The Role
Manage a rural entrepreneurship development program supporting households, women, self-help groups, youth, and community institutions. Responsibilities include identifying entrepreneurs, developing business plans, organizing training and events, providing financial and digital literacy support, facilitating enterprise establishment, building market linkages, coordinating with government and financial institutions, maintaining MIS data, preparing reports, managing budgets, and providing ongoing business handholding. Extensive travel to rural project areas is required.
Summary Generated by Built In
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) is a non-denominational, non-government organization. AKRSP (I) was established in Gujarat in 1984, and it seeks to contribute to rural poverty reduction through community involvement and empowerment that leads to the efficient management and improved productivity of natural resources.
Job Description: - AKRSP(I) is seeking dedicated and experienced Development Organizer – Enterprise Development to join our team. The Development organizer will be responsible for mobilizing and supporting rural households, women, SHGs, youth and community institutions to develop sustainable and profitable micro-enterprises.
The position will focus on enterprise identification, entrepreneur selection, business planning, capacity building, financial and digital literacy, enterprise establishment, market linkage, value-chain development and regular business handholding.
The person will work closely with community institutions, FPOs, SHGs, government departments, financial institutions, market actors and other stakeholders to create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Essential Skills-
- Very good understanding of rural enterprises, livelihoods, and income generation opportunities in rural areas.
- Good knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship development process, training needs, local ecosystem, and support structure
- Strong team and people management skills
- Ability to manage number of stakeholders and lesioning with government and other partners
- Good MIS management, analytical, and presentation skills.
- Good report writing and communication skills.
- Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation tools and systems.
- Project management skills
Job Description-
- Overall management of entrepreneurship development programme.
- Organize various events, workshops, and promotional activities to create awareness around entrepreneurship among youths.
- Understand entrepreneurship development needs of rural entrepreneurs and develop the support system.
- Planning and implementation of the training programmes, exposure visits and financial support to selected entrepreneurs.
- Liaison with government departments and financial institutions to aid entrepreneurs.
- Develop and maintain project data and MIS for reporting.
- Develop periodic progress reports for better communication of the project outcomes.
- Management and planning of programme budget
Experience- Minimum 0-1 years of experience in Managing entrepreneurship, Livelihood development Projects with rural communities especially with women and youth
Salary- Salary will be commensurate with experience and educational qualification.
Travel- The position requires extensive travel to rural project areas
Key Benefits:
- Opportunity to contribute directly to grassroots social development and empowerment.
- Hands-on experience in institution building, community mobilization, and participatory development.
- Exposure to multi-sectoral projects (livelihoods, health, education, gender, governance).
- Professional growth through training, mentoring, and capacity-building opportunities.
- Being part of a committed team working towards sustainable community development.
- 5-day work week.
- Comprehensive medical insurance for employee, spouse, and children.
- Maternity and paternity leave as per organizational policy.
- 15 General Leaves and 16.5 earned leaves annually (earned leaves can be encased if not utilized).
- 10 declared public holidays and 3 optional holidays.
We strongly encourage women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and especially abled candidates to apply
Apply Now: Please submit your application at the earliest through our website –‘Get involved’ section - careers page.
Please note that we will begin the search immediately, and if a suitable candidate is found, we will close the application process!
Skills Required
- Minimum 0–1 years of experience managing entrepreneurship or livelihood development projects with rural communities, especially women and youth.
- Very good understanding of rural enterprises, livelihoods, and rural income-generation opportunities.
- Knowledge of entrepreneurship development processes, training needs, local ecosystems, and support structures.
- Strong team and people management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and liaise with government and other partners.
- MIS management, analytical, and presentation skills.
- Good report writing and communication skills.
- Understanding of monitoring and evaluation tools and systems.
- Project management skills.
- Ability to undertake extensive travel to rural project areas.
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What We Do
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) (AKRSP(I)) is a non-denominational, non-government development organization and a programme of the Aga Khan Development Network. It works as a catalyst for rural development, empowering marginalized communities and women through agriculture, climate resilience, livelihoods and enterprise, financial inclusion, natural-resource management, and community institutions across Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra, while strengthening local governance and environmental stewardship.
