Field Representative (Consultant)

Project Concern International; Faizabad, Unnao District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Concern International invites applications for a Field Representative (Consultant) to support DEWEE-related finance mobilization in Ayodhya and Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. The tenure is until March 2027 with potential extension based on performance and project needs.

Two positions are available, reporting to Field Supervisor / Asst. Manager, with field-based responsibilities across rural women entrepreneurs.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree / diploma in finance, business management, entrepreneurship development, social sciences or any other field.
• At least 4 years of experience in managing field programs in finance/entrepreneurship/sales and marketing.
• Experience of working with women entrepreneurs/SHG women from rural geographies.

Responsibilities

• Identify women-led businesses with growth potential and upload their details in MIS.
• Educate and counsel mapped women entrepreneurs on financial literacy and business economics.
• Help entrepreneurs prepare business plans and engage with financial institutions for loans.
• Facilitate access to growth capital and coordinate loan documentation and disbursement.

Education

Graduate degree / diploma in finance, business management, entrepreneurship development, social sciences or any other field.

Job description

Position Name: Field Representative (Consultant)

Reporting Line: Field Supervisor / Asst. Manager

Tenure: Until Mar ‘27 (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Positions: 02

Location: Ayodhya and Unnao

About PCI India: –

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 27 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.7 crore, i.e. 17 million people in 16 States.

About the Project: –

PCI India, with support from HSBC, has been implementing the DEWEE initiative to enhance the incomes of rural women entrepreneurs through improved access to productive technologies, finance, and enterprise-support systems. Over the course of its implementation, DEWEE has generated valuable evidence on the factors that enable women-led enterprises to become more productive, profitable, and resilient. DEWEE intervention demonstrated that access to reliable and affordable energy can significantly improve enterprise performance. The DRE transition of 43 THR manufacturing units led to 2X increase in production efficiency and average annual savings of ~3 lakhs/unit. Building on these learnings, DEWEE expanded its scope in Phase II to support individual women-led enterprises, including flour mills, tailoring units, retail shops, and irrigation-based enterprises. The program also transitioned from a fully subsidized approach to a co-investment model, with entrepreneurs contributing at least 50% of the technology cost.

Building on the foundation established through DEWEE, PCI India proposes a finance-led approach designed to address the barriers that prevent women entrepreneurs from scaling their businesses. With support from HSBC, PCI India in Uttar Pradesh will focus on development of financial products for enabling women entrepreneurs to access capital for business expansion, enhance business economics understanding of women entrepreneurs and connect them to appropriate finance, and facilitate access to growth capital. The project will strengthen the financial and business capabilities of 20,000 women entrepreneurs, demonstrate a scalable financing framework for enterprise expansion, and create a pathway for large-scale adoption of women-centric enterprise development models across India.

• Identify women-led businesses that have potential for growth and upload their details in MIS
• Educate and counsel the mapped women entrepreneurs on financial literacy, business economics, financial management and enterprise growth
• Help the willing women entrepreneurs in preparing business plan, after duly assessing their financial need and engage with the appropriate financial institution for accessing loan
• Liaison with diverse stakeholders – financial institutions, govt. bodies/departments, clean energy service providers for access to finance and leveraging subsidy/grant
• Actively assist women entrepreneurs and financial institutions in fulfilling loan paperwork, eligibility checks and disbursement coordination
• Document and share success stories/best practices and other reports as maybe required
• Facilitate exposure visits and learning exchange for willing women entrepreneurs, who plan for business expansion
• Conduct follow-up visits for the clients supported under the intervention, ensuring adherence to the business plan formalized
• Lead organizing of financial inclusion camps and entrepreneur-financier interface platforms to improve awareness of available financial products, strengthen mutual trust, and facilitate credit uptake for enterprise growth.
• Coordinate the on-ground installation of rooftop solar solutions, and conduct regular orientation, awareness, and capacity-building sessions on solar energy technologies, operations, and maintenance for entrepreneurs.
• Support the operationalization and effective use of digital tools, online applications, MIS platforms, and monitoring dashboards for project implementation and tracking.
• Ensure timely collection, verification, documentation, and reporting of field data.
• Flexible to take up additional field tasks or aligned assignments as per project need or as guided by Supervisor

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree / diploma in finance, business management, entrepreneurship development, social sciences or any other field.

Experience required:

• At least 4 years of experience in managing field programs in finance/entrepreneurship/sales and marketing
• Experience of working with women entrepreneurs/SHG women from rural geographies
• Experience of working on microfinance/solar installation projects/B2C (in rural areas) will be a plus

Skill and Competencies:

• Strong sense of professional commitment and maturity.
• Attention to details and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work independently and self-driven
• Excellent oral and written Hindi and English skills
• Knowledge of other local dialects is a plus
• Basic computer proficiency and strong interpersonal skills

Deliverable Performance Indicator Target (Months 1-2) Target (Month 3 onwards) Means of Verification

Mapping and mobilizing enterprises for credit linkage (10) Number of women entrepreneurs reached, and willingness to growth mapped Mobilize 20 eligible entrepreneurs per month Mobilize 60 eligible entrepreneurs per month Based on MIS entries on portal

Capacity building on financial literacy (15) Number of women entrepreneurs trained and counselled as per their business need 18 mobilized entrepreneurs per month 54 mobilized entrepreneurs per month Based on forms filled on MIS on dissemination

Ensuring credit linkages (50) Number of entrepreneurs linked with appropriate credit support 8 credit files facilitated 22 credit files facilitated Sanction/Disbursement letter copy, or detailed information on loan

Convergence with Govt. Dept. & Financial Inst. & Service Providers (15) Number of stakeholders mapped in each category and regular in-person meetings held with them 2 Weekly meetings with each mapped stakeholder listed 2 fortnightly meetings per month with each mapped stakeholder listed MoM and reporting, engagement records

Documentation (10) Review of filled entries Ensure 80% accuracy in MIS entries and 1 success story/month Ensure 90% accuracy in MIS entries and 1 success story/month Monthly review of gaps by MEL/Digital/Program team