Program Manager - Climate Smart Dairy

Kumaraguru College of Technology; Coimbatore; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kumaraguru College of Technology is seeking a Program Manager to lead initiatives in livestock and dairy sectors focusing on climate-smart practices. The role involves project management, stakeholder engagement, and enhancing collaborations to improve rural community outcomes in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant field required.
• Minimum 5 years in government and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in climate change and rural development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multi-disciplinary research and implementation projects.
• Act as liaison ensuring alignment on strategic priorities.
• Build relationships with local partners and support strategic vision.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Climate Change Awareness

Research Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Public Policy or Extension Services

Job description

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Location: Preferably in Tamil Nadu. Open to all locations in India

KUMARAGURU INSTITUTIONS seeks a Program Manager to support initiatives across livestock, dairy and agriculture sectors in India focused on climate smart dairy and livestock management solutions for rural communities. This role will focus on enhancing collaboration, co-designing, implementing and scaling of climate smart dairy initiatives, scientific, social and technical research, and partner engagement. The ideal candidate will thrive in a cross-functional environment, balancing scientific insights with project management to achieve wins for people and planet.

The Program Manager will be the strategic leader for Climate Smart Dairy development project in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The incumbent will oversee implementation of key aspects of Kumaraguru’s livestock projects and initiatives, which aims to promote the adoption of climate smart practices in small holder dairy farming system of India to optimize dairy productivity, increase farmers income and nutrition, reduce dairy sector’s impact on climate change and support adoption of adaptation practices.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Cross-functional collaboration

• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary research and implementation projects across livestock and dairy in India, enhancing technical, research and operational capacity.
• Act as a liaison between KUMARAGURU INSTITUTIONS and partners, ensuring alignment on strategic priorities.
• Facilitate knowledge exchange between India-based and international teams.

Technical Capacity Building

• Support the development and implementation of livestock and dairy related initiatives, leveraging scientific expertise where applicable.
• Contribute to landscape assessments of livestock and dairy sector challenges in target geographies to support problem and solution identification
• Provide insights and analysis to inform decision-making on collaborative agriculture, water and food projects.

Partner Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with local partners, dairy companies, milk cooperatives, technical and scientific research institutions, stakeholders, and governmental agencies and support on development of strategic vision for agriculture, water, and food programming
• Represent KUMARAGURU INSTITUTIONS and partners at in-person meetings and events across India.

Project Management

• Track project timelines and outcomes and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Document progress and prepare reports to update key stakeholders regularly.

Time Zone Coordination

• Participate in cross-time-zone meetings, including USA-friendly hours.
• Balance real-time and asynchronous communication effectively.

Communications

• Contribute to white papers, blog posts, and other written materials for internal and external audiences
• Support fundraising and grant writing

Equity and inclusion

• We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristics

Qualification: Master’s degree in environmental science, Social Sciences, Public Policy or Extension Services.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of Government & Stakeholder engagement, Climate Change and Rural development initiatives.

Travel: The role will involve travel up to 30-50%.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Higher Education

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