness strategy and recognition for Vidyut Sakhis to build consumer trust.
• Assessing the impact, qualitatively and quantitatively and documenting how on-ground actions are resulting in improved collection efficiency in Uttar Pradesh.

Stakeholder management and programme evaluation

• Leading CEEW’s engagement with UPSRLM, discoms, and other state/district level officials.
• Forging strong relationships and associations with the relevant state/district-level departments and civil society stakeholders.
• Present relevant research in a coherent manner that can be understood by a wide range of audiences.
• Writing monthly/quarterly progress reports that clearly communicate how on-ground actions are resulting in improvements in collection.

• Coherent thinking with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills with an ability to strike conversations.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to use MS Office application suite including MS Excel.
• Ability to adapt to new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment.
• Patience and perseverance for building relationships with new partners and opening doors.
• Should have the ability to effectively work in a team while being able to independently drive deliverables with minimum assistance when time demands.
• Willingness to learn, grow and develop a personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve