Manager - Program Support

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership and Program Excellence
• Provide technical support across agriculture, regenerative agriculture, climate-resilient farming, NRM, farmer
  
  

producer organizations (FPOs), market systems, and rural livelihoods programs.

• Support project teams in identifying innovative approaches, technologies, and delivery models to improve farmer
  
  

productivity, resilience, incomes, and market access.

• Lead technical reviews, quality assurance processes, and periodic program diagnostics to ensure alignment with
  
  

TechnoServe global standards and industry best practices.

• Identify opportunities for integrating regenerative agriculture, sustainable land management, water stewardship,
  
  

climate adaptation, and carbon-smart practices into ongoing and future programs.

• Facilitate cross-project learning and knowledge sharing, and promote adoption of successful models and best
  
  

practices across the portfolio.

• Strategic Program Development and Innovation
• Support the design and development of high-quality agriculture and livelihoods programs from concept through
  
  

implementation.

• Contribute to scoping studies, landscape assessments, value chain analyses, baseline assessments, and
  
  

feasibility studies.

• Work closely with Program Development and Business Development teams to develop competitive technical
  
  

proposals, project strategies, budgets, and implementation frameworks.

• Contribute technical inputs to theories of change, results frameworks, logframes, work plans, and monitoring
  
  

systems.

• Identify emerging trends, innovations, and opportunities in agriculture, food systems, regenerative agriculture,
  
  

climate resilience, and rural development to strengthen TechnoServe’s program portfolio.

• New Program Start-up and Transition Management
• Serve as the technical lead during the start-up phase of new agriculture and allied sector projects.
• Develop comprehensive project inception and start-up plans, ensuring readiness across staffing, systems,
  
  

partnerships, and operational requirements.

• Coordinate closely with HR, Finance, Procurement, MEL, and Operations teams to support timely project
  
  

mobilization.

• Facilitate smooth transition of newly established projects to implementation teams while maintaining quality and
  
  

compliance standards.

• Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with government departments, agricultural universities, research
  
  

institutions, private sector companies, FPOs, industry bodies, donor agencies, and development organizations.

• Support engagement with key public sector stakeholders including Agriculture Departments, Horticulture
  
  

Departments, Rural Development Departments, Watershed Missions, NRLM, NABARD, and related institutions.

• Collaborate with agribusinesses, food companies, input suppliers, market actors, and technology providers to
  
  

strengthen market-driven development models.

• Represent TechnoServe in technical forums, working groups, conferences, and stakeholder consultations.
• Knowledge Management and Impact
• Work closely with MEL and Global Impact teams to strengthen program quality, evidence generation, and learning
  
  

systems.

• Support development of technical guidance notes, case studies, implementation toolkits, and knowledge
  
  

products.

• Facilitate documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, innovations, and successful program models.
• Promote data-driven decision making and adaptive management across projects.
• Cross-functional Coordination and Organizational Support
• Collaborate effectively with Project Leads, Practice Leads, MEL, HR, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and
  
  

Global Technical Teams.

• Support capacity building of project teams through mentoring, technical guidance, and knowledge-sharing
  
  

initiatives.

• Contribute to strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and organizational initiatives aimed at strengthening
  
  

TechnoServe India's agriculture and livelihoods practice.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Rural Management, Natural Resource Management,
  
  

Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Forestry, Environmental Sciences, or a related field.

• Demonstrated expertise of best practices and current innovations within Rural Development, agriculture, and allied
  
  

sectors.

• Experience in project design, project monitoring, stakeholder management, and partnerships.
  
  

Required Languages: Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including fluency in English, Hindi, and other regional

languages.

Travel: Travel up to 50%

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven analytical skills
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated track record of producing high-quality, well
  
  

written program deliverables.

• A demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task and manage projects, including staffing, work plans, deliverables,
  
  

timelines, and budgets.

• A demonstrated ability to coordinate and communicate effectively and diplomatically with a range of external and
  
  

internal stakeholders, including donors, partners, and project team members across diverse cultures.

• An ability to value and respect TechnoServe’s ethos, both with internal colleagues and external partners.
  
  

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven

business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Please submit a Word-formatted single

document consisting of cover letter, resume (in MS Word format) and salary history to hetalb@tns.org/ sshankar@tns.org

TechnoServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer