Transform Rural India (TRI) is working to make a difference for the communities in India and is hiring for the position of Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) for the location of Raipur, Chhatisgarh. It has a policy to place the candidates regionally and as per the preferences of the candidates.
About TRI
TRI (Transform Rural India) is continually striving to deepen our engagement to demonstrate working solutions at scale. As we grow, we are also building a strong cadre of professionals who are passionate about making a difference for the poorest communities in India. At TRI, we strongly emphasize providing a nurturing platform for bright and outstanding professionals committed to nation-building by solving wicked problems in the most backward regions in India. Join us if you’re up for the challenge!
TRI hiring INRM Highlights
| Particulars | Details |
| Job Position | Sr. Practitioner- Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) |
| Appointment | Immediate Joining |
| Duration | 3 years (subject to renewal) |
| Location | Raipur, Chhatisgarh |
Primary Role of Position
This position will be based out of Raipur and work on public policy in action towards managing the integration of natural resources for people and nature, in Chhattisgarh.
Key Accountabilities
- Analysis of financial outlay detailing the requirements of credit, grants, and investment as well as an analysis of existing schemes that can be leveraged.
- Development of innovative financing mechanisms, and scoping of financing opportunities to fill the gaps identified through the preceding analysis
- Support with identification and prioritization of key barriers in restoration through a robust methodological approach that includes policy review, consultations, key person interviews, and co-organize Restoration Dialogues with key stakeholders.
- Work closely with stakeholders for monitoring, reporting, and verification of all the above activities. Support in grant reporting and other project management activities as required by the donor.
- To facilitate the convergence of public funds for landscape restoration implementation like MGNREGS, watershed programs, and livelihoods mission and ensure correspondence from the state government designating the district collector / CEO-ZP as the nodal officer
- Co-organize restoration dialogues in identified states with the participation of key experts and government stakeholders resulting in discussion and recognition of agroforestry as a critical intervention for landscape restoration and more synergistic convergence of public funds like MGNREGS for landscape restoration
- Support TRI’s nudge units embedded within state departments with engagement protocols (e.g., protocols of engagement based on grassroots planning involving the Panchayati Raj Institutions and the women self-help groups) with the departments and key functionaries to discuss and take forward restoration dialogues for overcoming policy barriers
- Work closely with the Rural Development Department, to ensure timely issue of relevant guidelines, and office orders, and design special schemes to support the climate restoration work through nature-based solutions in their districts.
Knowledge/ Skills
- Thorough Understanding of INRM, the structural and vegetative interventions for INRM
- Knowledge of the INRM planning process with the village institutions. Usage of different maps for INRM planning.
- Excellent understanding of Women Self Help groups and associated tiers, NRLM structure of organization, and management of SHG system.
- Experience in engaging with MGNREGA, and its role in Rural development, its functioning, and important functionaries, INRM-related activities that can be taken under MGNREGA.
- Experience in the convergence of schemes executed by government departments like Agriculture, Soil conservation, Rural Development, NRLM, Tribal Welfare, NABARD, etc.
- Building data and policy insights, developing fact sheets and cross-sectional data analysis
Qualification/ Work Experience
- Post-graduate degree in a field related to forestry, natural resource management, ecology, or another related field of study with 8 or more years of experience relevant to this position
- Experience with the management of large projects in the conservation/ forestry/ natural resource/ watershed sector
- Experience understanding of topics related to forests, conservation, watersheds, and people in Central India
- Experience understanding of the principles and practice of integrated landscape approaches to restoration (i.e., both within and outside forests)
- Experience in bringing in innovations, especially around bridging convergence gaps, improving efficiency, capacity building, and monitoring
- Excellent reading and writing skills in Hindi and English
Application Procedure
- To apply, kindly click on the link https://www.trif.in/careers/. The deadline for submission of the application is 04 September 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for further process on a rolling basis, therefore interested candidates are requested to apply at the earliest.
- Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRI) is an equal opportunity organization. Women candidates who have taken a life cycle break are encouraged to apply.
- Compensation shall be commensurate with experience.
- TRI expects the highest standards of professional practice in all its work and contact with people; and recognizes that `safeguarding’ is an organizational and an individual responsibility. It recognizes its responsibility and commitment to promote and ensure the security, safety, and well-being of people in its offices/work – spaces/locations and different work contexts.
- The job offer made will be subject to self-disclosure, satisfactory clearance, and satisfactory verification of qualifications and work history.
