Job Description

Position : Program Manager- Outreach (Full time, 6 months’ probation period)

Years of Experience : Minimum 4 years

Location : Guwahati, Assam

Reports to : State Lead (Assam)

Starting Date : Immediately

Travel : 10-15 days per month.

Remuneration : Negotiable

SELCO Foundation is an open source, not for profit organization that engages in field-based R&D and ecosystem building for deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty in under-served areas. The organization works in collaboration with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, NGOs from various developmental sectors and educational institutions to link the benefits of sustainable energy for poverty reduction. More than 500 million people in India live without access to reliable energy. It has been proven time and again that Sustainable Energy can be the catalyst for many of the poor and underserved communities to push them out of poverty by giving them tools for better education, access to cleaner fuels, better opportunities of livelihoods, improved health conditions etc.

SELCO aims to transform the efficiency of Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) initiatives towards poverty alleviation. It recognizes and is building on the potential of Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) to develop scalable and inclusive solutions.

You can find more information about SELCO Foundation on our organization website. https://selcofoundation.org/

Overview of the role:

SELCO Foundation is looking for a highly motivated individual who has a good understanding of the development sector and is passionate about working in the sector with a focus on providing access to sustainable energy and livelihoods for last mile communities in Assam.

The Outreach Program Manager at SELCO Foundation will be a key resource to accumulate information from various departments of the organization, treating/editing/compiling it for the purpose of various external stakeholders as well as planning and executing a dissemination strategy. The forms of content will include various articles, case studies, research reports, videos and other dissemination channels. The Program Manager would derive various outreach strategies, events and it’s execution for various departments and geographies, analyze budgetary requirements and execution of plans for the outreach needs of the organization. S/he will work with other departmental leads in advocating for the learnings that the organization is collating with the help of various tools and techniques utilized in communication.

Responsibilities:

• The candidate should be able to understand and analyze ongoing and past works in Assam at SELCO Foundation, including priority areas, key projects/programmes/ work themes.
• The individual should be able to gauge the external communication landscape of other organizations & influencers, in livelihood, energy access, SDGs and allied work spaces.
• Ability to build and write content by accumulating information from the team as per the priority subjects, relevance to external stakeholders and time of dissemination.
• The candidate would also be required to cooperate with peers within and outside organizations to build joint communication strategies and dissemination plans.
• The candidate would also be required to mentor, manage and lead the outreach team to his/her best possible extent.
• Keeping a track of all events and representation and collaboration at key sectoral events.
Requirements
• Practical, hands-on experience of a minimum of 4 years in creative writing, journalism, media, communication strategy, social media, communication, PR or an allied field.
• Conceptualizing, organizing and execution of outreach events as and when required to influence the ecosystem partners and policy makers.
• Experience in video and graphic production, journalism, media relations or creative writing and editorial management is required.
• Self-motivated, responsible and should be engaged and highly interested in the developmental agenda.
• Ability to learn quickly from multiple subject areas and be a team player with excellent managerial and people skills to mentor and motivate other team members.
• Willingness to travel to remote locations in Assam for 10-15 days a month as per requirement.
• Fluency in English and Knowledge of any other local languages- Assamese and Bengali would be preferred.

Note:- Send in your CV and a Cover letter to apply@selcofoundation.org with a copy to hr@selcofoundation.org and the subject line “Application for the post of “Program Manager- Outreach (Assam) .”

 

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