Program Manager (Heat Forecast)

Precision Agriculture For Development; New Delhi; In loco; INR 1.200.000 - 2.100.000; Tempo pieno

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Precision Development (PxD) in New Delhi seeks a Program Manager to lead the delivery and scale-up of its heat initiative in India, bringing AI-based heat forecasts and actionable advisories to farmers and livestock keepers. The role focuses on government partnerships and coordinating across delivery channels to ensure timely heat guidance.

You will build relationships with government institutions, coordinate with research, technology, program, and country teams, and align partners and timelines

Competenze

• Masters degree in development studies, economics, agricultural economics, public policy, environmental or climate science, communications, or a related field.
• Extensive program management, government relations, or stakeholder management experience in India.
• Familiarity with heat action plans, disaster management, agriculture extension, or animal husbandry is a plus.
• Experience coordinating across multiple partners and delivery channels.
• Interest in applying AI forecasting to climate adaptation for farmers.

Mansioni

• Build and maintain relationships with central and state government institutions involved in heat early warning and climate services.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to secure approvals and support for implementation and scale-up of heat advisories.
• Engage with forecasting and technical partners to align on AI-based heat forecast products.
• Represent PxD in government meetings, workshops, and external forums.
• Translate formative research findings into a heat advisory use case for crops and livestock.
• Coordinate channels for delivering heat forecasts (voice calls, IVR, SMS, WhatsApp, extension workers).
• Support development and rollout of heat advisory content with agronomists and livestock experts.
• Maintain implementation plans, timelines, and responsibilities; monitor progress and address risks.
• Prepare briefing materials and reports for government and external stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Masters degree

Program management

Government relations

Stakeholder management

English and Hindi

Formazione

Masters degree in Development Studies or related field

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Job Summary

Title: Program Manager (Heat Forecast)

Location and Work Authorization: New Delhi

Work Authorization: Candidates must have existing authorization to work in India; PxD is unable to sponsor visas for this role.

Position: Full-time

Precision Development (PxD) is seeking a Program Manager to lead the delivery and scale-up of PxDs heat initiative in India - bringing AI-based heat forecasts and actionable heat advisories to agriculture and livestock farmers, with a particular focus on government partnerships and coordination across delivery channels.

You will build and maintain strong relationships with relevant government institutions - including agriculture, animal husbandry, meteorological, dairy cooperatives and disaster management agencies - and coordinate closely with PxDs research, technology, program, and country teams. You will play a central role in moving the heat use case from formative research and pilot to delivery at scale, aligning partners, content, timelines, and channels so that farmers receive timely, consistent heat guidance.

This is a chance to help farmers protect their crops, animals, and livelihoods from increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, at a moment when advances in AI forecasting make earlier and more localized heat warnings possible.

Responsibilities

These will evolve as the role develops; key initial areas are below.

Government Relations & Partnerships

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with central and state government institutions involved in heat early warning, weather and climate services, agriculture extension, and animal husbandry, serving as a key point of contact for PxDs heat initiative
• Coordinate with government stakeholders to secure approvals and support for the implementation, alignment, and scale-up of heat advisory activities, and identify opportunities to integrate heat advisories into government systems such as heat action plans, extension platforms, and existing advisory services
• Engage with forecasting and technical partners to align on the use of AI-based heat forecast products
• Represent PxD in government meetings, technical working groups, workshops, conferences, and other external forums

Use Case, Pilot & Channel Coordination

• Work with the research team to translate formative research findings into a heat advisory use case for crop and livestock farmers, and support the planning and execution of pilots
• Coordinate across the channels used to deliver heat forecasts and advisories (e.g. voice calls, IVR, SMS, WhatsApp, extension workers), working closely with program, research, technology, and content teams on channel-specific activities and deliverables
• Support the development, testing, and rollout of heat advisory content with agronomists and livestock experts, ensuring advisories are timely, actionable, and suited to local contexts
• Maintain clear implementation plans, timelines, and responsibilities, plan around the seasonal heatwave window, monitor progress, and proactively address challenges and risks

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Coordinate meetings, workshops, trainings, demonstrations, and other stakeholder engagement activities with government and implementation partners
• Prepare briefing materials, presentations, updates, and reports for government and external stakeholders, and support knowledge-sharing between the India and global PxD teams
• Work closely with PxDs senior leadership and relevant colleagues to ensure government engagement aligns with country priorities and organizational objectives

Program Learning, Monitoring & Adaptation

• Support strategies to increase the reach, use, and effectiveness of heat advisory services, incorporating farmer feedback, evidence, and pilot learning into program improvements
• Track program and channel performance indicators, support teams in using data to inform implementation decisions, and document stakeholder engagement, decisions, and lessons learned

Reporting & Organizational Contribution

• Contribute to project reports, donor updates, funding proposals, and other documentation
• Support other program activities related to PxDs weather and climate portfolio as required

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Masters degree in development studies, economics, agricultural economics, public policy, environmental or climate science, communications, or a related field
• Significant professional experience in program management, government relations, or stakeholder/partnership management, including demonstrated experience working directly with central and/or state government institutions in India
• Strong understanding of government structures, processes, and stakeholder engagement in India; familiarity with heat action plans, disaster management, agriculture extension, or animal husbandry systems is an advantage
• Experience coordinating programs involving multiple stakeholders, partners, and delivery channels; experience in agriculture, livestock, weather, climate, or digital development is an advantage
• Interest in how AI and new forecasting technologies can be applied to climate adaptation for farmers
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to work effectively with government officials and institutional partners
• Strong project coordination skills, including work planning, tracking deliverables, and managing timelines across multiple workstreams
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, in both English and Hindi (fluency in Hindi required; another Indian language is a plus)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary, international teams
• Ability and willingness to travel within India as required, including to project sites during the summer months