Job Opportunity for Area Manager at Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Gadu

Location: Gadu – Somnath

Education: Post graduation in Rural Management/ Natural Resource Management / Social Sciences /Agriculture/ Management or any other related field

Experience: Minimum 8 years of experience is expected in development sector out of which minimum 4 years in a leadership position particularly in a grass root development sector.

Skills & Competencies required

• Strong program implementation and management skills including strategic planning and work plan development with a strong focus on maintaining quality across project milestones.
• Strong orientation for long term vision achievement along with annual and quarterly milestone achievement.
• Confident communicator, with the ability to dialogue on complex issues with different stakeholders.
• Efficient at multitasking with field orientation.
• Skilled at interacting and developing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and maintain a very flexible working pattern.
• Secular orientation and non-discriminating on any basis.
• Sound knowledge about budget and finance
• Proficiency in English with a working knowledge of Gujarati.

Job Profile

• Provide programmatic and institutional leadership to the present livelihood enhancement programme in coastal areas of Saurashtra region in Gujarat.
• Leading a multi-thematic team of over 70 professionals in the areas of natural resources, agriculture, livestock, enterprises, skill development, etc. along with support departments like accounts, M&E, reporting and administration.
• Liaise with donors and government officers and interact with field staff and community members.
• Budget management and new resources mobilization.
• Actively engage in developing systems and indicators from existing areas of work.
• Proactive management of human resources and capacity building of the team
• Integration of all programs and projects of AKRSP to achieve maximum impact at the household level.
• Ensuring timely submission of all reports to donors, government and AKRSP head office.