We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Subject Matter Expert having a reach livelihood projects (Agriculture) experience to join our team and drive the Project grassroots work of HLP in Himachal and other locations while supporting the project.

Responsibilities

- Ensuring strategic direction of project operations, day-to-day management, and delivery of the Project's components.
- Efficient support to tasks related to advocacy, planning and programming, resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation, and representation.
- Financial resources management.
- Human Resources Management and effective procurement and logistical services.
- Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in various training programs.
- Ensures, in close consultation with the Project Support Team, the effective application of project tools, elaboration of coherent work plans, project and program documents, preparation of compelling proposals and monitors the project work plans, project effectiveness and achievement of results and provides inputs to the Strategic Results Framework and Results Oriented Annual Report.
- Leads the livelihood and economic development project team and ensures team spirit
- Maintains regular contact with project staff on programmatic issues and oversees the work of the project coordinators in the various Somali regions.
- Participate in all internal and external (coordination) meetings representing the project.
- Coordinate and cooperate with initiatives of other sections of the project like horticulture, agriculture, universities and nurseries, and value chain suppliers, specifically the ROLS, Governance and Human Development Units.




- Improve/establish communication and coordination mechanisms and procedures amongst the various stakeholders
- Prepare inception reports, work plans and regular donor progress and impact reports for the project.
- Ensure the achievement of outputs in line with the approved work plan through the day-to-day planning, management coordination and implementation of activities
- Ensures monitoring and evaluation of the projects, including regular field visits and the organization of Project Board and Steering Committee meetings and reports on project progress and constraints.
- Advocates for The Hans Foundation with government counterparts, donor community, national or international financial institutions, and any other institutions.
- Support the enhancement and update of a web-based database to serve as a monitoring and reporting tool (if any)
- Manage and monitor identified project risks and update the status of these risks with the management
- Keep the Deputy Programme Manager abreast of emerging project issues.
- Preparation of high-quality project documents and proposals, and encouraging adequate peer review of the same through established mechanisms.
- Supports overall resource mobilization for the program area

Qualifications Graduate or postgraduate in any of the allied sectors of agriculture or allied subjects such as horticulture, agronomy, entomology, plant breeding, soil science, agricultural meteorology, animal husbandry, beekeeping, agricultural engineering, or agricultural extension education.

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