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The Role
Provides strategic and technical guidance for village institutions and rural governance initiatives across Maharashtra. The role supports community institution development, stakeholder capacity building, government partnerships, service delivery improvement, planning, budgeting, monitoring, impact assessment, reporting, database maintenance, and documentation. It also mentors field teams and disseminates organizational learning, best practices, and case studies.
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Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India (AKRSP India) is a non-denominational, non-political, non-government organization. AKRSP India was established in 1983 and it seeks to contribute to rural poverty reduction through community involvement and empowerment that leads to efficient management and an improved environment.
For more details please visit: https://www.akrspindia.org.in
Position Summary: The Program specialist Village Institutions & Governance will provide strategic direction, technical guidance, and oversight for AKRSP(I)’s work on village institutions and rural governance. This role will ensure that systems, activities, and projects in all project villages of Maharashtra program are effectively planned, implemented, and strengthened in alignment with organizational goals. The position will work closely with field teams, thematic leads, and external stakeholders including the government.
Key responsibilities:
1. Village Institutions related
- Provide strategic and technical guidance to field teams on the formation, strengthening, and sustainability of community-based village institutions.
- Design, organize, and oversee capacity-building programmes for village institutions.
- Support planning, execution, review, and supervision of thematic activities undertaken through village institutions.
- Maintain, analyse, and update the database and documentation related to village institutions.
2. Rural Governance related
- Assess gaps in community-level and government systems for effective service delivery; develop strategies and solutions to strengthen these systems.
- Lead capacity-building initiatives for stakeholders including government staff, elected representatives, community leaders, and CBO leadership.
- Build strong liaisons with government departments and create collaborative platforms to strengthen last-mile service delivery.
- Maintain data, MIS, and documentation for governance-related themes.
Provide ongoing guidance, motivation, and handholding to project teams through reflection sessions and field support.
3. Planning, Reporting & Documentation
- Lead planning processes including quarterly, annual, and project-specific plans; ensure effective implementation and monitoring.
- Manage budgets, financial tracking, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
- Document interventions, learnings, best practices, and case studies for internal learning and external dissemination.
- Conduct periodic impact assessments, process reviews, and evaluations of interventions.
Key Benefits:
- Opportunity to work with a renowned NGO.
- On-site and off-site training opportunities.
- 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 encashed if not utilized).
- 10 declared public holidays and 3 optional holidays.
We strongly encourage women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and specially 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!
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The Company
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.
