• Postgraduate degree in Rural Management, Development Studies, Management, Social Work, Agriculture, Economics or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in rural livelihoods, women’s economic empowerment, enterprise development, market linkages or government programmes; experience working with an SRLM or other public systems is strongly preferred.

• Exposure to public procurement, institutional sales, buyer engagement, enterprise readiness, value-chain development and programme convergence will be an advantage

• Strong skills in stakeholder coordination, field engagement, concise writing, presentation, data organisation and follow-through.

• Experience working with SHGs and their federations, producer groups, FPOs or other community institutions, including enterprise readiness, business support or market linkage facilitation.

• Experience coordinating with SRLM, DAY-NRLM, government departments or comparable public programmes. Familiarity with Maharashtra SRLM–UMED is an advantage.

•    Postgraduate degree in Rural Management, Development Studies, Agribusiness, Management or a related field.

•    10 years & above professional experience with national or international organization/ agency heading a state or national level position with experience of coordinating diverse Government departments, including district level coordination around projects that develop capacity of systems to deliver or respond to systemic needs, including innovative approaches.

•    Proven experience in MIS, project reporting, donor and Government partnership strengthening and convergence approach with state and district level government agencies is a strong requirement.

•    Experience of working with community platforms of SHGs and institutional strengthening around enterprise incubation and development at scale. Experience in large scale women economic empowerment programs is a strong plus.

•    Experience of working with or within a State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM), DAY-NRLM or comparable government programmes; experience with MSRLM – UMED is a strong advantage.

•    Proven track record of leading large, multi-sector, multi-state or multi-district programmes with geographically dispersed teams, including grant management, budgeting, monitoring with frequent field assessments for project quality tracking.