Asst Manager-Community Development

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Deshpande Foundation-Centre for Social enterprise

Location-Karnataka , Base-Hubli.

Reporting-Sr.Director

PURPOSE- Post Farmpond Construction, There is a Need of Close engagement with the Joint

liability groups- Farmpond. Which Aiming to enhance, Three fold income level through proper

JLG Engagement and guidance to the community. Bringing livelihood and economic

development ideas for JLG.s which results 100% repayment of Loan.

Vision: Construction of 100 Thousand Ponds by the year 2026 and engagement of farmers

through the 12500 Joint liability groups to increase the income of 2x through the Agriculture

interventions.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Development and Capacity building of 12500 JLGs. Developing the Criterias, policies and compliances to the

community groups across the Farmpond Clusters/Villages.

2. Setting the process for the review of 12500 JLG’s and System of Grading the groups and developing strategies

to strengthening poor performed JLG’s.

3. Analysis of JLG performance In terms of Income Generation and providing need based trainings/extension

activities and building livelihood programs to boost the JLG economical Condition.

4. Developing Business Plan for 2 years engagement of JLG’s and collaboration of different intervention of

Farmpond program viz Technical, FPO, Livelihood etc to increase the income by 2x.

5. Design, develop overall goals, strategies, plans &processes, execute livelihood/Income generated activities

based on the demand from the JLG(Joint Liability Group) farmers/Village to strengthening their Economic

Stability and 100% repayment of loans.

6. Provide technical assistance and capacity building on economic development and livelihood initiatives to

project staff, implementing partners, stakeholders and others

7. Demonstration of proven ideas in the JLGs. Experimenting of new Innovations/New ideas which connect as

part of other source of income to the JLG farmer.

8. Developing strategies on effective utilization of Farmpond water and fixing and educating Climate change

issues with effective trainings and extension activities at group level.

9. Monitoring and follow-up of FARMPOND Joint Liability Group Progress and developments of group

creation, group meetings, Group documentation, Group Collections through team process flow. Building

training strategy and training the farmers Coordinating and conducting meetings for JLG groups.

10. Maintaining Database and reporting the same Conducting technical trainings in coordination with

Technical team Coordination with all the interventions and reaching frequent updated information to

JLG’s

11. 40% individual targets 60% monitoring Responsible for looking after overall management of JLG (Pre

formation, During and post formation of JLG) Planning for possible extension activities and exposure visits Arranging staff trainings in assigned areas Maintaining all the documents related to JLG at the cluster level Quarterly evaluation and Grading of JLG

12. Preparing success stories every month and helping in Impact case study

Qualifications and Skills

Education: Any Graduate, Fresher’s who are passionate to work with community development and Rural

Transformation Candidates with relevant experience are preferred

Skills: Good Communication, Leadership qualities, Basic computer Knowledge, Inter Personal qualities.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: ₹25,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Fixed shift
• Flexible shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hubli, Karnataka: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Experience:

• Agriculture: 1 year (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)

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