The Nature Conservancy Hiring For Project Associate at Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh Full Time

Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, India

A LITTLE ABOUT US

Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive.

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Our Mission

TNC’s mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Rather than viewing development – including economic growth – and conservation as contradictory goals, the Company works to demonstrate how nature has value for people and development and how nature can provide enormous economic benefit. TNC envision a future where people and nature can flourish together.

Our Vision

A world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to fulfil our needs and enrich our lives.

The Conservancy Team: We achieve this through the dedicated efforts of our 3,800 diverse staff, including more than 600 scientists, all of whom support conservation in 79 countries and all 50 United States. We are striving to develop a workforce as diverse as the places where we work, and we have a deep commitment to diversity.

YOUR POSITION WITH TNC

We seek a Project Associate – Riparian Restoration to provide programmatic support to our riparian area restoration initiative being piloted on riparian areas of the river Narmada in Narmadapuram Division of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Narmada – India’s fifth largest river – flows through the Central Indian Highlands, providing water, food, and livelihoods to over 50 million people in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is also a river of immense cultural and spiritual importance to these states. Yet, riparian forests along the Narmada are being degraded, resulting in impacts that are detrimental to both people and the environment. To address this challenge, TNC-India is developing and implementing a science-based and community-led approach to restoring degraded riparian forests of the Narmada, to benefit both people and biodiversity. We have established two demonstration sites along the river, and now seek to scale up our impact.

The Project Associate position is based in Hoshangabad and requires regular travel to various riparian sites and adjoining villages within Hoshangabad and Harda Districts. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for programme administrative oversight, as well as coordination with the implementing partner at the field level. The incumbent will play a key role in the entire project management life cycle of the riparian restoration initiative, ensuring delivery of commitments on time and budget in collaboration with the Project Lead. The incumbent will also participate in other activities (including research and project development) as relevant, to help advance the conservation and restoration goals of the Lands team.

This is a 3-year project-based position with TNC – India with possibility for renewal subject to funding availability.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Project Associate assists in advancing the riparian restoration initiative in collaboration with the Field Manager – Lands Programme and Associate Scientist. Essential functions include management of field partner and grassroots stakeholders; supporting delivery of field interventions; tracking and monitoring project progress; drafting progress reports; and, providing overall administrative oversight to all aspects of TNC-India’s initiative on riparian restoration. This position reports to the Project Lead (Field Manager – Lands Programme).

RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

Manages various aspects of the riparian area restoration initiative, including developing and implementing work plans; coordinating events; managing grants and contracts; undertaking research; reporting on projects, and similar ongoing project management needs.

Establishes, tracks, and maintains optimal standards of project implementation to ensure deliverables are met on time and within budget.

Prepares project reports, memoranda, articles, and presentations related to the programme for internal and external audiences.

Supports partner engagement activities, including coordinating regular partner meetings, overseeing grant coordination, preparing and reviewing reports, and identifying challenges and opportunities in collaboration with the Project Lead.

Facilitates organisation of stakeholder consultations, workshops and other meetings as per requirements of project, as well as prepares agendas and minutes of such meetings.

Undertakes special projects as relevant, such as research on socio-economic and financial aspects of relevance to the programme.

Works with the Conservancy’s Communications Team and contractors to develop and disseminate various communication products related to the programme.

Undertakes periodic domestic travel; may involve infrequent international travel as per programme requirements.

Incorporates cross disciplinary knowledge to support project objectives.

Performs tasks with minimal supervision and makes independent decisions based on analysis, experience, and context.

Ensures program compliance with internal policies and external requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination.

Experience supporting complex projects and strategic initiatives.

Analytical and project management experience.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s in a relevant field such as Rural Development, Environment Management or Forest Management from an institution of repute, with 5 years of experience.

Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience are appreciated. Fluency (Read, Write, and Speak) in Hindi language will be a strong advantage.

Self-starter with ability to generate work plans with limited support in line with the overall conservation strategies.

Willingness to learn and develop expertise in new conservation strategies, economic drivers, management tools, and global affairs.

Strong team player who can build relationships and work collaboratively across the organization and with partners.

Experience of preparing budget proposal, donor reporting and liaising with grassroot stakeholders.

Strong writing, verbal communication and presentation skills.

Proficiency in MS – Office and strong quantitative abilities (particularly related to budgeting).

Go getter, quick learner and business acumen are desired skill sets.

ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION

Successful candidate for this position will be hired as an employee with Nature Conservancy India Solutions Private Limited (NCIS).

Nature Conservancy India Solutions Private Limited (NCIS) is a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act 2013, having it registered office in India at Annexe Building Ground Floor B-4, Greater Kailash Enclave Part II, New Delhi. 110048. It is a wholly owned Indian subsidiary of The Nature Conservancy. The company currently provides technical consultancy, monitoring & evaluation and other relate services in the domain of conservation and environment to it various clients. The company under Indian laws can also provide fee-based service to clients (development organizations, Corporates and Govt. Agencies) within and outside India. The company has all the required registrations under the relevant laws to provide such fee-based services in India.

APPLY NOW

To apply for job ID 50861, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/ by 10:29 AM IST on 11-February-2022. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

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