Name of Organisation: Development Alternatives

Position:- Project Manager – Water and Livelihoods

Qualification:- Masters in Natural Resource Management/ Water Allied Sectors/ any development sector with recognised experience of working on NRM

Domain: Development Action Domain (DAD)

Location: New Delhi (HQ)

No. of Positions: 01

Experience: 5 Years experience in Watershed Expert 

Job description:

Assessment

• Planning Integrated Water Resource Management activities in the urban, peri-urban and rural areas.
• Mapping of water bodies, catchment area, drainage systems, inlet points, etc, using different technologies.
• Designing of rejuvenation plans for water bodies.
• Assessment of soil, flora and fauna, forward and backward linkages, and other parameters in a given region.

Implementation

• Conducting rejuvenation work on water bodies.
• Restoring the ecosystem, by creating and constructing infrastructure and structures in the area.
• Training and capacity building of farmers and other target groups on – resource management planning, agriculture, market and credit linkages, etc.
• Formation of interest groups and capacity building of these groups. Encouraging decentralized planning and processes.
• Management and coordination of field team.
• Documentation and data analysis.
• In-building technologies to amplify the impact in the project.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Designing systems for effective monitoring and evaluation.
• Ensuring timely and quality of the outputs achieved.
• Ensuring sustainability of the impact created at ground.

Business Development

• Designing of knowledge products.
• Networking and partnerships with stakeholders and donors.
• Writing proposals and concept notes.

Innovations

• Bringing in innovation in terms of process, activities and technologies.
• Piloting and demonstration of new initiatives and innovations.
• Incubation, replication, and amplification of the piloted innovations.

Desirable Attributes:

• Willingness to travel to field locations.
• Open and easily adaptable to changes.
• A team player believes in the core idea of working in a team.
• Strong field experience.
• Experience of multi-tasking.
• Networking and Liaison with Government and other stakeholder.

Working Geography: Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand region and other as and when required