Program Lead-Advocacy

Name of Post: Project Officer
No. of Vacancy: 03
Location : Patna (15-20 days field visit)
The primary responsibility of the Project Officer is to promote Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) and establish the required systems and processes for internal governance and management—production, marketing, finance, MIS and statutory compliance—to sustain the organization and provide significant benefit to its members. It includes
• Conduct baseline and related studies as necessary for the project / FPOs
• Generating awareness, mobilising farmers, organizing and incorporating the FPO
• Establishing system and processes for updating MIS and accounts, statutory audits and finance management
• Facilitating process and develop systems for regular board meeting, statutory compliance and other governance procedures duly following the best practices.
• Provide handholding support in implementation of business plan of FPOs
• Building linkages with stakeholders like KVKs, Agriculture extension officers, and other value chain players relevant to the FPO ecosystem
• Ensuring achievement of farm productivity standards of the farmers
• Setting systems for input procurement and distribution, output aggregation, and training farmers on primary processing such as grading, sorting and packaging
• Building input and output market linkages and linkage with minimum support price and insurance programmes
• Presenting the progress in relevant forums
• Collect and analyse crop data for the FPO members.
• Work on methods and approaches to enhance both agriculture production and productivity of the FPO members.
• Participate in donor visits, meetings and workshops to share the learning from the project
• Coordinate with Project Manager/ District Coordination/DMC members and participate in the monthly meeting for review, planning, and effective implementation
• Prepare case studies and process documentation
• Any other responsibilities as may be deemed necessary for the role.

Qualification, Experience and Competencies:
Qualification:- Graduation from a recognized university
Experience:- Minimum 0 to 3+ years of relevant experience in working with farmers/FPOs/Agri companies
Essential Skills and Competencies:
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in Hindi
• Good knowledge of Email, Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• Experience in Agriculture, Marketing, Farmer Producer Organization, Capacity Building & Training
• Marketing skills

Salary : 15000+ Travel reimbursement