Position: Multiple Vacancies in Watershed Project Organization: Samarthan-Centre for Development Support Location: Ashta block in Sehore district of MP Duration: 5 Year project (Initially one year contract and extendable based on performance) Job Advertisement Position: Multiple Vacancies in Watershed Project Organization: Samarthan-Centre for Development Support Location: Ashta block in Sehore district of MP Duration: 5 Year project (Initially one year contract and extendable based on performance) Samarthan is a leading non-profit organisation working in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Samarthan strives to address the challenges of poverty and underdevelopment through strengthening the grassroots civil society groups and promoting participatory governance in rural and urban areas. We also promote and encourage involvement of local population in planning, execution and monitoring of development projects. Samarthan Centre for Development Support is looking for different positions both part-time and full-time team members for Watershed Management Team (WMT) for Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) project as Samarthan is provided with the role of Project Implementation Agency (PIA). Samarthan is seeking experience persons on following positions: Position Responsibilities Qualifications and Experience 1) Program Officer Program Officer as WDT would be engaged at PIA level for coordinating, advising, and assisting locally led watershed management activities within assigned watersheds. The focus includes: · Getting Technical approvals from concerned department · Integration of GIS planning in the program · Provide Capacity building and guidance assistance to the team · Facilitation of Entry Point Activity · Ensure community participation in different phases of the project · Preparation of micro plan and Detailed Project Report · Ensure women participation and enhance their livelihood opportunity · Provide guidance to the village level Watershed Committee(WC) · Documentation and maintenance of project reports and MIS · Promote innovative and sustainable livelihood practices · Ensure convergence with concerned line department · Monitoring, assessing and undertaking physical verification and the amount of work done · Promoting transparency and accountability in implementation of watershed and social audit works · Arranging physical, financial and social audit of the work undertaken · Preparation of monthly/ quarterly/ annual physical and financial planning and progress reports · Setting up suitable arrangements for post-project operation, maintenance and future development of assets created during the project period · Documentation and communication of better practices, success stories and learning from the program · Professional degree /diploma and/or master’s degree from any reputed institute/ university. · At least 5 years of working experience in Watershed and livelihood enhancement relevant projects. · Fair understanding on issues related to governance, social inclusion and right based approach · Good command over English and Hindi (spoken and written) is essential. 2) Community Organizer Community Organizer as WDT would be engaged at PIA level. The key responsibilities are as follows: Organizing and nurturing User Group and Self Help Group Assisting Watershed Committee (WC)in formulation action plan and capacity building plans and facilitate implementation and monitoring Mobilizing, organizing and building the capacity of the community to develop a participatory Natural Resource Management plan following the principles of Ridge to Valley Approach Ensuring that the land based interventions reflected in micro plans are pro-poor focused, equitable and have incorporated adequate negotiations with well-offs, clear protocols for WDF contribution Organize left-out poor households into various groups based on their vulnerability and socio-economic profiles and promote such SHGs as peoples institution at watershed level Analyzing the status and functioning of SHGs at watershed level; strengthen and provide capacity building inputs and hand holding supports to those SHGs Mobilizing women to ensure that the perspective and interests of women are adequately reflected in the watershed action plan Conducting the participatory base line survey, training and capacity building Overall coordination and monitoring of the planning process while ensuring equality and gender issues at watershed/ village level Facilitate common property resource management and its equitable sharing Conducting Baseline surveys. Facilitating the process of entry point activity. · Post graduate in Sociology/ Social Work/ Rural Development with at least 2 years relevant work experience in watershed, livelihood, Rural Development, Natural Resource Management. · Fair understanding of working with the community and social mobilizing issues. · Good command over English and Hindi (spoken and written) is essential. 3) Technical Expert, Engineering (Civil) Undertake engineer surveys, prepare engineering drawings and cost estimates for all land based interventions. Provide technical guidance in the selection of appropriate sites and convince community and Watershed Committee members Preparation of technical design and estimates for DPR proposal Provide technical assistance to the PIA team and WC members in construction of watershed structures Monitoring and supervision during construction of structures Maintenance of measurement book and other relevant documents · Graduate Degree in Civil Engineering/ Agriculture Engineering with an experience of at least 2 years under watershed, rural development, natural resource management OR · Diploma in Civil Engineering with experience of at least 4 years in watershed, rural development, and natural resource management. 4) Technical Expert (Agriculture/ Forestry/ Horticulture/ Soil Science) Facilitating the planning and implementation of natural resource based interventions namely; soil and water conservation, water management, water harvesting. Facilitate common property resource management and its equitable sharing Assisting Watershed Committee (WC) in the formulation of the watershed action plan, capacity building plans and facilitate implementation and monitoring Monitoring, checking, assessing and undertaking physical verification and measurements of the work done Maintaining relevant project records and documents Preparation of monthly/ quarterly/ annual physical and financial planning and progress reports Setting up suitable arrangements for post-project operation, maintenance and future development of assets created during the project period · M.Sc. in Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry/Soil Science/ Environmental Science with working experience of at least 2 years under Watershed Development Programme · Professional degree in Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry/Soil Science/ Environmental Science with sound knowledge of soil and water conservation and an experience of at least 4 years in watershed development project Note- Interested candidates may send their CV to [email protected] till 27 July 2013 along with two references and a brief note on your suitability for the position. Please mention the position details “Application for the post of …………….” in the subject title of e-mail. The salary for the positions are negotiable and as per the qualification and experience of the candidate. Our website is samarthan.org Job Email id: jobs(at)samarthan.org
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:57:48 +0000