Job Description

Swades Foundation is not for profit organisation founded by Ronnie and Zarina Screwvala, It operates with the single-minded focus of empowering rural India. Our vision is rural empowerment through best practices, modern technology and values. More information can be found at www.swadesfoundation.org

We seeking to hire Manager for our Economic Development department.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage selection, monitoring and evaluation of new and existing FPO’s.
• Creating business for the Farmers Producers company and managing it successfully and profitably.
• Ensure the project objective of making FPO sustainable is met effectively and within timelines.
• Facilitating and Strengthening of Farmer’s Producer Organisation (FPO) and its operations.
• Providing support for the functioning of the FPO as per the guidelines of the Producer Company.
• Develop Business Plan and mobilizing resources for the Producer Company &  Implement the same.
• Ensure an increase in top-line (business turnover) and bottom line (Net Profit) of the company.
• Explore and pursue opportunities to raise debt and other finance options to support the operations of the company.
• Manage company budgets, expenses analysis and cost control as well as key investment decisions.
• Develop and manage relationships with financial institutions for necessary credit linkages.
• Conducting marketing activities for generating new business avenues.
• Capacity Building of the shareholders and members of the FPO on various schemes offered by the bank, NABARD, govt. and non-govt. agencies.
• To groom supporting staff and enhancing their skills through regular trainings.
• Establishment of network and communication channels with all concerned stakeholders.
• Advocacy/ Liaising with government officials and Maintain excellent working relations with the PRI’s, Govt. line dept. officials and other key stakeholders.
• Report the activities and financial progress as per the agreed schedule or requirements.
• Ensure adequate inputs for the periodic reporting and progress update presentations, success stories, anecdotes, and photos.

Educational Qualification:

• B.Sc. (Agriculture) or any other discipline allied to agriculture or MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management.
• Minimum 7 years of working experience in Agri. Marketing/ Value chain Development including Post-harvest management and working with FPOs/ Large scale Farmers Groups etc.

Additional Skills:

• In-depth technical and commercial knowledge of agriculture sector, Agri commodity sector and services offered by the commodities industry.
• Experience of working on FPO strengthening, Digital Agriculture and Market linkage.
• Marketing and sales skills.
• Ability to act as a representative of the program in public forums.
• Proficiency in usage MS office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Marathi.

Location: Raigad