Job Summary:

Lead and facilitate agriculture marketing, FPP implementation, market linkage and agribusiness support activities for women-led FPCs under the SMART Project. Support FPCs in marketable-surplus planning, buyer linkages, MoUs, trading, capacity building, procurement, post-harvest/value addition and access to project grant tranches.

Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate inception activities and support mapping of future leaders.
Provide capacity building (CB) support to future leaders and Boards of Directors (BoDs).
Extend inputs and field support for FPP execution, including civil works, machinery selection and erection.
Support formation of procurement committees and their capacity building.
Map FPC-wise marketable surplus and design a protocol for trading available surplus.
Support pre- and post-season crop surveys to estimate prospective business volumes for FPOs.
Facilitate capacity building for BoDs and producers on FPP implementation and organize district/regional trainings and

workshops.
Develop training modules and demonstrations on basic post-harvest management and value addition.
Facilitate market linkages, technology-provider connections, institutional-buyer and potential-market mapping.
Organize buyer-seller meetings and execute MoUs with at least two buyers for each FPC.




Facilitate credit access for FPCs to obtain the first tranche from the SMART Project and contribute to access of all four

grant tranches.
Coordinate with regional/district officials and project functionaries for smooth implementation.
Manage regional/district teams and ensure resource mobilization as required.
Identify relevant processing units/FPCs for BoD exposure visits.
Oversee PM (per metric ton) transactions in line with deliverable requirements.
Facilitate M E requirements and compile/submit documents for deliverable reports.

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience in agri-business / agriculture marketing, with

experience in FPC/FPO development, market linkages, agribusiness development and field

implementation.

Additional Information

Solid knowledge of agriculture marketing and agribusiness.

FPC/FPO operations marketable-surplus assessment and trading Buyer and market mapping;

FPP/DPR implementation

Procurement post-harvest management and value addition

Training and capacity building

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation, reporting and M amp;E;

Communication Skills

Facilitation and team-management skills.

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