Project Specialist Manager
 Jal Bhagirathi Foundation
 Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
 Last Date: April 15, 2011
 Email: HR@jalbhagirathi.org (Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)
 

Job Title

Project Specialist Manager

Job Category

Senior Management.

Job Location

Water Resource Centre at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Job Summary

JBF is selecting a team of Development Professionals having administrative and project management skills in direct implementation of grass root projects with specialization in Water, Environment or NRM. It is a very exciting job opportunity with tremendous potential for growth and learning.

Job Description

1.    Will be head of the Project Management Group consisting specialists in social action and engineering working with 50 field workers and 1500 volunteers in more than 200 villages.

2.    Manage, Plan, budget, implement and monitor all the project activities to achieve clearly defined and measurable indicators.

3.    Train and build a team of highly motivated professionals and volunteers to undertake the project activities.

4.    To create civil society institutions to promote volunteerism and facilitate participation of beneficiaries in the program activities.

5.    Coordinate with government organizations, civil society institutions, other non-government organizations, media and other institutions.

6.    Prepare periodical progress reports to reflect achievement of project targets, document leanings and record project activities.

Desired Candidate Profile

1.    JBF is an ISO 9001-2000 certified organization and has very strong management systems that are the backbone of its operations. Candidate should be familiar with working in a systems based environment and be able to take them forward by constantly improving and strengthening the project management processes.

2.    Graduate / Post-Graduate degree in Development Studies, Management, or Social Sciences with excellent communication skills in Hindi and English with at least 10 to 15 years experience of which 8 years heading a project team implementing grass-root level development projects in rural areas, preferably in water management or NRM.

3.    The position requires a strong passion for action in WATER or NRM related issues, commitment to participatory development, and an interest in grass root project implementation. He will be required to spend at least 15 days each month supervising his field team in implementing and monitoring projects.

4.    Should have strong report writing skills with knowledge of LFA, RBM techniques and PRA tools.

5.    Candidates should have a strong background in development studies, and keenly interested in developing domain expertise in exciting and new areas of theorisation and action.

Candidates with less than required experience will not be considered for this position. 

Remuneration

Consolidated monthly remuneration will be in a scale of Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- based on performance with enormous opportunities for individual career growth.  

Last Date and address for applications

Last date of applications is 15th April 2011. All applications should be sent with a covering letters to the following email address: 

Email Address:
HR@jalbhagirathi.org 

Candidates who have applied earlier need not apply again. 

Company Profile

Jal Bhagirathi Foundation (JBF) is a ISO 9001:2000 certified NGO headed by H.H. Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur and Shri Rajendra Singh (Magsaysay awardee 2001), and is working in 200 villages spread over 2500kms of the Marwar region in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.

Jal Bhagirathi Foundation works towards strengthening the capacity of desert communities to manage their scarce water and natural resources through traditional best practices. With active participation from the community JBF acts as a catalyst and facilitator for the construction and restoration of traditional water harvesting structures in the Marwar region.

Common property resources like pasturelands; sacred groves, gravely lands and cultivable wastelands play an important role in preserving the local bio-diversity. JBF is attempting to empower village level institutions to adopt a pragmatic approach towards development and restoration of common property resources, benefits of which will accrue to the entire village community.

The strategy focuses on capacity building and training of rural community for development and proper management of ecological resources. The Foundation follows a participatory approach and emphasizes on strengthening village level institutions to effectively manage natural resources. Women empowerment is promoted through their participation in project planning, execution and management. Sustenance and effective governance of ecological resources is therefore ensured through participation of stakeholders.

All programs, activities and strategies of the Foundation aim towards one goal: involving, empowering and making the village community self-reliant.

The Foundation has also initiated an action oriented advocacy campaign to further the cause of a clear water sector policy and related reforms. It believes that the voice of the people should be heard before policies are framed for their benefit; from objects of policies, people should become subjects of these policies. For more information about the Foundation, please visit our website at www.jalbhagirathi.org 

Contact Details of the Foundation

Name and address:

Jal Bhagirathi Foundation
D66 (B), Sawai Madho Singh Road,
Bani Park,
Jaipur 302 016

Telephone numbers +91-141-4025119 (Ext. 103)
Contact Person: Ms. Raksha Sharma  

Website: www.jalbhagirathi.org