Project Specialist - Entrepreneurship Development

ABOUT AKRSP (INDIA)

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) - AKRSP(I) is a programme of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) which works in over 30 countries around the world.

Project Specialist - Entrepreneurship Development

Location: Ahmedabad/ Gadu (Junagadh) Gujarat

Education: Graduation/ Post graduation/MSW/Rural Management

Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in Managing entrepreneurship, Livelihood development Projects with rural communities especially with women and youth

Skills & Competencies required

• Very good understanding of rural enterprises, livelihoods, and income generation opportunities in rural areas. 
• Good knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship development process, training needs, local ecosystem, and support structure
• Strong team and people management skills
• Ability to manage number of stakeholders and lesioning with government and other partners
• Good MIS management, analytical, and presentation skills. 
• Good report writing and communication skills. 
• Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation tools and systems. 
• Project management skills 

Job Profile

• Overall management of entrepreneurship development programme.
• Organise various events, workshops, and promotional activities to create awareness around entrepreneurship among youths. 
• Understand entrepreneurship development needs of rural entrepreneurs and develop the support system. 
• Planning and implementation of the training programmes, exposure visits and financial support to selected entrepreneurs. 
• Liaison with government departments and financial institutions to aid entrepreneurs.
• Develop and maintain project data and MIS for reporting. 
• Develop periodic progress reports for better communication of the project outcomes.
• Management and planning of programme budget
• The position requires extensive travel to rural project areas

Benefits :

• Excellent opportunity to be part of Internationally renowned NGO.
• On site and off-site in-depth training for all profiles.
• 5 days week and flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance for all team members, their spouse, and children.
• Maternity and paternity leaves.
• 15 General Leaves in a year. Additionally, there are 16.5 earned Leaves which can be encashed if not availed. There are also 10 declared holidays and 3 optional holidays for all team members. There is Diwali break for 5 days ever year. Women team members can avail 2 days of work from home every month during menstrual periods if required.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

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