Assistant Program Lead

Every person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life. With that vision in mind, Sehgal Foundation’s mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to achieve positive social, economic, and environmental change across rural India. With support from the partners, S M Sehgal Foundation (Sehgal Foundation) designs and promotes rural development interventions that create opportunities, build resilience, and provide solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in India’s poorest communities.

S M Sehgal Foundation invites applications for the position of Assistant Program Lead.

Location: Amrabad, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana

Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in community management and project execution/project management.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree or minimum 16 years of education in Rural Development, Agriculture, NTFP, Social Sciences, or related field
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and government liaison
• Proven experience in leading and managing teams
• Experience in agriculture and allied activities value chains
• Strong leadership and team management capability
• Strategic planning and execution skills
• Skills in developing vale chains around agriculture and allied commodities.
• Excellent community engagement and facilitation ability
• Stakeholders liasoning and convergence.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex field challenges and drive solutions
• Fluency in Telugu (mandatory); working knowledge of Hindi and/or English
• Willingness to work extensively in rural and remote locations

Job Description:

The Assistant Program Lead will provide strong field leadership for agriculture allied activities and NTFP-based livelihood interventions in Amrabad. The role requires strategic planning, intensive team leadership, stakeholder management, community engagement, and strong execution capability to ensure high-quality project delivery.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Lead end-to-end implementation of agriculture allied activities and NTFP interventions at field level
• Develop and refine field-level strategies aligned with project goals
• Lead, mentor, and strengthen field teams; build their technical and managerial capacities
• Support teams in resolving field-level challenges and removing bottlenecks
• Drive intensive community engagement processes with rural communities and local institutions
• Establish and manage stakeholder relationships, including liaison with government departments and local administration
• Oversee data collection, data processing, monitoring, and evaluation processes
• Ensure timely reporting, compliance, and achievement of project milestones
• Ensure that S M Sehgal Foundation’s vision, mission, values, culture, policies, and procedures are adhered to
• Undertake any other responsibility assigned by management as per organizational requirements

Compensation: Salaries at S M Sehgal Foundation are highly competitive. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applying: Feb 10, 2026

* Preference will be given to candidates who can join immediately.

* Candidates from underrepresented groups, especially women, are encouraged to apply