Senior Manager - Operations

Farmers for Forests; Ranchi; On-site; INR 480,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: 4.8–12 LPA

Job summary

Farmers for Forests in Ranchi seeks an experienced operations leader to manage the field team across 3–5 districts for agroforestry implementation. You will ensure targets are met within budget and timeline, and coordinate procurement and inputs with vendors.

The role includes data quality checks, stakeholder engagement, weekly progress meetings, and exploring expansion opportunities with FPOs, NGOs, and government officers to scale impact.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in large-scale project management or operations.
• Preferably in environmental, rural development, or sustainability sector.
• Experience in managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience in client relations and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Managing and monitoring the field team in 3 to 5 districts for agroforestry implementation.
• Ensuring all Field Managers and Field Team adhere to the implementation model.
• Explain targets to the team and prepare monthly plans within budget and timeline.
• Key stakeholder for data quality checks for operations-related data.
• Discuss material requirements (saplings, drip, compost) with field managers.
• Prepare procurement schedules to minimize sapling losses during handling.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely delivery of inputs at all locations.
• Identify new expansion areas by connecting with FPOs, NGOs, and government officers.
• Conduct weekly progress meetings with the field team and resolve bottlenecks.
• Develop new strategies to scale up operations as per targets.
• Lead operations training sessions to keep the team motivated.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Operations execution

Job description

About Us

F4F is a Hybrid Social Enterprise working to protect and increase India's biodiverse forest cover in close collaboration with rural communities. Founded in December 2019, F4F is one of the few organizations in India working in the forestry sector and using a payment-for-ecosystem services model for its environmental protection and restoration activities.

F4F was incubated at Mulago, Fast Forward, NSRCEL-IIMB, The Nudge Institute and Shakti - The Empathy Project. Our work has been supported by several organizations including Accenture, ACT Grants, Opus Software Solutions, Rainmatter Foundation and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.

We have also featured on DW TV and Scroll's Eco India series as well as DW Hindi. We have also been selected as one of India's top innovators working in the ecosystem restoration and conservation sector by the World Economic Forum.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Managing and monitoring the field team in 3 to 5 districts for agroforestry implementation.


• Ensuring all Field Managers and Field Team are adhering to the implementation model.


• Clearly explaining the operational targets to the team and preparing monthly plans to ensure successful implementation within the budget and timeline.


• Key stakeholder for data quality checks for operations-related data.


• Discussing with field managers the material requirements (saplings, drip, compost).


• Preparing procurement schedules to ensure minimum loss of saplings during handling.


• Coordinating with the vendors to ensure timely delivery of inputs at all locations.


• Identifying new areas adjoining current areas for expansion by connecting with key stakeholders in the region including FPOs, NGOs, and government officers.


• Conducting weekly progress meetings with the field team, identifying bottlenecks, and finding solutions for the same.


• Figuring out new strategies to scale up operations as per the planned targets.


• Conducting operations training sessions for the field team and helping them stay motivated.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in large-scale project management or operations.


• Preferably in the environmental, rural development, or sustainability sector.


• Experience in managing cross-functional teams.


• Experience in client relations.


• Experience in budgeting.


• Experience in on-ground execution.

Benefits

• Salary Range : 4.8 to 12 LPA