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Senior Manager World Resources Institute 2024

  • Deadline: Apr 28, 2024

  • Qualification (Education): Postgraduate

  • Experience Required: 10-15 Year

About Job Profile

Project Management/Coordination

FOLU India is looking to recruit a Senior Manager with an advanced degree in agriculture, environmental conservation, natural resource management or other related subjects with a minimum of 10 years of experience in strategic planning, programme management, donor relationships and effective coalition management.

FOLU India has established initiatives for improving the resource efficiency, environmental sustainability, productivity, and retentiveness of agriculture in India. These initiatives and programmes are implemented through its partners, but with a common vision, implementation strategies and result framework.

The agriculture interventions include broader network and platform building for catalyzing climate finance to support the adaptation and increase the resource efficiency of agriculture. Using a value chain-based approach, FOLU never limits the agriculture interventions to farming; rather includes improving the backward and the forward linkages while also managing food loss and food waste. 

Primary Responsibilities include

Project implementation coordination – FOLU India Sustainable Agriculture Initiative 

  • Coordinate with FOLU India partners and India and Global Secretariat for implementation of FOLU India
  • Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (FISAI).Support the FOLU India partners to synchronize the research and development of landscape-level implementation plans under the FISAI Initiative.
  • Facilitate the research, establishing collaborations and implementations of the landscape level plan in all the IKEA Foundation-supported landscapes in India.
  • Facilitate the India–Ethiopia collaboration under the IKEA Foundation-supported agriculture programme.
  • Support FOLU India partners for knowledge and data exchange and bring synergy to the landscape-level implementation plan development.
  • Coordinate the implementation of the Madhya Pradesh – Sustainable Agriculture Program – Synergizing Policies and Actions.
  • Coordinate the implementation of the Financing Nature-based Solutions: A Path to Prosperity, Food Security and Resilience project under FISAI.
  • Coordinate FISAI activities to ensure achievement of milestones within the planned timeline.Be responsible for ensuring the adherence to the implementation of the Initiative frameworks, achievement, and timely delivery of milestones and timelines.
  • Ensure the time-to-time project reporting.

 

Support Fundraising for FOLU India 

  • Support the FOLU India Country Coordinator for overall fundraising efforts for FOLU India activities.

 

Support development of the Food System Transformation Hub 

  • Support the FOLU India Country Coordinator for developing the structural and functional framework of the Food Systems Hub.
  • Supervise the programme team for planning, conducting, and documentation of the regional consultations.
  • Work with partners and core/PMU team for planning, organizing, conducting and documenting the Food.
     

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 

  • Demonstrable skills of engagement with government, private, and civil society stakeholders at national and state levels.
  • Good oral and written communication skills suitable for diverse stakeholders including local communities, governments, business sector and non-government organizations.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English as well as one additional regional Indian language. Knowledge of Hindi will be an advantage.
  • Ability to take initiative, juggle multiple priorities and work under pressure with tight deadlines.
  • Commitment to WRI / FOLU mission and values.
  • Excellent inter-personal communication skills, including the ability to encourage collaboration with other programs, international offices, and partners.
  • Deep understanding of Indian agriculture and development issues as well as the institutional dynamics and key players in research, government, private sector, and civil society.
  • Highly motivated, proactive work style and excellent organizational skills.

 

Other Information:

Job Functions

  • Salary Range: NA LPA

  • Employment Type: Full Time

  • Work Mode: Work from Office

How to Apply

If you are interested in taking up the role, please apply through this link.

If you qualify and are interested in taking up the role, please apply through this link.

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World Resources Institute

  • State: Delhi

  • City: New Delhi

About Organisation

World Resources Institute India is an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, World Resources Institute puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

WRI India has the capacity to convene key stakeholders, and forge strategic partnerships with governments, business, foundations, civil society organizations, institutes and NGOs, to scale-up solutions that can bring game-changing results for the sustainable management of natural resources in India.

  • State: Delhi

  • City: New Delhi

Contact Details:

Contact Phone: 1140550776

Contact Email: info@wri.org

Date of Posting/Posted On: Apr 09, 2024