Job Vacancy at Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS)

Over the last 3 decades, Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS) has grown to be one of India’s largest grass-roots initiatives for water and livelihood security, working with its partners on a million acres of land across 72 of our most deprived districts, mainly in the central Indian Adivasi belt. SPS is headquartered in a drought-prone, tribal area in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, which typifies the most difficult problems facing the country. We believe that to address India’s long-standing problems, we must graduate to an alternative development model based on the principles of equity, sustainability and people’s empowerment. Our focus has been on finding sustainable ways of ensuring water security, which provides the foundation for livelihoods and economic growth. We have tried to address the crisis of Indian agriculture by evolving an alternative low-risk and low-cost approach, reducing dependence on chemical inputs. We have also attempted to work out alternative livelihoods, which reduce the dependence of people on agriculture.



We believe that all this work has to be based on solid institutions, led by women.

1. Programme Officer
- Water Governance

Qualification: Masters in Water Governance/ Development/ Social Work/Rural Management/Geology or holding equivalent qualification from. B.E. or B-Tech in Agriculture Engineering can also apply.

Experience: Minimum 2 Years field experience

1. Support the work of SPS to promote participatory, equitable and sustainable management of surface and ground water resources.

2. Facilitate the creation and functioning of collectives/water user groups around groundwater and surface water across project areas.

3. Develop participatory governance systems for common pool resource such as groundwater.

4. Prepare and implement watershed, NRM and livelihood plans for the water user group in a participatory way to enhance livelihoods, income and sustainable development.

5. Organize cam

📌 Program Officer Water Governace (Bagli)
🏢 Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS)
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