Development Organiser (Entrepreneur)

AGA Infra Projects Private Limited; Pimpalner; On-site; INR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day work week

Comprehensive medical insurance for员工,

Maternity and paternity leave as per政策

Earned leave and public holidays as up

Job summary

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) seeks a Development Organizer – Enterprise Development to mobilize rural households, women, SHGs, youth and community institutions for sustainable micro-enterprises.

The role focuses on enterprise identification, planning, capacity building, and market linkages, working with institutions, government departments and financial partners to enable livelihoods.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of rural enterprises, livelihoods and income generation in rural areas.
• Knowledge of entrepreneurship development processes and local ecosystems.
• Strong reporting, MIS and communication abilities with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of entrepreneurship development programme.
• Organize events, workshops and promotional activities to raise awareness.
• Plan and implement training programmes and financial support for entrepreneurs.
• Liaise with government departments and financial institutions.
• Develop and maintain project data and MIS for reporting.
• Prepare periodic progress reports and manage programme budget.

Skills

Rural development

Team management

MIS management

Report writing

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Entrepreneurship development

Capacity building

Tools

MIS tools

Reporting tools

Presentation skills

Documentation

Training

Monitoring

Job description

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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

Please note that we will begin the search immediately, and if a suitable candidate is found, we will close the application process!

Required Skills

MIS tools Communication reporting, and presentation. training Documentation Programme Monitoring Empathy