Development Organiser - Governance

Location: Dediapada, Dist. Narmada

Education: Graduation/ Post Graduations degree in social work, Rural Development, Sociology, or related field

Experience: Minimum 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in community mobilization and development projects.

Skills & Competencies required

• Position Summary: The Development Organiser – Governance plays a key role in strengthening organizational governance structures and practices. This position supports the planning, implementation, and monitoring of governance-related initiatives, ensuring transparency, accountability, and compliance across programs and operations.

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  Required Skills

• Experience and in-depth understanding of the rural governance institutions and processes. Experience of working with Panchayats and government line departments is a must for this position.

• In depth understanding of women’s self-help groups, micro-finance, and women empowerment related aspects.

• In depth understanding of monitoring, evaluations, and reporting functions particularly in development sector programmes

• Basic understanding of community health programs particularly focused on nutrition

• Good training skills

• Good communications skills including writing skills

• Willingness to travel in remote areas

• Willingness to liaison with government, banks, donors etc.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse rural/tribal communities.

• Good communication skills (local language proficiency is essential).

• Basic computer knowledge (MS Office, data entry, documentation).

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  Desirable:

• 2–3 years of experience in community mobilization, institution building, or livelihood promotion.

• Prior work experience with SHGs, Cooperatives, Producer Groups, or other community institutions.

• Familiarity with participatory tools (PRA, social mapping, focus group discussions, vision planning).

• Good facilitation, training, and leadership development skills.

• Strong documentation, report writing, and case story development skills in English/local language.

• Experience in coordinating with government departments and local governance systems (Panchayati Raj Institutions, line departments).

• Ability to handle field data collection, MIS, and basic monitoring & evaluation tools.

• Willingness to travel and stay in rural/tribal areas as per project needs.

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  Preferred Attributes:

• Master’s degree in social work, Rural Management, or allied field.

• Experience in working with Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Cooperatives, or Farmer Producer Organizations.

• Skills in participatory tools (PRA, FGDs, Social Mapping, etc.).

• Documentation and report writing skills in English/local language.

• Ability to facilitate training and capacity building sessions.

• Exposure to working with government programs and schemes.

• Passionate, self-motivated, and willing to travel extensively in rural/tribal areas.

• Must have own vehicle.

Job Profile

• This is a senior management position. Selected candidate is expected to lead AKRSP(I)’s programs on community-based Organisations, rural governance, community health, and women self-help groups.

• Leading a multi-state team engaged in rural governance and community collectives’ program of the organization. It requires intensive capacity building of PRIs, activating gram sabhas and facilitating entitlements for the poorest.

• Leading and establishing a program on community health and nutrition.

• Promoting large scale livelihood activities among SHG members using savings or bank credit.

• Leading the expansion of programs for the poorest households across all geographies.

• Preparing and operationalizing strategy for inclusive programs across all verticals of the organization.

• Preparing and operationalizing strategy for large scale leverage of resources from flagship government schemes such as MGNREGA, NRLM etc.

• Liaison with donor agencies, SRLMs, government agencies, and other related agencies for fund mobilization and policy related partnerships.

• Capacity building of field teams on various aspects of rural governance, community collectives and inclusiveness.

• Preparing regular progress reports along with regular evaluation of major projects related to rural governance and community collectives.

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  Key Benefits:

• Opportunity to contribute directly to grassroots social development and empowerment.

• Hands-on experience in institution building, community mobilization, and participatory development.

• Exposure to multi-sectoral projects (livelihoods, health, education, gender, governance).

• Professional growth through training, mentoring, and capacity-building opportunities.

• Being part of a committed team working towards sustainable community development.

• Comprehensive medical insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

• Maternity and paternity leave as per organizational policy.

• 15 General Leaves and 16.5 earned leaves annually (earned leaves can be encashed if not utilized).

• 10 declared public holidays and 3 optional holidays.

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  We strongly encourage women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and especially abled candidates to apply

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  Apply Now: Please submit your application at the earliest through our website –‘Get involved’ section - careers page.

• Please note that we will begin the search immediately, and if a suitable candidate is found, we will close the application process!