Programme Associate - Agricultural Water Management

Role: Programme Associate Agricultural Water Management

Job description :

- Undertake qualitative and quantitative research for a project related to climate change and adaptation for food systems, with a focus on agricultural water management.

- Travel to field sites, whenever necessary and if feasible, to conduct fieldwork including focus group discussions, interviews, meetings, training or gather primary information

- Proactively supporting team in effectively operationalizing the CEEW s Arc of Learning

- Regularly track policy measures taken by the government and its implementation status related to sustainable agriculture and water management in India

- Write high-quality research reports, publish in leading peer-reviewed journals and generate other knowledge products for the different audiences such as blogs, policy briefs in regular intervals

- Establishing and managing relationships with project counterparts from CEEW s partners

Project Assistance :

- Assist senior researchers from inter-disciplinary teams in conceptualising new projects, development of high-impact research proposals, and applications for research and general donor funding

- Assist with programme and project implementation, including preparing presentations, factsheets and other communication materials.

- Assist effective outreach of research outputs through coordination with the outreach team, engagement with a broader network of stakeholders, and concerned policymakers

- Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, training programmes for a comprehensive understanding of developments relevant to sustainable agriculture

- Assist senior team members in important meetings and sessions, prepare notes, and conduct follow-ups, as required

- Participate in weekly team meetings and assist with preparing minutes and chairing the weekly meetings

Education and Key Skills :

- Masters degree in Agricultural Sciences or Engineering/Natural Resource Management/Water Resources Management/Impact Evaluation//Public Policy or any other relevant field relevant for food system transformation and agricultural water management.

- Four to five years of relevant work experience is expected.

- Analytical skills and prior experience of working with qualitative research methods like systematic reviews and meta-analysis, and basic quantitative methods, relevant for impact evaluation and evidence research.

- Hand-on experience in using any water balance model will be an advantage

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

- Experience in working on projects having components on water-energy-food security nexus, agricultural water productivity improvement, or climate-resilient agricultural systems is desirable

- Passion to drive impact and vision for small scale producers and women in agriculture

- Strong communication skills for effective, efficient, and adaptive verbal and written communication, and active listening

- Good organisational skills are desirable

- Experience in dealing with stakeholders (farmers, grassroots workers, government, etc.) preferred

- Ability to use MS Office application suite

Personality :

- Willingness to learn new (research and project management) skills

- Ability to adapt to new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment

- Striving for rigour in research and quality in work output

- Ability to effectively work in a team while being able to independently drive research with minimum assistance when time demands

- Ability to dig deeper into details, while also keeping a sense of the broader objectives and big picture

- Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve

- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment