Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Welthungerhilfe is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in 39 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are prepared to dedicate yourself to carrying out projects under sometimes difficult conditions and you match the requirements set out below, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of

 

Project Coordinator-Skill Building and Livelihood (m/f)

in New Delhi

 

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration for 2 years. There are good prospects for an extension. The place of work will be New Delhi, in India (IN). The position is paid according to Salary Group 7.

 

The Project Coordinator – Skill Building and Livelihoods, will be responsible for the management and monitoring of programmes on skill development and market access. The GIZ/BMZ supported Green College programme aims to skill youth in green trades and develop them as `Ecopreneurs’ (https://welthungerhilfeindia.org/initiative/green-colleges-initiative/). S/he will work closely with NGO partners and will be required to travel frequently to project areas in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Karnataka for monitoring and programme management.

 

S/he will be specifically responsible for providing support to training institutions managed by the project implementing NGO partners and develop these institutions as self-sustainable rural colleges providing training to rural youth and smallholder farmers.

Responsibilities

 

·         Coordinate projects and provide backstopping, advisory support and assistance to partners in project implementation with the objective of achieving clearly defined and measurable outputs

·         Promote Green Colleges as self-sustaining institutions and FPOs/community social enterprises promoted by the Green Colleges/ trainees based on assessment of local value chains. Ensure improved access to technology, finances and market for the trainees trained by the Green Colleges.     

·         Undertake field level monitoring visits on a regular basis and develop well documented analytical monitoring reports of those visits

·         Prepare periodical progress reports and consolidated reports to reflect achievement of project targets, document lessons learnt and record project activities

·         Facilitate adequate liaison and linkages with relevant networks, government departments and relevant agencies to support programme implementation and advocacy initiatives by the partners

·         Ensure identification of training needs at all levels and organize capacity building of partner staff and community on programme components

·         Facilitate support to partners in developing quality publications as IEC materials, reports, workshop documents and brochures

·         Draw up terms of reference for consultancy and negotiate contractual agreements

·         Work closely with the Finance Officer to ensure timely and effective fund disbursement in

accordance with contractual compliances.

·         Contribute to relevant WHH organisational and country policy discussions;

·         Contribute to and support in developing project proposals and their submission to donors. A good understanding of designing and managing budgets is essential

·         Moderate and facilitate workshops and seminars and ensure proper documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt

·         Represent Welthungerhilfe at different platforms, meetings, seminars and consultations

·         Undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and as communicated by Welthungerhilfe

 

Profile

 

·         Degree and experience in agriculture, vocational education and training, enterprise development, rural development, rural marketing or related disciplines

·         Experience on promoting community based social enterprises/FPOs and establishing market linkages

·         Minimum 5 years of work experience in the development sector on results based project management

·         Exceptional written and verbal communications skills in English, working knowledge of Hindi,  and Bengali will be an advantage

·         Strong understanding of sustainable agriculture, livelihood and capacity building issues

·         Networking skills

·         Ability to think strategically and develop creative approaches and solutions to complex problems

·         Previous experience of managing donor supported projects, managing training and capacity building based projects will be an advantage

·         Excellent computer skills in packages including Microsoft Word and Excel

·         Self-driven, ability to work independently and within a team, highly motivated and willing to travel

·         Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

 

Offer

 

WHH offer you co-operation in a highly dedicated team and a responsible scope of tasks. Furthermore, we facilitate a flexible organisation of working time as well as a healthy work-life balance. Of course, a comprehensive training is also part of our offer. Disabled persons will be considered preferentially in the event of equal qualification. The job description can be sent to you in case of interest.

 

Please send your application via our online recruiting system by January 15, 2021.

For more information and online application click here