The Gram Panchayat Facilitator will be responsible for the team and all our livelihood work in a Gram Panchayat. A Panchayat will include a few villages. There will be a community resource person in each of these villages. The gram panchayat facilitator would:
- Provide programmatic support to all the community resource persons within a Panchayat.
- Act as group facilitator and trainer of various livelihood programs launched by the Foundation in the community
- Direct engagement with the community in day-to-day operations of livelihood interventions and community mobilization.
- Work with community and PRI to enable better access to livelihood and welfare schemes and development programs of the government
- Institutionalize development planning, implementation, and tracking in CBOs and PRI bodies.
- Work with local partner/community resource persons to establish community connect in the villages within the Panchayat.
- Nurture relationship with stakeholders and trigger civic engagement between community institutions and the wider systems-block, banks, markets, etc.
- They will work under the overall leadership of the Cluster Coordinator.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Effective communication with the community, PRI members, partners, and relevant government departments.
- Program implementation skills for effective implementation of various livelihood programmes in the Panchayat.
- Travel within cluster and in/around block.
- Interest and passion to work in the social sector, with commitment and perseverance.
- Computer skills and proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word) would be an advantage.
Qualification & Experience
- 2 years relevant experience in community work - ideally livelihood/rural development/watershed/agriculture/social work and similar themes
- Graduation in any discipline with work experience in relevant area.
- Fluent in Hindi, Local language/dialect will be an added advantage.
