PALMYRAH WORKERS DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY

PWDS Profile
Palmayrah Worker De!elo"me#$ So%ie$y &PWDS' was founded in 1977 with the purpose of empowering, organising and assisting the palmyrah tappers of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Trivandrum districts of South India towards their socio-economic development, social awareness, dignity and self-reliance !ooperatives, skill training for women towards alternate sources of livelihood and risk mitigation, and ha"itat development were some of the early initiatives PWDS today works in #$ districts of Tamilnadu, one district in Kerala and in %ondicherry through five network programmes, with $$ pro&ects and in partnership with '' ()*s The interventions of %+,S through its network programme and partnerships reaches out to more than -,$.,... families and includes groups such as palmyrah workers, rural artisans, women/s self-help groups, children, ,alit families, fishing communities, and persons and families affected "y 0I123I,S PWDS has promoted 1' people/s organisations and 1# support organisations It has replicated its e4pertise and e4perience from the (5563 network to promote the 3,I network towards 3divasi ,evelopment Initiatives It has played a pioneering role in 0I123I,S care and support programmes in Tamilnadu It is a recipient of the 7est %artner 3ward from 8(,% for Shelter 9 :ivelihood %rogrammes and was a finalist for the )lo"al ,evelopment (etwork 3ward #..' and for the +orld 0a"itat 3ward #..$ The strategic initiatives of PWDS for the coming decade include; !limate !hange 6esponses; !ommunity responses to climate change, with special focus on agriculture and energy towards increased income and improved food security o Sustaina"le agricultural practiceso +ater o 6enewa"le energy 6isk 6eduction; 6ural communities ena"led to adopt measures for reducing vulnera"ility and risk and for improved health conditions and reduced income loss

o 3ccess to mainstream credit o 3ccess to mainstream insuranceo ,isaster management :ivelihood %romotion; 7usiness models demonstrated with private sector < community partnerships with economic returns and sustained social gains for local communities o Social enterprise o %rivate sector partnership
PWDS has its registered office in =arthandam, Tamilnadu, as well as a coordination centre in =adurai and an office in !hennai The organisation has a staff of -7 persons and has access to a resource pool of consultants, trainers, researchers and entrepreneurs with multi-sector e4perience

Profile( Pro)ramme Dire%$or * Clima$e Cha#)e+ Ri k Mi$i)a$io# , Li!elihoo- Promo$io# &CRL'

>o" Summary 54perience 6e?uired; :ocation; 1. @ears
=adurai, Tamilnadu, India

Aunctional 3rea; >o" Type;

%rogramme Aull time

%urpose of the 6ole The %rogramme ,irector will work with the 54ecutive ,irector and the %+,S 7oard to review and formulate the strategic vision of the organiBation/s programmatic goals and outcomes The position is also responsi"le for the effective management and supervision of all programme related activities across all geographical locations of the organiBation 3dditionally, the %rogramme ,irector serves as liaison "etween all programme-related initiatives and the 54ecutive ,irector Tasks and 6esponsi"ilities To develop programmatic strategic plan for the organiBation To lead, strategiBe and manage the entire programme and all its activities To manage programme activities staff and volunteers To procure e4ternally or create and develop programme content and all programme related training activities

To conduct regular programme monitoring and assessment of all programme processes To forge partnership and development with internal and e4ternal stakeholders To suggest, design, develop programme content for sustaina"ility and programme growth To remain up-to-date on all sector development and related government policies To analyse trends in the program, identify issues and recommend solutions to the e4ecutive director To develop high ?uality concept notes and pro&ect reports to "e shared with the senior management To manage comple4, multifaceted pro&ects resulting in measura"le successes and programme growth To lead, motivate and support the programme team in creating work plans, meeting deadlines and conducting regular reviews2check-ins for the programmes To provide technical inputs to pro&ect team on improvement activities in line with approved programme guidelines To ensure high ?uality standards for all documents generated "y the programmes To lead the standardiBation of processes and *, support as need "e To "e a part of the senior management team working alongside with the senior management and helping with the organisation/s overall strategy and growth To report to senior management, the %+,S "oard and other e4ternal stakeholders on programme results and statistics To "uild effective relationship with cross thematic teams2 cross departments and regional offices Cualifications %ost graduate degree in social sciences, development studies, "usiness management or e?uivalent ?ualification 54perience =inimum 1.D years/ e4perience in management with demonstrated e4pertise in programme management, implementation, strategic thinking and team management Aamiliar with pro&ect proposal formulation, programme study, participatory rural appraisal and critical programme analysis 54perience in developing and implementing programmes

54perience of working at the community level Skills 54perience managing development staff 54cellent presentation and written and ver"al communication skills ETamil and 5nglish2 3dditional languages are a plusF 3"ility to align with the mission of the organiBation and also must "e sensitive to issues of gender e?uality =ust have an eye for detail and "e a"le to think strategically =ust possess fle4i"ility and must "e result driven and should "e a"le to motivate the team Should "e diplomatic and persuasive