Partnership Coordinator (Process & Partnerships)

Head Food Systems, AI, and Regenerative Agriculture

Job Description Job Purpose: The Partnership Coordinator will manage engagement with SERP s partner ecosystem, ensuring smooth coordination, compliance, and performance tracking of multiple collaborations.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Agriculture/Allied Sciences, Development Studies, Rural Management, Public Policy, or related field.
• Background and Experience in Agriculture/Rural development with WSHGs will be an added advantage.

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in partnerships, program coordination, or development projects.
• Experience of working in networks and partnership mode will be an added advantage.

Specific Skills

• Strong coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Should be able to work in a high stress environment.
• Experience of coordinating projects in the Govt ecosystem will be preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple partners simultaneously.
• Ability to write/speak Telugu and English is mandatory. Fluency with Hindi will be added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface between Secretariat and partner organizations.
• Actively collaborate with Partners and develop KPI in a participatory process under overall guidance of ISB and SERP.
• Document the SOPs and process being followed by the partners.
• Track partner commitments, outputs, and timelines across thematic areas (production, processing, marketing, digital, etc.).
• Support convening of review meetings, workshops cross-learning events.
• Follow up with partners for timely submission of progress and financial documentation (UCs, SOEs, etc.).
• Regularly undertake the field visits and identify implementation bottlenecks and support escalation and resolution.
• Contribute to documentation of best practices, case studies, and learnings.
• Assist in developing KPIs, reporting protocols, and partner performance metrics.
• Support the study teams in the allocated districts for the institutional redesign study exercises.

Locations

• Hyderabad
• Mohali