C-Associate Manager

Associate Manager

Enabling Systems Transformation - Agribusiness Innovation Platform

ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic professionals for the position of Associate Manager for its Agribusiness and Innovation Platform (AIP)– Global Research Program – Enabling Systems Transformation (EST). This position is based at ICRISAT Headquarters, near Greater Hyderabad, Telangana State, India.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit – www.icrisat.org

Job description:

Post-Harvest management, value addition, food processing, Research & Development, nutritional profiling, Project implementation and execution, Proposal development, report writing and publication.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Development of new food product formulations based on the market demand, industry requirements and consumer needs as per Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines

·         Planning, designing, and carrying out analytical activities (nutritional, functional, sensory and rancidity/shelf-life studies) of the raw material as well as food products

·         Development of SOP’s, new and rapid analytical methods

·         Food product scale-up activities and factory trials

·         Establishment of food processing units, implementation of Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and Food safety management system (FSMS)

·         Training and capacity building in the areas of food processing, implementation of HACCP, FSMS, food safety and quality, packaging and labelling as per FSSAI regulations, barcoding, traceability, documentation etc

·         Undertake client/incubation services and provide technical support in food product development and related R&D

·         Undertake nutritional intervention studies in the field level - designing surveys, monitoring data collection, impact assessment surveys

·         Project implementation and coordination with project stakeholders and donors

·         Contribute to proposal development, research articles/publications, project reports, case studies, success stories, training material, presentations for seminars, project review meetings, and other events

·         Mentor and guide field staff, interns, other staff in planning and execution of project activities and reporting to the donor

·         Coordinate with the team members of other programs in enhancing the operations of NutriPlus knowledge (NPK) program for enhanced impact

·         Experimental data analysis, interpretation and report writing

·         Managing of day-to-day operations of food product laboratory, analytical laboratory and pilot plant facility of NPK program

·         Any other assignment as requested by the supervisor and management

Competencies:

·         Hands on experience in nutritional analysis and experience in handling analytical instruments

·         Good knowledge on FSSAI guidelines and regulations in food product development, food business operations, packaging & labelling, nutritional/health claims etc

·         Experience in establishment of small and medium scale millet/pulses/groundnut primary and secondary food processing units

·         Experience in proposal development, budget preparation and project implementation

·         Proficiency in English (written and spoken) and local language – Telugu (written and spoken)

·         Good networking skills and should be a good team player and adaptable to working in multicultural team

·         Willing to travel to the project locations across India and overseas

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This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years’).

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 25 September 2023, with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer