Position: Project Manager - Women Enterprises Program
 Program: Government Partnerships (Livelihoods)
Location: Shillong, Meghalaya
Years of Experience: 3 - 7 years
Start Date: Immediate

About SELCO Foundation

SELCO Foundation has been working in Meghalaya over the past few years to strengthen rural livelihoods through the integration of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) in agriculture and allied sectors and rural micro-enterprises. SELCO Foundation’s work in Meghalaya has centered on ecosystem building - engaging state departments, financial institutions, SHG federations, and grassroots organisations to institutionalise climate-inclusive technologies within existing development programs across agriculture and allied sectors, textiles and crafts, micro-enterprises, and built environment.

A key approach has been to work with partners to support the state’s rural entrepreneurship and SHG ecosystem - particularly under programs such as PRIME, Meglife, SRLM programs, and other key state-level livelihood interventions.

Building on this, SELCO Foundation is now strengthening its work in Meghalaya towards transforming the state’s women-led SHG ecosystem into a climate-responsive, high-income entrepreneurial economy. To effectively anchor this expanded portfolio and work more closely with communities, partners, and government systems, the Foundation is hiring multiple roles across the state to support on-ground implementation, partnership management, and ecosystem development, ensuring that climate-resilient livelihood pathways translate into long-term, irreversible economic mobility for rural households.

Role Overview

The Project Manager – Women Enterprises Program will drive the on-ground implementation of initiatives focused on strengthening women-led enterprises within Meghalaya’s SHG ecosystem.

The role will focus on identifying enterprise opportunities, improving productivity and cost-efficiency, and enabling access to finance and markets. With a strong field orientation, the Project Manager will support women entrepreneurs in building, sustaining, and scaling their enterprises, while ensuring alignment with government programs and long-term ecosystem development.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program Implementation

  • Support execution of women enterprise-focused projects under government partnerships
  • Ensure timely delivery, milestone tracking, and adherence to implementation plans
  • Translate program design into actionable field-level interventions

2. Stakeholder Coordination & Community Engagement

  • Coordinate with district/block officials, SRLM structures, SHG federations, and field partners
  • Facilitate community engagement and identify women-led enterprise opportunities across sectors – agri and allied processing, textiles and crafts, micro-businesses.
  • Build strong relationships with grassroots institutions to enable ownership and sustained adoption

3. Enterprise Development & Value Enhancement

  • Support identification, incubation, and strengthening of women-led micro-enterprises
  • Enable improvements in productivity, efficiency, and income through better practices and tools
  • Facilitate access to market linkages, aggregation models, and enterprise networks

4. DRE Integration

  • Enable adoption of need-based clean energy technologies within enterprises to improve efficiency and reduce costs
  • Align solutions with enterprise needs and relevant government schemes
  • Coordinate with technology providers for deployment, training, and support

5. Access to Finance & Capacity Building

  • Support access to credit, subsidies, and financial linkages for enterprise growth
  • Build capacity of women entrepreneurs in business planning, operations, and scaling strategies
  • Work with financial institutions and ecosystem partners to strengthen enterprise viability

6. Monitoring, Reporting & Learning

  • Track project and enterprise performance through field data and monitoring systems
  • Support reporting on income improvements, enterprise growth, and impact metrics
  • Identify field-level challenges and contribute to adaptive, context-specific solutions

Experience, Qualifications, Skills

  • Degree in Rural Development, Development Studies, Social Work, Management, or related fields
  • 3–7 years of experience in rural livelihoods / development sector
  • Experience working with SHGs, FPOs, or other grassroots institutions, including women-led enterprises
  • Exposure to micro-enterprise development or skilling programs
  • Understanding of rural markets, enterprise economics, and livelihoods systems
  • Strong field orientation and willingness to travel extensively
  • Ability to coordinate effectively with multiple stakeholders

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please fill out the application form by clicking the below link

Link : https://forms.gle/rg2TQAbKe27okQz49

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