Website Selco Foundation
Key Responsibilities
- Anchoring and managing (end to end) the Knowledge & Research division of SELCO Foundation’s Odisha Team.
- Keeping abreast with trends and narratives emerging in the livelihood and health sector in Odisha and planning for the team’s activities accordingly.
- Building a complete understanding of the livelihood and health sector in Odisha and mapping nodal points to ensure successful implementation and integration within the Energy nexus.
- Anchoring critical research and learning exercises to communicate key practices, approaches and strategy for various programs planned by the Odisha team.
- Anchoring and managing all research-led interventions in Odisha to ensure a seamless flow of information consistent with the organization’s philosophy.
- Developing critical content by accumulating information from the program- implementation team, through literature studies, consultations and field visits- based on priority and relevance to external stakeholders.
- Analyzing the information gathered in a quantitative and qualitative manner in order to convert them into knowledge products for the Odisha team and the organization as a whole.
- Identifying and documenting lessons learned through past programs and implications for the
- Odisha team’s next steps. Analyzing the data and preparing reports and decks for the program team.
- Anchoring and delivering on new and innovative ways to communicate key learnings, concepts, processes and approaches for improved uptake within the organization and outside through increased cross-sharing.
- Working with the communications team to determine how best to share these learnings and knowledge with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Encouraging a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaborative work within the Odisha team.
- Conduct regular team meetings as well as program specific meetings to update all members on best practices and continuing expectations and vision.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 6 years of work experience in the development sector with focus on sustainable energy and rural livelihoods is preferable, experience in regional level leadership and effective team management will be preferred.
- Based out of Odisha or having significant experience working in Odisha with good understanding about grassroots communities, languages, livelihood practices etc. will be preferred.
- Ability to learn quickly and engage with internal and external stakeholders across multiple subject areas- energy, development, livelihoods, health.
- Ability to analyze data and derive meaningful learnings and insights from the information gathered in order to create knowledge products.
- Strong leadership skills that reflect the ability to perform, prioritize as well as delegate tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience in budgeting and forecasting.
- Demonstrating proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision- making capability and ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve.
- Willingness to travel extensively within and outside the State as and when required.
Process
Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.
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