ACCESS Development Services, a national livelihoods promotion organization is hiring for Program Manager for our upcoming project around the Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative.
About ACCESS:
ACCESS Development Services is a national livelihoods promotion organization with a focus on incubating innovations and developing sustainable models for the livelihoods promotion of the poor. To this end, ACCESS is structured uniquely to work at all levels of the value chain – implementing programmes on the ground (Tier-I), working with Civil Society Organizations, Government Departments, the Corporate sector, and Multilateral / Bilateral Agencies (Tier II) as also undertaking national initiatives to influence and support policy initiatives and strengthening the enabling environment (Tier III).
ACCESS with its head office in New Delhi has a pan-India presence having state offices in 9 states and 26 project offices. More at www.accessdev.org
Position Summary:
ACCESS seeks to hire a senior development professional to lead the partnership with UPGI for undertaking research, network building, and advocacy for the adoption and scaling of ‘graduation style’ programming for poverty alleviation in India.
The focus of this partnership will be to engage and influence central and state governments / civil society organizations / multilateral/bilateral organizations to inform and influence and help in adapting and integrating the ultra-poor graduation approaches within their social security benefits and poverty-focused programmes and schemes.
This will be achieved through a multi-pronged strategy of knowledge creation and advocacy through extensive communication approaches as well as one-on-one intensive engagement with critical stakeholders with a view to foster partnerships with them on providing support for the integration.
The position will report to Executive Director, ACCESS Development Services, and work closely with the global team of BRAC UPGI for the strategic direction and technical guidance.
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Responsibilities:
- Implement research and learning activities on poverty alleviation, social security services delivery and related programs run by state government bodies, and the policies that reach and shape the opportunities available for people living in extreme poverty in India.
- Conduct communication and awareness initiatives on popularsing learning from Graduation approaches from within and outside India including roundtable events, webinars, social media dissemination.
- Support Programme Lead in regular engagement with national level policy bodies such as NITI Aayog, Ministry of Rural Development, tec. to promote Graduation uptake by government entities
- Identify wider coalitions and networks, regionally, nationally, and internationally, and engage with them to align with the goals and plans of stakeholders in the field of poverty alleviation in India and support their uptake of the Graduation approach.
- Support in creating a country-level network of stakeholders working in the area of poverty alleviation and promote and disseminate learning on the graduation approach through this forum
- Coordinate learning and exchange visits within India and internationally between Graduation implementers to facilitate the sharing of experiences with an adaptation of the program and scaling through governments and large donor-funded programmes.
- Other activities that promote the shared objectives as jointly identified by ACCESS and BRAC UPGI.
Education & Experience:
- Masters or higher degree in Rural Management, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Demography, Development studies, Public policy or equivalent.
- At least 4-5 years of relevant work experience as outlined above
Remuneration
- The salary range in this position is commensurate to industry standards and will be determined based upon the experiences and fixed as per the HR policies of the organization.
How to Apply
- Interested candidates should send an up-to-date CV and cover letter addressing the above requirements to sukhbir@accessdev.org.
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- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The deadline is July 12th, 2022.
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