Assistant Manager - Enterprise System

       Assistant Manager - Enterprise System

• Serve as the day-to-day coordination focal point for agreed Maharashtra activities under PCI India’s partnership with UMED, working through the State Program Lead and relevant PCI technical leads.
• Coordinate with UMED state, district and block officials, SHG institutions, community cadres and other relevant stakeholders to support agreed workplans, field activities and review meetings.
• Prepare meeting notes, action trackers and follow-up updates; help surface decisions, support needs and implementation bottlenecks for resolution by the appropriate PCI or UMED lead.
• Support the quarterly review process under the UMED partnership by compiling progress, documenting learning and tracking agreed actions.
• Coordinate with MSRLM and relevant state, district and block teams to advance Maharashtra activities under the PCI–MSRLM partnership and the NRC work plan.
• Support initial consultations with MSRLM, Karnataka SRLM and other stakeholders to understand state priorities, existing enterprise initiatives, institutional readiness and possible convergence pathways.
• Map and validate public procurement and institutional market opportunities for women-led enterprises, including community kitchens and canteens, hospitals, government offices, schools, hostels and other suitable buyers.
• Support engagement with potential government and institutional buyers to understand demand, procurement routes, eligibility, quality and compliance requirements, order cycles and payment processes.
• Help identify enterprise and collective readiness gaps and practical support needs related to product or service quality, costing, production capacity, aggregation, licensing, registration, packaging and working capital.
• Assist MSRLM in prioritizing feasible models and sites, including community food-service models and other opportunities identified through consultations and market mapping.

• Support enterprise readiness and mentoring for women-led enterprises and community institutions, including business planning, costing, product and service quality, documentation and compliance. 
• Contribute to documentation of viable enterprise models, operating procedures, training materials, case examples and lessons that can inform replication through UMED and DAY-NRLM systems. 

• Support the State Program Lead with activity planning, district coordination, implementation follow-up and timely completion of agreed Swayamshree activities. 
• Coordinate with district and block teams, UMED counterparts and community cadres to support enterprise strengthening, value-chain activities, producer group and FPO engagement, training and mentoring in the project geographies. 
• Contribute to documentation of field learning, enterprise examples, implementation challenges and solutions relevant to Swayamshree scale and sustainability objectives. 

• Maintain accurate activity, training, field visit and follow-up records, using agreed PCI, UMED and programme formats. 
• Review data and feedback to identify gaps, delays or implementation bottlenecks and bring them to the attention of the State Program Lead and relevant NRC technical lead. 
• Maintain clear coordination between Swayamshree activities and NRC/UMED commitments 

• Postgraduate degree in Rural Management, Development Studies, Management, Social Work, Agriculture, Economics or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in rural livelihoods, women’s economic empowerment, enterprise development, market linkages or government programmes; experience working with an SRLM or other public systems is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to public procurement, institutional sales, buyer engagement, enterprise readiness, value-chain development and programme convergence will be an advantage
• Strong skills in stakeholder coordination, field engagement, concise writing, presentation, data organisation and follow-through.
• Experience working with SHGs and their federations, producer groups, FPOs or other community institutions, including enterprise readiness, business support or market linkage facilitation.
• Experience coordinating with SRLM, DAY-NRLM, government departments or comparable public programmes. Familiarity with Maharashtra SRLM–UMED is an advantage.

• Strong coordination and relationship-building skillswith the ability to work constructively with government teamscommunity institutions and private-sector partners.
• Ability to plan and follow up on multiple activitiesmaintain trackers and surface delays or implementation risks early..
• Clear documentationdata interpretation and report-writing skills; confidence using spreadsheets and digital data systems.
• Facilitation and training skillswith a respectfulfield-oriented approach to working with women’s collectives and community cadres.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English; proficiency in Marathi strongly preferred

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