Relationship Management of Programme Partners:

• With the guidance of Senior Programme Coordinator, effectively manage relationship of selected PPs to support them to deliver the programmes with quality.
• Motivate PPs to identify improvement areas, support them address those.
• Continuous engagement with local partners of the relationship managed projects and ensure that they receive support, and address any challenges faced as part of the implementing the project.
• Support the projects in effectively formulating good quality funding proposals for Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) long with log frame, assist the projects throughout the cycle, and help/support GIF to take informed decisions on funding by understanding the quality of projects.
• Identify new and relevant technological developments in the field of sustainable agriculture and Natural Resource Management and support PPs to identify their practical applications and implement those.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Support in identifying and engaging with relevant stakeholders who can support and further
• Better Cotton’s 2030 strategy in India, including supporting relevant organisations to enrol as Better Cotton Members
• Support Better Cotton Partners identify meaningful and effective ways to engage communities in villages where Better Cotton Programme is implemented and contribute to their social and economic development.
• In collaboration with Better Cotton Partners, identify opportunities for collective action at the field level and support Partners to materialise those.

Scouting new Partners

• Support in scouting new potential partners who can implement the programme in good quality to the areas where currently the projects are not present but can be expanded.
• Supporting the team in endorsing potential partners through the due-diligence process and field visits.

Capacity Strengthening and Monitoring

• Support PPs in effective cascading of Capacity Strengthening (CS) facilitated by Better Cotton India Office to the appropriate level and follow up on actions from these activities.
• Support Better Cotton Partners to continuously improve the delivery of their capacity strengthening programmes; support them undertake effective monitoring and evaluation of those programmes.
• Support Better Cotton Partners to identify barriers to adoption of key sustainable practices faced by farmers and support them find and implement solutions.
• Support the use of tools/approaches to monitor of the progress CS activities at the PP level.
• Support PPs monitor project outcomes and impact and support them to effectively communicate progress made and challenges faced internally and where relevant externally.
• Review and analyse important general trends from Monthly Progress Report received from the PPs to facilitate cross learning and support them where needed.

Facilitating and Supporting Continuous Improvement:

• Encourage and support PPs in continuous improvement in their field-level performance, especially in selected thematic areas.
• Support in the identification of social issues which would benefit from interventions from PPs, and support collaboration, where needed.
• Support PPs to identify opportunities to improve the livelihoods of cotton communities, especially women.

• Fluency in one of the following Indian languages – Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada.
• Experience working with international non-profit organisations.
• Prior experience working in the cotton sector.
• Experience working on livelihood programmes.
• Understanding of the legal and policy framework governing agriculture in India.
• Experience with Standard Systems and Assurance.
• Experience working with remote teams.

• Support the Programme team with ongoing cross-functional collaborations with other teams and functions
• Support in identifying fund-raising opportunities and help prepare proposals, support with donor reporting
• Support in identifying and preparation of case studies and success stories by PPs and preparing reports for internal and external communication.
• Support development of materials to communicate about the India programme, its approaches, and achievements.
• Coordinate with other teams and functions as necessary.
• Undertake other duties as determined by the Line Manager, Senior Programme Manager and the India Country Director which are compatible with the role and job description.