Manager Partnerships and Product – Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) is a non-denominational, non-government development organization. AKRSP(I) works as a catalyst for the betterment of rural communities by providing direct support to local communities. AKRSP(I) is active in over 2400 villages of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. It has impacted lives of over 1.5 million people from marginalised sections of society. Over 80% of the households impacted by AKRSP(I)’s work belong to marginalised communities like tribals, dalits, and minorities. Over 60% of beneficiaries are women who form a core group for program interventions.

Skills & Competencies required:

• 4-5 years of carbon market business side experience is desirable
• Strong experience in a dynamic product/sales management role
• Highly effective cross-functional team management
• Can think on the feet and work independently
• Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills
• A quantitative background will be preferred.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrating proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability and ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment
• Willingness to travel to rural locations in India
• Experience in fundraising, startups, and system building is a plus
  Logical and critical thinker
• Innovative, persuasive, and flexible
• Domain expertise in Product, Leadership, Marketing, and Sales

Education : Post Graduate in Climate Science or Natural Resources

Experience: 1. 4-5 years

Job Profile:

• Design the business processes to scale with a community-first approach.
• Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective.
• Help in initiating and nurturing relationships with process advisors, tech stakeholders, and quality Indian and offshore buyers of premium carbon credits.
• Appraise new product ideas and strategies for appropriate go-to-market plans
• Oversee the end-to-end project cycle and deliver the outputs successfully
• Support other team leads in developing a culture of mutual trust, and reflections
• Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenues, and ROI for farmers and allied stakeholders.
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for R&D pilots, prototype construction, pitch documents and final product development.
• Support executive teams in operationalising and delivering on the agreed strategy
• Analyse market data to develop sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications plans
• Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates our product and its features across primary market segments