District Coordination Associate

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Job Description

The District Coordination Officers will work under the direct supervision of the State Project Manager (SPM). S/he will act as the focal point in the district for coordination and overseeing implementation of all activities under all three outputs of the project mentioned above at district and landscape level. This includes holistic stakeholder management, liaising with government counterparts, ensuring communication between district and state level officials, data collection for monitoring purposes and facilitating capacity building programmes for local communities.

Job Responsibilities

S/he will act as the focal point at the district level for the implementation of all activities under all three outputs of the project mentioned above at district and landscape level.

Managing project at district level

• Assist State Project Manager (SPM) to develop district level management plans to be incorporated in the state level work plans for effective coordination at all levels
• Support State Project Manager (SPM) to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the district level management plans.
• Develop rapport with relevant government officials at District, Block and Gram Panchayat level.
• Support the district administration in day-to-day coordination required for smooth implementation of various activities in the districts;
• Support State Project Manager (SPM) for preparation of Agenda and Background paper for the State Project Steering Committee meetings.
• Assist SPM in organizing respective project workshops and events ensuring participation from communities and government counterparts where necessary
• Provide support to the SPM for preparation of state relevant reports

Stakeholder management

• Data collection and capacity building
• Collect primary/secondary data /information relevant to the project activities.
• Organize informal education and awareness campaigns across the district on climate change and its impacts, and the need to conserve and restore ecosystems, to support livelihoods and protect from extreme events
• Support village-level capacity building efforts in target landscapes with respective NGOs
• Periodically monitor progress and landscape level and report back on developments to the State office.
• Stakeholder management, coordinate and work closely with all officials relevant to project activities at district, block and panchayat level.
• Establishing linkages with government agencies at GP, Block and District level to identify the additional needs for enhancing resilience of the vulnerable community including women.
• Work with NGOs and community to ensure good quality of work being done and use of participatory approach.
• Coordinate with the NGOs engaged in the District under project and ensure that activities are not duplicated.
• Ensuring participation of women, youth and marginalized groups fully in livelihoods activities and decision-making processes at Panchayat, Block and District level.
• Any other related task assigned from time to time by the State Project Manager.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Secondary education is required or
• A university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in Social Sciences/ social work/Agriculture/ Rural Management/Development Economics/ Sustainable Livelihoods/ Natural Resource Management or a closely related field will be given due consideration but is not a requirement.

Min. yearsof relevant work experience  

• Minimum 6 years of work experience with secondary education or 3 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in livelihood, natural resource management and rural development project at national and sub-national levels; experience in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha is desired respectively.

Required skills  

• Good understanding of all aspectsof project management.
• Strong knowledge and understanding sub-national institutional contexts in the select state
• Work experience in conducting assessment and analysis of natural resource management livelihood related options/activities is an asset.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge andexperience in handling of web-based management systems

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Experience in workingwith local government or NGOs on /livelihood and other socio-economic activities related activities in India, experience of work at community level
• Experience of working withCentral and/or StateGovernment/international agencies/ on similar assignments related
• Working knowledge withgovernment officials at District, Blockand Gram Panchayat level

Required Language(s)

• Fluency in Telugu & English for Andhra Pradesh and Odiya & English for Odisha.

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