Job Description

MSSRF is building a multi-year platform on women s leadership, innovation and gender-just rural transformation under its women in agri-food and rural systems initiative. The work is focused on advancing the national Women in Agriculture and Rural Systems Awards, supporting strategic field-linked initiatives, and shaping an emerging observatory-style platform on women-centred design, knowledge, partnerships and future pathways. The initiative spans research, coordination, communications, convening and implementation support across national and state-level work, and involves working across multiple stakeholders and workstreams in a energetic, collaborative environment.

The Programme Coordinator will support the Women in Agriculture Program at MSSRF in coordinating, implementing and operationalising multiple workstreams under the women in agriculture and rural systems mandate. These may include women s economic empowerment, women-centred design, policy and programme frameworks, knowledge products, strategic convenings, field-based initiatives,



institutional partnerships and the Women in Agriculture and Rural Systems Observatory.

The role will provide coordination, implementation and operational support to the WiA Chair by managing timelines, follow-up systems, partner coordination, documentation, logistics and internal processes. The Programme Coordinator will also be part of the Secretariat for MSSRF s national awards platform for women in agriculture and rural systems, a high-prestige national initiative involving awardees, jury members, partners, senior dignitaries and public-facing institutional coordination.

The position will report to the JSW Chair for Women in Agriculture Rural Systems.

Key responsibilities include:
- Provide day-to-day coordination and operational support across assigned workstreams under the women in agriculture and rural systems mandate.
- Maintain workplans, calendars, trackers, meeting notes, decision logs, follow-up list

📌 Programme Coordinator Women in Agriculture (Chennai)
🏢 Keyline Maritime Services Navi Mumbai
📍 Chennai