Website NABCONS

About the Organization

NABARD Consultancy Services (Nabcons) is a wholly owned subsidiary promoted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and is engaged in providing consultancy in all spheres of agriculture, rural development and allied areas. Nabcons leverages on the core competence of the NABARD in the areas of agricultural and rural development, especially multidisciplinary projects, banking, institutional development, infrastructure, training, etc., internalized for more than two decades.

The Company is registered under the Company’s Act, 1956, with an authorized capital of Rs 250 million (US $5.75 million) and paid up capital of Rs 50 million (US $1.15 million).

Job Responsibilities

The primary duties and responsibilities as Junior Consultant shall be as follows

Oversee smooth implementation of the OFDD works in the allocated area.
Manage all aspects of the project implementation.
Guiding the Implementing Agencies and providing the feedback to DDM/RO/HO.
Coordinating the government and other developmental agencies at the district/ state level.
Work with banks/ PIAs to improve credit linkage of OFPOs.
Continuous monitoring of the project (Technical, Physical and Financial).
Submission of the fortnightly reports on the status of the implementation to NABCONS and NABARD Regional Offices/ HO.
Liaising with all stakeholders and DDMs.
Making regular visits to the projects.
Carry out random audit of the transactions pertaining to NABARD supported projects, if desired by the RO/HO.
Test check of the audits/ accounts of agencies with respect to OFDD projects to ensure compliance of the observations.
Supervision of the execution of the prescribed activities.
Ensuring adherence to the timelines.
Organize and attend meetings.
Resolving issues.
Be one stop solution for smooth implementation of the projects.
Prepare detailed work plan and point wise achievement chart of the activities and tours with timelines.
Documentation of the implementation of the project.
Additional items of work, if any, assigned by the ROs.
Required to travel in rural areas covered under project areas.
To liaison with Government(s)/ government agencies engaged in rural cottage and MSME sector.
Work in close coordination with HO, RO and DDMs.
Desk monitoring, analysis of RO-wise issues, achievements, follow up with POPIs/ RSAs etc. and reporting.
Digitization of OFPO data on regular basis- issues, follow up etc. (at ROs only)
Design and conduct of monitoring visits/ studies and stakeholder consultations/ discussions of the policy inputs/ implementation of schemes.
Analysis of feedback received from field studies/ consultations and reporting.
Communication and coordination with ROs, affiliated organizations, related institutions and agencies.
Take up any task related to development of non-farm livelihoods and make it sustainable.
Any other item of work as per necessity of the department.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Essential:

Graduation in any discipline with working knowledge of computer with minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA.

Desirable:

Post-Graduation/ MBA in any discipline.

Experience

Minimum 03 years’ experience on promoting or financing farmers’ collectives/ agribusiness activities/ non-agri Marketing/ Value Chain Management/ Networking with Government agencies/ Banks working with NGOs/ VAs etc

Other Criteria

Possess knowledge of Off farm sector activities and its issues, environment/ ecosystem
Work experience in NGO sector/ Cluster development
Networking with Govt. agencies/ departments
Basic book keeping and banking awareness
Knowledge on IT, report generation, data collection and analysis etc.
Proficiency in the vernacular language (Read, Write and Speak)

Salary

Rs. 40,000/-

How to apply

Interested candidates may apply online in the prescribed format within 15 days from 04 July 2023 to 18 July 2023 by clicking on the following links and filling the details therein:

Junior Consultant https://forms.office.com/r/4BCtA5uzks

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