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Term of Reference of Consultant for Livelihood

Position Name:  Consultant – Livelihood

Reporting Line:  Lead, Zero Poverty Abhiyan Uttar Pradesh

Tenure:              3 months (Extendable)

Position               1

Location:            Uttar Pradesh, India (with frequent travel to remote and rural blocks)

About PCI India: – 

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 26 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.7 crore, i.e. 17 million people in 204 Districts in 15 States.

PCI Global is a mission-driven organization committed to catalyzing scalable solutions that promote economic well-being and resilience of vulnerable communities. In India, PCI has been at the forefront of pioneering models that address poverty, gender equity, and health outcomes. We are looking for a dynamic Livelihoods Expert to join our team and support the innovation, testing, and scaling of livelihood models for ultra-poor families in Uttar Pradesh.

About the Project / Partnership: –

The Livelihoods Expert will lead the design, incubation, and implementation of inclusive and sustainable micro-enterprise models for women and ultra-poor individuals. The role requires a deep understanding of rural livelihoods, enterprise development, women’s economic empowerment, and the unique barriers faced by ultra-poor populations. The incumbent will play a pivotal role in strengthening existing interventions and prototyping new livelihood solutions with a focus on viability, dignity, and sustainability.

This position is central to PCI’s support to the Zero Poverty Abhiyan a government-led mission to eradicate extreme poverty through convergent, and localized interventions. The Livelihoods Expert will contribute to the mission by identifying scalable livelihood pathways that anchor ultra-poor households in sustained income generation and economic inclusion, helping shape a replicable model for poverty elimination in remote and rural Uttar Pradesh.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Livelihoods Model Innovation & Design
    • Co-develop innovative livelihood and enterprise models tailored to ultra-poor households, particularly women and youth.
    • Integrate context-sensitive approaches (e.g. low-asset base, seasonal migration, landlessness) into enterprise design.
    • Conduct benchmarking of existing livelihood and enterprise models to identify promising approaches for replication or adaptation.
    • Ensure models align with the Zero-Poverty ecosystem.
  • Market Linkages & Ecosystem Development
    • Develop and strengthen forward and backward market linkages for micro-enterprises, with a focus on scalability and long-term viability.
    • Identify and engage ecosystem actors including aggregators, buyers, financial institutions, and service providers to support enterprise growth.
    • Facilitate the formation of producer groups or federated enterprises where appropriate.
  • Implementation Oversight
    • Lead pilot implementation of micro-enterprise models in selected geographies.
    • Provide technical assistance to field teams on business planning, market strategies, supply chain strengthening, and risk mitigation.
    • Supervise livelihoods assessments, feasibility studies, and value chain analyses.
  • Capacity Building & Community Engagement
    • Build capacities of SHG federations, community cadres, and frontline staff on enterprise development, financial literacy, and business operations.
    • Strengthen mentoring and incubation systems for first-time women entrepreneurs and ultra-poor individuals.
  • Monitoring, Documentation & Learning
    • Develop frameworks to monitor economic outcomes, sustainability, and women’s empowerment metrics.
    • Document case studies, models, lessons learned and contribute to knowledge products for replication and scale.
    • Collaborate with research and M&E teams to validate impact pathways and adapt models accordingly.

Qualification and skills required: 

  • Postgraduate degree in Rural Management, Livelihoods, Development Studies, Social Work, or related fields.
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in livelihoods promotion, micro-enterprise development, or SHG-led economic initiatives.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing diverse enterprise models with ultra-poor, women, or SHG members.
  • Strong understanding of market linkage development and experience in benchmarking and analyzing livelihood models across geographies.
  • Sound knowledge of rural poverty dynamics in northern India, especially in UP.
  • Experience working with or alongside government programs (e.g., NRLM, SRLMs), CSR initiatives, or development partners.
  • Excellent facilitation, mentoring, and communication skills in both English and Hindi.
  • Willingness to travel extensively to remote and underserved locations.

Desirable Attributes:

  • Comfort with iterative prototyping, adaptive implementation, and cross-sector collaboration.
  • Commitment to gender-transformative, pro-poor, and inclusive development.

Note: This TOR is in Intended to provide a general overview of the position and may not cover every aspect of the role. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support the organizational goals     

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