Job Opportunity for Field Assistant – Local Partnership and Sustainability at S.M. Sehgal Foundation in Kolar

Location: Kolar (Karnataka)
Application Deadline: June 25, 2022

Every person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life. With that vision in mind, Sehgal Foundation’s mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to achieve positive social, economic, and environmental change across rural India. With support from donors and partners, Sehgal Foundation designs and promotes rural development interventions that create opportunities, build resilience, and provide solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in India’s poorest communities.

Sehgal Foundation invites applications for the position of Field Assistant – Local Partnership and Sustainability on a consultancy basis.

Reporting: Assistant Program Lead – Agriculture Development and Extension

Reports to: Senior Program Lead

Position Requirements:

• Diploma/Bachelor degree in any discipline from a reputed university
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience of working directly with farmers and village communities in NGO’s/ development sector
• Good community mobilizations and liasioning skills at village/mandal level
• Familiar with local socio-cultural, agricultural practices and administration/governance related issues
• Good knowledge of Kannada and working knowledge of English/Hindi
• Basic knowledge of computers- MS Office and Internet

Key Responsibilities:

• To coordinate with project officer and community for smoother implementation of project interventions
• Implement Uttam Gram Initiative
• Data collection for Need assessment and evaluation studies
• Organise the gram sabhas/meetings
• To mobilize the community contribution
• Liasoning with local government departments
• Organise trainings and motivate the community to achieve the project objectives
• Organise the men, women and animals Health related camps in coordination with local government departments
• Build good rapport and communication with local community
• Organise the awareness/trainings programs
• Document and forward the success stories
• Monitor and ensure proper documentation of resolutions, community meetings, trainings and exposures visits
• Organise the trainings of local community and Tank User Groups (TUG) members on Operation and Maintenance
• Manage operation and maintenance accounts and building the capacity of TUG members for proper utilization of funds

Compensation: Salaries at Sehgal Foundation are highly competitive. Women and candidates from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply

Deadline for applying: June 25, 2022

How to apply: Candidates with required qualifications and desired experience may submit their resume clearly mentioning current CTC and availability for joining in number of days to jobs@smsfoundation.org, with subject line – Application for “Field Assistant – LPS, Kolar”

*Applicants are required to specify their current and expected remuneration in the email.