Job Information
POSITION INFORMATION
Job Position: Sr. Practitioner – Integrated Natural Resource Management
(INRM)
Location: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Appointment: Immediate Joining
Duration: 3 years (subject to renewal based on performance)
Organisation Information
Since its inception in 2016, Transforming TRI aims to strengthen the enabling
Rural India Foundation (TRI) has been environment for landscape restoration by
deeply focused on an integrated approach to reducing policy barriers, and supporting the
village development to accelerate mobility design of incentives to develop markets and
across all generations. We believe in bringing value chains for restoration products to spur a
solutions through multi-sector changes self- sustaining and locally led restoration
through engaging community-based economy in the geography of Chhattisgarh by
institutes like Self Help Groups (SHGs), leading public policy in action.
Panchayati Raj Institutes (PRIs) and Front-
Line Workers (FLWs) together to closely For more information you may visit
work with the government. https://www.trif.in
TRI works directly with more than one million
people in 2000 villages across India’s
poorest states and impacts close to over 60
million rural Indians through its formal
engagement with governments at different
levels.
Primary Role of the Position: This position will be based out of Raipur and work on public
policy in action towards managing integration of natural resources for people and nature,
in Chhattisgarh.
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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 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 for all the above activities. Support in grant reporting and
other project management activities as required by the donor.
● To facilitate convergence of public funds for landscape restoration
implementation like MGNREGS, watershed programmmes,
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
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 Rural Development Department, ensure timely
issue of relevant guidelines, office orders, design special schemes to
support the climate restoration work through nature-based solutions
in their districts
*The above key accountabilities are indicative and not exhaustive
Knowledge/Skills ● Thorough Understanding of INRM, the structural and vegetative
interventions for INRM
● Knowledge of 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 of engaging with MGNREGA, and its role in Rural
development, it’s functioning and important functionaries, INRM relate
activities that can be taken under MGNREGA
● Experience of 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 -
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Qualification / 01. Post-graduate degree in a field related to forestry,
natural resource management, ecology or another
Work Experience: related field of study with 8 or more years of
experience relevant to this position
02. Experience with the management of large projects in
the conservation/forestry/natural resource/
watershed sector
03. Experience understanding of topics related to forests,
conservation, watershed and people in Central India
04. Experience understanding of the principles and
practice of integrated landscape approaches to
restoration (i.e., both within and outside forests)
05. Experience of bringing in innovations especially
around bridging convergence gaps, improving
efficiency, capacity building and monitoring
06. 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 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 that had
taken life cycle break are encouraged to apply.
Compensation shall 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 security, safety and wellbeing of people in its
offices/work - spaces/locations and different work contexts.
Job offer made will be subject to a self-disclosure, satisfactory clearance and satisfactory verification of
qualifications and work history.
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