Microsave Consulting - Assistant Manager - Food & Public Distribution

Assistant Manager- Food and Public Distribution

Description :

- The Assistant Manager will act as a representative of MSC at the Department of Food and Public Distribution.

- The primary responsibility will be to help and support the initiatives of the Department of Food and Public Distribution in the areas of Public Distribution System (PDS) including ONORC (portability), supply chain reforms, data analytics, NFSA, among others and as finalized between the Department of Food and Public Distribution and MSC from time to time.

- The incumbent will also help MSC to execute projects/ requests that MSC may get from the Department of Food and Public Distribution from time to time.

The Assistant Manager - Food and Public Distribution, will have the following responsibilities :

- Work alongside a team of consultants employed by MSC at the Department of Food and Public Distribution working on aspects of PDS including ONRC (portability), data analytics, supply chain, Monitoring and Evaluation, DBT, NFSA, among others.,

- Provide strategic/ technical support to the Department of Food and Public Distribution to ideate, define, and operationalize the initiatives undertaken by the Department from time to time,

- Provide operational day-to-day support to the Department of Food and Public Distribution to run/ implement the ongoing work in the areas of PDS including ONORC, supply chain, grievance resolution, among others.

Desired work experience :

- Experience in the development and social sector with a consulting firm, think tank, donor/development agency, research organization, or government,

- Prior experience of working directly with the state/ central government department/ ministry is preferable,

- Experience in one or more of the following sectors - Food, agriculture, petroleum (LPG, fertilizer), rural development, women and child development, social protection, education, and energy,

Experience in one or more of the following functional areas :

- Strategy and public policy design for social welfare programs,

- Social welfare program implementation,

- Social protection effectiveness evaluation,

- Process reengineering and digitization,

- Social welfare program design and direct benefit transfer,

- Financial inclusion,

- Public finance and expenditure,

- Monitoring and evaluation,

- Human-centered design,

- Project management,

- Existing relationships with government, multilateral agencies, donor agencies, local and global think tanks, and industry will be given priority.

Qualification : MBA or Masters in Public Policy, Public Health, Economics, Public Administration, Social Work, Rural Development, Agri-Business or related areas.

Essential Skills :

- The applicant should bring excellent communication skills, writing skills, presentation skills, research skills (primary and secondary), intellectual curiosity, and should be passionate about the social and development sector.

- The incumbent should also have the ability to lead small assignments under supervision, build client relationships, and contribute to business development.

- Strong attention to detail, field orientation, proven interpersonal skills, good spoken and written English, and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel will act as added advantages.