ARIAS Society Recruitment 2025

Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society has released an employment notification for the recruitment of purely temporary contractual positions of 7 Specialist & Coordinator Posts in the Project Implementation Units (PIU) and the five Cluster Project Implementation Units (CPIU) under the proposed Asian Development Bank (ADB) financed Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) Project. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.

Name of Post: Specialist & Coordinator Posts

Number of Posts: 07

All Vacancy Details:

1. Hydrology Specialist

No of posts: 1

Essential Qualification: Postgraduate degree in Hydrology, Water Resources, Soil & Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, Geology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, or a related field.

Experience & desired skills: Minimum 5 (five) years of professional experience in hydrological studies and water resources assessment, preferably with a focus on wetland ecosystems or watershed management. Prior work on ADB-funded projects or other multilateral development bank (MDB) initiatives Basic knowledge of hydrological modeling tools (e.g., SWAT, HEC-HMS).

Pay: Rs.6.60 to Rs.10.80 lakh per year

2. Gender Specialist

No of posts: 1

Essential Qualification: Masters/Post-graduate degree in development studies, social sciences, or a related field.

Experience & desired skills: Minimum 5 (five) years of substantive professional experience in mainstreaming gender at mid or senior level, for ADB, World Bank, JICA or other donor financed projects in rural and remote areas. Fluency in English and demonstrated ability to communicate in the local language. Excellent cross-cultural and people skills and ability to interact with locals, Indigenous People, government officials, Community Based Organizations and NGO staff.

Pay: Rs.6.60 to Rs.10.80 lakh per year

3. Livelihood Coordinator

No of posts: 5

Essential Qualification: Masters/Post-graduate degree in Livelihoods, Entrepreneurship Development, Food Security, Agriculture and allied subject (Agricultural Extension), Agribusiness, value chain Development, Rural Development, Social sciences, or a related field .

Experience & desired skills: Supplemental training in Income Generation/Entrepreneurship, Gender Analysis/Mainstreaming, Microfinance preferred. Minimum 5 years of professional experience in promoting livelihoods interventions in areas including Skills Training, Micro-Lending, Micro-Savings, Employment Generation, Alternative/Additional Income Generation, and Social Protection, Set up of Economic Cooperatives, Cash Transfer Grants, etc. Experience of working with ADB , World Bank or other donor-funded development programs will be an added advantage.

Pay: Rs.6.60 to Rs.10.80 lakh per year