PRAN

PRAN Activities Preservation and Proliferation of Rural Resources and Nature (PRAN) is an offshoot of PRADAN. It was formed in 2012 with a view to enhance agriculture of mar...

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PRESERVATION AND PROLIFERATION OF RURAL RESOURCES AND NATURE (PRAN)
Job Title –Accountant No of Posts -01 (One)
Job Title – MIS Assistant No of Posts – 01(One)
Address:- Preservation and Proliferation Of Rural Resources And Nature (PRAN)
Road No-1 West, Shashtri Nagar, Sikariya Mor, Gaya, Bihar-823001, India; Contact Detail - 7260800702
Place of Work: Munger, Bihar
Email for CV Submission: [email protected] or [email protected]
Apply By: Wednesday, December 7, 2016
About PRAN:
Preservation and Proliferation of Rural Resources and Nature (PRAN) is an offshoot of PRADAN. It was formed in 2012 with a view to enhance agriculture of marginal families. PRAN is registered as a public charitable trust (not-for-profit) under the Indian Trust Act, 1882 in the holy city of Gaya (Bihar) vide Registration No 23544/12.
Preservation and Proliferation of Rural Resources and Nature (PRAN) is formed to enhance people’s capabilities for self-development by working towards improved livelihood systems of rural community of India. PRAN works with women of vulnerable and marginalized sections of the society. Understanding aspiration, skill, knowledge base and market opportunities of these marginalized communities and accordingly promoting suitable sustainable livelihoods has been the strategy followed by PRAN. PRAN currently works in over 500 villages of 2 districts namely Gaya and Nalanda of Bihar directly reaching out to about 26,000 families in a direct manner. Also, as a resource organization for Promotion of Non Pesticide Management (NPM) in program geographies of BRLF (Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation); PRAN is working in 6 states of India along with 13 partner organization of BRLF.
For more details, please visit PRAN’s website http://www.ngopran.org
Key Roles and Responsibilities of Accountant
• Maintain accounting systems of PRAN as per standard operation finance and administrative procedures
• Review and process travel expenses and other reimbursement claims of staff members
• Review and process payment vouchers as per organization protocols.
• Preparation of financial reports and timely submission to supervisor
• Ensures that all accounting record is properly supported by documentation that meets the requirements of the stakeholders and rules and regulations of Government of India
• Ensure the timely preparation, review and approval of all monthly bank account and cash reconciliation
• Responsible for statutory compliances including filing of quarterly TDS and PF return.
• Bank Reconciliation, Cash record of Projects, Salary Reconciliation ,Booking of Expense Payable, Maintain Fixed Assets Register of Projects in Excel
• Maintenance of the documents and registers related to finance and administration.
• Well verse with accounting software Tally ERP9 including MS office
• Based on organization priorities, the Finance and Admin In-charge and Chief Functionary may also undertake other tasks as assigned by organization.

Key Requirements for Accountant
Qualifications and Experience
• B.COM/ M.COM
• Working knowledge of Tally ERP9
• Experience and/or Fresher are welcome but knowledge of working practical knowledge of Tally ERP9 and Microsoft office word, Excel is essential
• Preferably 1-2 years relevant work experience preferably with non-profit organizations.
• Professional qualification in finance will be an advantage.
• Efficient at multitasking able to comply with field operations.
• Skilled at interacting and developing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and work hard.
Key Roles and Responsibilities of MIS Assistant
The MIS Person will focus on the data entries for program and management of resources involved program. Roles and Responsibilities of MIS:
• Enter data of all programs, accurately and timely, as per organization requirement
• Generate reports and report to supervisor
• Support the Supervisor in managing the project data for decision-making
• Ensure regular analysis of data quality and feed back to the field level staff
• Ensures that data reported is of high quality
• Ensure timely and quality completion of all M&E deliverables
• Any other related assignment as given by the supervisor
Key Requirements:
• Graduation
• Experience and/or Fresher are welcome but knowledge of data entry and Microsoft office word, Excel is essential
• Data Entry Skills
• Hindi and English Typing
• Attention to details, thoroughness and accuracy
• Documentation Skills, Problem Solving,
• Data analysis and Information flow system knowledge
• Having good sense of humour will be added advantage.
The remuneration for Accountant is 8000-10000 per month based on experiences and skills
The remuneration for MIS Assistant is 8000-10000 per month based on experiences and skills
Interested candidates are requested to apply on [email protected] or [email protected] in within 07 days with a detailed C.V.
Only short listed candidates will be notified and called for selection process. PRAN is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, caste, religion and race. We encourage woman to join the organization.
Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position

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This year 8 students from Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute are enrolled for the Internship Program.
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This year 8 students from Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute are enrolled for the Internship Program.
Geshu Singh Vishvesh Mishra Shashwat Mishra Sakshi Tiwari Shailesh Mishra Rohit Chandra Ujjawal Pandey Visvakshen Tripathi
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The Internship Program in PRAN: 2016-17
The PRAN internship programme is an initiative that was developed to meet the needs of aspiring development professionals who wish to build the capacities and understand the development sector at depth. The internship provides students and individuals with an opportunity to gain practical work experience in a field related to their academic programme or research area, provided it is under the scope of work at PRAN.
PRAN considers the internship program to be a wonderful opportunity for mutual learning.

The Internship Scheme In order to know better, generate ideas for research; find new innovative solution; and also to overcome many of the challenges being faced by program in general and its implementation in Bihar in particular, PRAN have launched an internship scheme for young graduate (masters) students

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Dr. O. P. Rupela, retired senior scientist from ICRISAT, is shown at right standing with Gaya district farmer in front of his SCI mustard field.
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In Orissa state of India, Pravash Chandra Satpathy has developed a system that has many elements of SRI practice, although he developed this himself some 25 years ago and had used the designation “System of Mustard Intensification,” he says, as an afterthought. Rather than broadcast mustard seed (6-10 kg/ha), he grows seedlings (using 200-400 g/ha), which are transplanted in rows 50-60 cm apart, very carefully as with SRI. Although the plant population is cut by 95% or more, the methods used give Pravash a higher yield than his neighbors get, and with much higher economic returns -- a benefit:cost ratio of 3.5:1. (see System of Mustard Intensification article)

Organic fertilization (FYM) plus some biofertilizers are used, with some inorganic amendments too (the soil is low in boron, so borax is added). The management system requires just three irrigations, and soil-aera
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PRAN. 2013. SRI Method of Rapeseed Cultivation. Preservation and proliferation of rural resources and nature (PRAN) website www.ngopran.org

PRADAN. 2012. Cultivating Rapeseed/Mustard with SRI Principles: A Manual. System of Rice Intensification website. (24p., 696KB pdf) [This manual is based on experiences by PRADAN and ATMA that began with farmers in Gaya district, Bihar.]
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