Job: Programme Officer (Rural Development)

ITC Limited

Manufacturing

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Junior/Middle Management

3 Years

Not Specified

Responsibilities:

• Administration and management of community development and/or livestock development projects being implemented through partner NGOs
• Frame out and implement the institutional structures and processes for long-term sustainability of the programmes
• Design and implement performance monitoring, appraisal and capacity building of key human resources and suggest measures to improve efficiencies
• Ability to manage and prioritize a large number of competing demands and operate to deadlines

• The ideal candidate should be below the age of 30 with a minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• He/she must at least be a Post Graduate in Rural Management/ Rural Development/ Animal Husbandry from a premier institution.
• At least 3 years experience of working in a Rural Development Programme
• Experience in the area of institution building
• Working in the area of livelihood creation through CBOs and/or livestock development will be a distinct advantage
• Effective verbal and written communications skills in English, including computing skills
• Working knowledge of Telugu is desirable
• Ability to undertake unaccompanied travel in interior rural areas

ITC Limited is one of India’s biggest diversified corporations encompassing a wide range of businesses – Cigarettes & Tobacco, Hotels, Information Technology, Packaging, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Agri-business, Foods, Lifestyle Retailing, Education & Stationery and Personal Care.

Its extensive social investment programme combines effective community participation and social organization with increasing agricultural productivity and sustainable management of natural resources. They are concentrated in remote rural areas in different parts of India. In addition to focus on natural resources management, equal emphasis is given to off-farm livelihoods. 

For more information about the company, visit www.itcportal.com.

To apply for this position, interested candidates are required to follow the following procedure:

• Visit www.itcportal.com and go to “Careers”
• Click on “Current Openings”
• Click on “Programme Officer – Rural Development”, this would bring you to the details of the opening.
• Go to “Download Application Form” button at the bottom of this page and download as well as fill up the form.
• Now click on “Apply for this Opportunity” and fill up the required information.
• Upload your CV in “Candidates’ Resume Attachment (*.Doc ,*.Rtf or *.Pdf)”
• Upload the ITC Application Form in “ITC Application Form Attachment”
• Click On “Submit” for final Submission of your application.

P.S. Both the ITC Application Form as well as your CV are required by ITC to consider your candidature for the position.

Last Date for Submission of Application: March 24, 2012.

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