Program Specialist

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Position: Program Specialist

Reporting to: Senior Manager – Project Operations

Band level

Employment type: Full time

Location: Andhra Pradesh,Odisha, Tripura,Jharkhand, andChhattisgarh

Joining: requirement/Timeline Immediate

About Industree Foundation

Established in 2000, Industree Foundation works at the intersection of Equity, Climate, and Gender, building economic opportunities for women in nature-based, traceable supply chains. Industree Foundation holistically tackles the root causes of poverty by creating an ownership-based, organized, creative manufacturing ecosystem for micro-entrepreneurs. Industree works with a vision to co-create an ecosystem with farmers, artisans, and stakeholders, creating a new way of building sustainable enterprises and work culture.

Further, Industree Foundation’s comprehensive approach helps maker communities assesstheir traditional skill base, organize them into production units, develop products that appealto modern markets, and create consistent demand to create sustainable businesses at the lowest possible costs. Our approach has tripled the incomes of artisans in non-farm occupations by leveraging their artisanal skills and integrating them into the creative industries sector. Industree believes that if the poor have access to sustained and consistent demand for their products and services and are provided with an enabling ecosystem, they can integrate into the formal economy and lift themselves out of poverty. Over the years, we have impacted over 500,000 women across India and Africa and created market opportunities worth USD 58Mn. You can read more about Industree’s work at www.industree.org.in.

Industree is collaborating with the National Rural Livelihood Mission to create livelihood opportunities for millions of women in 12 states. The NRLM-Bamboo Sub Sector program aims to work with one million women through smallholder plantation and enterprise development in each state. The project aims to support local communities in adapting to climate change through sustainable cultivation, plantation management certification, and carbon sequestration. It focuses on building long-term increases in incomes for the farmers over the period of 40-60 years.

The project has been catalyzed with the following key objectives:

• Economic empowerment of smallholder farmers through sustainable cultivation of bamboo
• Establish farmer-owned community institutions to manage sustainable cultivation, harvest, and sales of bamboo

About this Position

The Program Specialist will play a key role in facilitating coordination with the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) and ensuring effective implementation of program activities on the ground. The position will closely work with state, district, and block-level stakeholders to drive program alignment. This role demands strong engagement with both institutional partners and community stakeholders and involves extensive travel to project locations to ensure timely execution, quality outcomes, and sustainable impact.

Job Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

• Foster and maintain strong partnerships with the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) and other key stakeholders.

• Lead and oversee program implementation across the state, ensuring timely execution, quality delivery, and effective monitoring of activities.

• Provide capacity-building support to SRLM teams at the state, district, and block levels.

• Facilitate collaboration with government departments, community institutions, and other stakeholders to achieve program objectives.

• Drive effective internal and external communication to ensure alignment and transparency.

• Develop, review, and maintain comprehensive program documentation, progress reports, and IEC materials.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Masters Degree in Social Work/Rural Development/Development Studies (Preferred) or any other relevant discipline

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 to 6 years of experience working in field-based projects

Expected Skills & Competencies

• Proven experience in program implementation, monitoring, and reporting
• Ability to coordinate with government stakeholders, community institutions
• Strong understanding of rural development and livelihood promotion
• Strong leadership and team management abilities
• Effective stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills
• Ability to work independently while driving collaboration across multiple levels.
• High adaptability and resilience in field-driven environments

For those interested in this role, please share your resumes along with your location, notice period/availability, and salary details at jobs@industree.org.in

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