Since 1993, the Keystone Foundation has been working in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) with indigenous communities on improving their lives, and livelihoods, and maintaining their unique cultures. Keystone’s approach is defined by “eco-development:” the principle that development can happen in harmony with both the needs of people and the land they live on in mind. Through a holistic approach towards livelihoods, conservation, and enterprise, Keystone maintains the principles of ecodevelopment as we aim to support and empower indigenous groups to realize a better future, for many generations to come. We group our work into various thematic areas, one of which is the community wellbeing programme.
Community well-being comprises efforts around health & nutrition; land and forest; livelihood options mainly around agriculture and forests. Sustainability, gender equity, and cultural sensitivity are the guiding principles of this program. A component of the Community Wellbeing Program in the Community Health and Wellness program that looks at preventive indigenous health.
Scope
The Technical Coordinator- Livelihoods will primarily be responsible for managing all the livelihood activities related to, primarily in Pillur and Coonoor area, and follow up support in other project areas (Sigur, Aracode, Konavakkarai, and Hassanur) as and when required.
Key roles and responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of the Technical Coordinator – Livelihoods will be as follows:
i. Planning and implementation of various livelihood-based activities as specified in the project. This includes working with the field staff in the area to identify beneficiaries and
ii. Overlooking ongoing activities among the beneficiaries in the region- this includes overlooking farm status, plant growth, nursery maintenance, damages if any, water management, wild-life conflict monitoring etc and maintaining informal records for the same. In the case of wildlife damage, photo documentation and other evidences to be maintained for submission to the Forest Department for damage reclaim.
iii. Facilitate the various trainings to beneficiaries that includes –bio-input training, livelihoods training for beneficiaries, bee-keeping and marketing. Collaborate and coordinate with other staff and team members (Aadhimalai, Apiculture programme) for the same.
iv. Facilitate the process of linking to various resources and provisions available for farmers through the local government (e.g. Horticulture department, PVTG funds, MGNREGA et5c).
v. Maintaining records and all documentation related to project for the region and attending meetings as and when required.
vi. As when required extend support to related project activities in other project areas (Sigur, Aracode, Konavakkarai, and Hassanur) as and when required.
vii. Submit weekly updates to your reporting officer on the project- both progress and challenges encountered.
viii. Establish good rapport with the community members in the region, and this goes beyond the immediate beneficiaries of the project.
ix. Coordinate and collaborate with team members on various projects related to Community Well Being across all the working areas, as required.
x. Any other tasks assigned as per time-to-time requirement of the organization
Requirements
Essential Qualification:
• Masters in –Social Work/Development Studies/Sociology/Agriculture
Desired Qualifications:
• Has a Master’s degree, with at least one year of experience working in an NGO, engaged in livelihood-based activities with Tribal/rural or farming communities.
Additional skills:
? Computer skills
? Data compilation and analysis, and creation of presentations
Language proficiency:
? Communicate well in English (Writing and Speaking)
? Proficient in speaking, reading and writing Tamil
The compensation package will be decided based on the candidate’s experience.
Interested candidates, please send your resume to gokulgovind@keystone-foundation.org.
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