Description
BACKGROUND:
Passing Gifts Private Limited (PGPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Heifer International USA and it provides services in educating, consulting, training, advising, and providing professional 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.
PGPL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
FUNCTION:
The Project Officer - Agriculture will lead Passing Gifts’ project activities on connecting the producer-owned cooperatives and self-help groups with financial institutions. S/he will lead the development and execution of the overall strategic vision, goal, and objectives of the access to the finance component.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES: (including approximate percentage effort)
Sustainable agriculture practices (30%)
- Provide technical support in roll out and effective implementation of the agricultural extension model in the project.
- Establish and lead market research to continuously evaluate the business environment to refine the model.
- Lead execution of the extension model, including on-the-ground set-up of operations, developing relevant relations with ecosystem actors, and effective flow of products and services.
- Exercise oversight on the operations of the model, with a focus on quality and diversification of products and services, capacity building, and scale up in promoting sustainable agriculture systems.
- Develop entrepreneurs as per the objectives of the project.
- Focus on cash crop/spices practices and build skills of the farmers.
- Promote a model kitchen garden