Associate Chief of Party Andhra Pradesh

• In coordination with the COP lead and supervise the state project teams in the allotted geography to roll out TOFIs Program Delivery Model. The core focus is to work with stakeholders to identify prioritize and pursue promising public and private goodleaning TOF expansion opportunities while ensuring oversight of all technical and operational aspects of the project including planning and implementation.
  
• Convene and facilitate the successful functioning of the states TOF Innovation Platform (IP) and conduct monthly/weekly meetings with relevant state departments.
  
• Liaise with local government institutions relevant private sector companies and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to ensure they engage effectively in support of TOFIs objectives.
  
• Oversee statelevel project financial management and reporting on project deliverables.
  
• Extend support to field staff in executing field activities selecting farmers distributing inputs collecting data cleaning data monitoring and submission.
  
• Lead the organization of project workshops training sessions and other capacity development programs network development knowledge sharing for mutual learning and all TOFI initiatives.
  
• Work with the COP on the development of the annual implementation plan budgets and other project deliverables.
  
• Support the rollout of the projects Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Plan; Gender Analysis Plan; and Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan with a focus on capturing Activity Location Data.
  
• Prepare and maintain records and draft reports regarding statelevel activities as per TOFI.
  
• To implement TOFI work plan in the states of Andhra Pradesh Odisha & Tamil Nadu
  

Master s degree in agriculture, Agroforestry, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Social Sciences, Natural Resource Management, etc. At least 5 years of field experience in implementing donor-funded projects and/or development programs, with demonstrated experience leading a team to achieve development results. Previous working experience in CGIAR centres/international organizations or other Indian states is preferred. Proven experience with state officials and ICAR institutes is highly desirable to support strategy development, implementation plans, and decision-making. Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of state languages is highly desirable. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with networking and interpersonal skills, are critical for this role. Fluency and residency in the language (reading, writing, and spoken) spoken in the preferred state is essential. Familiarity with standard software packages (MS Office).