Skills & Competencies required
Sales management
Marketing linkages particularly for commodity marketing for commodities such as cotton, groundnut, pulses, millets etc.
Team management
Deep understanding of institution building processes for farmers collectives
Strategy building
Laison and relationship building skills
Communications and presentation skills
Negotiation skills
AKRSP(I) has promoted over 40 Farmer Producers Companies having over 40000 smallholders as the shareholders. FPOs are in four states Gujarat, MP, Bihar and Maharashtra. These FPOs are working on linking smallholder farmers with remunerative markets. FPOs are trying to develop value chains around various agriculture commodities such as cotton, groundnut, pulses, millets, vegetables, cereals and livestock. In the long term all the FPOs are expected to develop the value chain of produce coming from the smallholders through regenerative agriculture practices. This position will require you to lead the marketing of various commodities available with the FPOs.
Job Profile
Preparing marketing strategies for the commodities available with the FPOs.
Capacity building of field teams on marketing aspects so that FPOs can be made economically vibrant institutions owned by farmers.
Leading the market linkages of the major commodities available with the FPOs. The focus will be on bulk marketing of the available commodities at large volume.
Market linkages of sustainable cotton, groundnut, pulses, wheat and millets will be the major responsibility.
Developing MIS systems for monitoring daily sales of the FPO businesses.
Leading the relationship building with relevant buyers, brands and traders in the market.
Negotiation of terms and conditions of commodity marketing with the perspective buyers.
Benefits :
Excellent opportunity to be part of Internationally renowned NGO – Aga khan foundation.
On site and off-site in-depth training for all profiles.
5 days week and flexible working hours.
Medical insurance for all team members, their spouse, and children.
Maternity and paternity leaves.
15 General Leaves in a year. Additionally, there are 16.5 earned Leaves which can be encashed if not availed. There are also 10 declared holidays and 3 optional holidays for all team members. There is Diwali break for 5 days ever year. Women team members can avail 2 days of work from home every month during menstrual periods if required.
Women, LGBTQ + and differently abled candidates are encouraged to apply.