Description

BACKGROUND:
Passing Gifts Private Limited (PGPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Heifer International USA and it provide services in educating, consulting, training, advising, and providing skilled and technical services to individuals, associations, and entities in India and abroad, particularly those who support or are working in the areas of social advancement and sustainable development. This position may also require service agreements, secondment agreements, between entities, etc.

FUNCTION:
The Sr Project Officer – Enterprise & Market Development will provide strategic and operational support to strengthen FPOs as sustainable, member-owned and commercially viable enterprises. The position will lead the development and implementation of FPO business and growth plans, strengthen member engagement and governance, identify and manage viable business opportunities, develop market and buyer linkages, and support aggregation, value addition and quality management. The role will also facilitate access to finance,



government schemes and relevant public and private sector services.
The position will work closely with FPO Boards of Directors, FPO staff, producers, partners and other stakeholders to strengthen business decision-making, monitor financial and operational performance, and build institutional and managerial capacities. The role will also support the design and implementation of business prototypes for value-chain upgrading, develop strategies for scale-up, and establish forward and backward linkages across product, input and service markets for the wider benefit of PGPL project beneficiaries and sub-sector development.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES: (including approximate percentage effort)
1. Enterprise & Business Development – 30%
- Strengthen farmer and Producer Group ownership of FPOs and promote democratic, transparent and accountable governance.
- Develop and implement FPO business and enterprise plans, including business plans fo

📌 Sr Project Officer: Enterprise (Bhubaneswar)
🏢 Heifer International
📍 Bhubaneswar