Executive – Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF)

Deadline: December 7, 2021 11:59 PM

Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF)

Our model of rural development attempts transformation  through  better  rural livelihoods, rural education and rural healthcare, skilling and involving the community, the government and the marketplace.

Vision
To enable the most impoverished rural communities in India to achieve their full potential by ensuring they have equal access to the opportunities available to everyone else. Our aim is to help communities tap into opportunities and acquire the means, skills and understanding that will transform their lives for the better from one generation to another. We want change that is self-driven, sustainable and impactful so we can help transform rural India.

Mission
To create local and scalable solutions for rural communities that foster dignity and prosperity in villages. A community-driven sustainable model of empowerment for rural India. These rural development initiatives provide women and the youth with skills and information to make informed choices that will help them overcome poverty and embrace prosperity.

The goal is to bring about a change in the lives of the most deprived in rural communities, in the poorest 100,000 villages that we call ‘Stranded India.

Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) has partnered with Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF) to strengthen their ongoing efforts towards creating sustainable livelihood enhancements for the rural poor. The initiative is centered around scaling up UPSRLM’s operational model for empowering and mobilizing rural communities. The effort is to pilot and demonstrate intensive action around livelihoods in selected blocks within the overall 78 blocks of engagement with the UPSRLM. The pilot will focus on not only developing an effective model at the block level but also scale up successes from existing 10 blocks to 78 blocks and then across the entire operational area of UPSRLM consisting of over 300 blocks. This ambitious project provides an opportunity for outstanding and brilliant professionals to contribute towards nation building and to make a difference among the poorest communities living in the most backward regions in India

Location: Selected block headquarters of Behraich, Lakhimpur Khiri and Basti in Uttar Pradesh

Position: Executive (3)

Duration: 3 years Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of existing livelihood activities for collectives with UPSRLM. Contribute to key decision making and strategic interventions for scaling up UPSRLM’s livelihood activities. Introduce and nurture private sector partnerships, innovation and entrepreneurship with UPSRLM. Establish long-term collaborative partnerships with leading CSOs, government bodies and other agencies.

Candidate

Bachelor’s Degree/PG Diploma in Social Sciences, Agriculture, Rural Development, Forest Management, or any other closely related field. At least 2-3 years of experience working with community collectives on rural Livelihoods. Experience of working with Producers groups and collectives for value chain development in commodities and enterprises Experience in developing and implementation of Training and capacity building programs for farm and non farm related activities Prior experience working with SRLM, leding CSO, multilateral organisations is preferred but not mandatory. Must be fluent in English and Hindi. Must be willing to stay and travel in rural areas of UP.

For further queries please write to jobs@trif.in.

Salary will be commensurate with work experience.

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