Website CSRBOX

CSRBOX is India’s leading CSR knowledge and impact intelligence-driven media cum social impact advisory platform. It works as an enabler to create corporate-non-profit, corporate-corporate, and corporate-government collaborations. Our biggest strength is our research and consulting team which maps over 4000 CSR projects and 1500 companies’ CSR portfolios every year. We have a strong CSR Implementation Vertical with the name BharatCares, which works with companies and CSR foundations for their CSR projects for underprivileged communities across livelihoods, skill development, education, health, and environment thematic. A few of our corporate clients are ICICI Bank, SKF Ltd., Bosch India, IBM India, Diageo, DP World, Future Generali, Airbus, Arvind, LG Electronics, Hero MotoCorp, Sandvik, Vastu Housing Finance, DCM Shriram, L&T, etc.

BharatCares (CSRBOX Foundation) is the social impact arm of CSRBOX. We believe in innovations, technology, and scale for providing solutions to the problems that we as a society have been grappling with. BharatCares works as a social solution bridge for communities, innovators and funders to get the best implementation model in place. We strive to provide better education, employability skills, and entrepreneurial ecosystem support to underprivileged communities.

We have been implementing CSR projects for a few large CSR companies including IBM, Diageo, Cadila Pharma, Arvind Ltd, Airbus, PNB Housing Finance, and others. We have our programs in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.

Responsibilities

The Project Co-ordinator will be integral to our ongoing livelihood project partnerships with a few large companies under the CSR ambit. The incumbent will be working on agriculture projects in Nashik. More specific information about the role is outlined as below:

Design agriculture and agroforestry projects in villages of Nashik by studying the existing cropping pattern, tree species, farming practices adopted by farmers, current value chain of the farm & agroforestry products, etc.
Prepare Detailed Project Reports on the agriculture and agroforestry projects.
Consult with various government stakeholders and community members about the feasibility of the projects designed.
Do mobilization & outreach among farmers for implementation of the project, with the help of field coordinators.
Take necessary steps for the formation and registration of SHGs/ PGs/ FPOs
Do rigorous monitoring and evaluation of the agriculture projects through field visits.
Facilitate the linkages of SHG/PG/FPO with relevant stakeholders and government departments
Design training modules and arrange trainings on concerned agriculture and agroforestry projects.
Ensure effective mobilization of farmers, ensure their participation in the training programs, and occasionally visit their farm fields to promote the adoption of training practices by them in alignment with project timelines.
Doing quality documentation of project activities, outcomes, and learnings through case studies, periodic progress reports, etc.
Manage and support the Project Manager to deliver project activities on the ground
Co-operate with the Project Manager during regular review and planning meetings
Liasioning with various local stakeholders (PRI members, government officials, private vendors) for implementation of the project
Ensure the spending as per the project budget
Any other task as assigned by Project Manager

Mandatory Qualification and Experience:

A minimum of 2 year of working experience in implementing agriculture and agroforestry projects.
Resident of Maharashtra
Demonstrate knowledge in areas related to preparation of DPR on agriculture & agroforestry projects, sustainable agriculture practices, soil test, crop assessment, farmers collectives, etc.
Some experience in dealing with various private and government stakeholders working towards the promotion of farm livelihoods
Ability to demonstrate ownership, and work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment as part of a closely-knit team (showcasing patience, tenacity, and grace under pressure)
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills (English, Hindi & Marathi)
Post-Graduate degree from any recognized university in Agriculture or Allied Fields

How to apply

Please send your CV along with a cover letter to career@csrbox.org with the subject-line ‘Project Co-ordinator-Agriculture-Sept-2023’. Please mention the following details in the email body:

1. Current location

2. Preferred Location

3. Notice period

4. Current salary

5. Expected salary

To apply for this job email your details to career@csrbox.org