Project Associate â Stakeholder Engagement
Project Associate â Stakeholder Engagement
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Job Description
Driving Nagalands Food & Feed Economy through Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) Integration
Nagaland has vast untapped potential in agriculture livestock and agro-processing sectors. By developing a robust food and feed value chain the state can transform local production systems reduce post-harvest losses and create sustainable livelihood opportunities. Integrating Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) technologiessuch as solar dryers cold storage food processing units and efficient feed millscan unlock value addition at the community level reduce dependence on grid electricity and enable micro-enterprises to thrive.
This convergence has the potential to create thousands of rural jobs boost household incomes and stimulate entrepreneurship across Nagaland. Moreover the successful scale-up of such interventions will contribute to increasing the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) through inclusive green and decentralized economic development.
Role Objective: To lead stakeholder identification engagement and coordination for food and feed value chain development across Nagaland enabling wide-scale participation from government community-based institutions private sector actors and civil society. The role supports collaborative planning and execution of DRE-powered value-driven interventions aimed at catalysing rural jobs enterprise growth and inclusive development.
Key Responsibilities
Map key stakeholders (govt. departments FPOs SHGs cooperatives NGOs private sector).
Develop and implement a robust stakeholder engagement plan covering all districts.
Facilitate inclusive consultations with community institutions and technical experts.
Ensure regular documentation communication and follow-up on stakeholder feedback.
Support learning dissemination impact storytelling and feedback loops.
Qualifications :
Masters in social work Rural Development or related fields.
23 years of relevant experience in stakeholder engagement or rural development.
Prior work experience in tribal/rural or Northeast India contexts preferred.
Good communication and facilitation skills; knowledge of Nagamese/local dialects is a plus.
Additional Information :
Location: IDAN Secretariat Kohima Nagaland
Tenure: 1 year (extendable up to 3 years)
Field Coverage: All 17 districts of Nagaland
Salary commensurate with experience and performance. First rate benefits package.
Perks: Field travel allowance access to specialized training and capacity-building.
Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
