Technnical Specialist - Plantations

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Position: Technnical Specialist - Plantations

Reporting to: Manager - Project Operations

Employment type: Full time

Location: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh

Joining requirement/Timelin:  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 assess their traditional skill base, organize them into production units, develop products that appeal to 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 Technical Specialist – Plantations will be responsible for providing expert technical support to ensure high-quality plantation and post-plantation practices across the state. This position will serve as the key technical resource for SRLM teams and field staff, guiding them on adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), problem-solving field-level challenges, and strengthening overall plantation management. The role requires a balance of technical expertise and field engagement, with regular visits to project locations for monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity building. By integrating technical insights into planning, execution, and reporting, this position will play a vital role in achieving sustainable program outcomes and ensuring compliance with technical standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and expertise on plantation programs, ensuring
• adherence to established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support the planning, executing, and monitoring of plantation and post-plantation
• activities across the state.
• Address technical queries and provide solutions to field teams and SRLM staff.
• Conduct regular field visits to assess plantation quality, address technical issues, and
• ensure best practices are followed.
• Facilitate training sessions and capacity-building workshops for SRLM teams at state,
• district, and block levels.
• Collaborate with Program Specialist and other stakeholders to integrate technical
• insights into planning and reporting.
• Document technical processes, observations, and recommendations for continuous improvement and reporting purposes.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master in Forestry / any other relevant fields

Work Experience

• Minimum 3+ years of experience working in field-based projects

Expected Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of plantation practices, forestry, horticulture, agronomy or related domains, including nursery operations
• Experience in conducting training, workshops, and capacity-building programs
• Knowledge of quality standards, environmental regulations, and sustainability practices in plantations
• Proficiency in documentation, reporting, and preparing technical manuals or
• guidelines.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities
• Effective stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills
• 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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