Subject Matter Expert (Livelihood)

Background The Hans Foundation, established in 2009, is a Public Charitable Trust that that works for the improvement of quality of life for underprivileged communities across India through Health, Education, Livelihood and Disability sector interventions. THF undertakes direct implementation of projects on the ground in addition to providing funding support to not-for-profit organizations in India through its donor – RIST, USA. THF’s Strategic planning focuses on key areas of its work with the aim of addressing the key issues of poverty alleviation, economic inequalities, and 360° impact on the quality of life through social development programs. THF’s programs are majorly implemented in the most rural and under-developed areas in the country. Over the years, THF has expanded its charitable activities in collaboration with State and Central Governments, institutions, corporates, academia and non-government organizations for sustainable interventions to achieve scale and economy. The interventions implemented by the foundation range from grass root level to national level programs. About Project: In Himachal Pradesh, Horticulture and its allied sectors have emerged as one of the potential areas to accelerate the growth of the State economy and augment farmer's income. Nature has endowed Himachal Pradesh with a wide range of agroclimatic conditions due to which there is huge potential for the cultivation of high-value horticulture crops. Kangra district accounted for the highest share (22.01 per cent) of the total population in Himachal Pradesh. About 94.6 percent of the district's population lives in 3,619 villages and the district has a high population density of 233 persons per sq. km compared to the state density of 109 persons. Therefore, this district has huge potential in terms of production and market. Lambagaon (Jaisinghpur) and Sulah (Palampur) are the selected blocks, where proposed livelihood interventions broadly address the economic security of people. A three-day consultative workshop was organized at Kangra district, where various stakeholders like farmers, officials from horticulture, livestock, bee-keeping, irrigation, banks, NGO, agriculture, ITI, and DIC participated. Based on the discussion and secondary data, the project activities are designed. GENERAL Location of Job: Kangra - Himachal Pradesh Type of Employment: Contractual for 1 year No. of Position: 2 Reporting to: Project Manager Annual Salary: up to 600000/- JOB PURPOSE We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Subject Matter Expert having a reach livelihood projects (Agriculture) experience to join our team and drive the Project grassroots work of HLP in Himachal and other locations while supporting the project. Job Description: • Ensuring strategic direction of project operations, day-to-day management, and delivery of the Project’s components. • Efficient support to tasks related to advocacy, planning and programming, resource…