Job Opportunity for Project Manager – Knowledge Agriculture and Allied At Selco Foundation In Bangalore

Website Selco Foundation

Given below are the key responsibilities:
 

  • To work closely with the programmatic and implementation teams to keep abreast of the programs being implemented in order toto capture regular learnings in a timely manner.
  • Further, actively engage And to work with the data pieces of the knowledge wing to have stronger quantitative documentation.
  • Develop core thematic narratives to build a repository of Innovation and impact driven documentation for Agri and allied to disseminate internally and externally  
  • To conduct research relevant to the programs which are of interest and importance to the organization at the time which will helpto inform programs and strategize in a better manner.strategy
  • To pitch and conceptualize research studies relevant to the organization and conduct them internally using appropriate research tools and techniques methodologies internally and throughin consultation with sectoral experts and consultants.
  • To capture learnings through crisp documentation, develop interesting engaging templates which will be relevant to a wide range of audience (- on-ground field partners, larger sectoral organizations, funders, global platforms etc). 
  • Design engaging articles, curate reports, newsletters, website content, blogs, and edit/refine existing content to improve readability & increase communication engagement for programs and partners to inform the sector on the team’s key learnings in Innovation 
  • Develop Innovation benchmarking decks and documentation to handover for Scale  
  • To be thoroughly informed and have a finger on the pulse of the developments in the sector and
  • To travel to the field as and when required for research and documentation purposes.
  • Deliver knowledge products and comprehensive Document learnings in various formats – up to and not limited to 50 case studies, 20 research/strategy documents, 20 ecosystem mapping, 10 policy mapping, 6 value chain studies, 2 tool kits etc. in a crisp manner.
  • Develop documentation and research pitches by coordinating within teams and staying in loop of the programs being developed and implemented. 
  • Collation of learnings and research in larger documents which will be relevant for policy pitches, pitches and proposals to governmental bodies for various programs.
  • Support the team on the same for up to (and not limited to) 12 documents
  • Prepare reports/pitch decks documents on M&E findings and plan for regular opportunities to identify lessons learned and implications for the program milestonesproject’s next steps
  • Conduct quick research to substantiate documentation and to be able to develop research pitches for larger documents and papers.
  • Coordination with partner organizations, end users, field coordinators, consultantsconsultants, and myriad other stakeholders to gather qualitative and quantitative data and information for required essential pieces of documentation.
    Desirable Profile 
  • Minimum 6-7 years of experience in Social/Development/Livelihood Sector/Communications, related fields.
  • Prior experience in working with Agriculture is a plus
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral
  • Strong networking capabilities with demonstrated interpersonal skills suitable for collaborating with multiple stakeholders and manager partnerships
  • Analytical in approach and problem solving with an ability to process information and create compelling documentation- reports, impact analysis and case studies analysis for the sector
  • Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, perform field-assessments, on-site evaluations, and research to producing comprehensive documentation
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft Office- Excel, and PowerPoint with experience in working with a vast content and data sets
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment
    Willingness to travel for 10 days in a month
    Process:
    Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.
    Application Instructions:
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