Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Farmer Producer Company – Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains

FDRVC – Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains- A joint initiative of Ministry of Rural Development and Tata Trusts. It is a Not for Profit Company set up in 2019 with the support of Tata Trusts to provide high quality professional support to DAY National Rural Livelihoods Mission, a flagship program of Ministry of Rural Development (https://aajeevika.gov.in). With the overriding objective of providing sustainable solution for market access issues of small and marginal farmers, FDRVC is working with DAY NRLM in promoting producer owned collective enterprises.

Position : Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Farmer Producer Company.

Qualifications Required :-

Post-Graduation or Graduation or an equivalent degree in Food Technology, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness Management and other related fields.

Experience:-

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in Agribusiness management with top line and bottom-line responsibilities.
• Experience of handling operations for 2-3 years in Farmer Producer Enterprise/ Solvent Processing unit/ Dairy Processing/ Food processing units etc.
• People from commodity trading background are not preferred.

Skills and Knowledge:-

• Business operations management skills like planning, review and implementation are extremely important.
• Develop linkages with key players in the value chain including market.
• Knowledge of technical know-how to engage with a large variety of stakeholders like processors, Retailers, Corporate, traders, input suppliers, government officials, administrative officials, field staff and farmers to create value for farmers.
• Interested to work with rural communities especially women, people from varying backgrounds, demographic characteristics and educational levels.

Desirable: –

Other: Fluency in English and Hindi is required. The job requires extensive field level engagement with members and needs extensive daily travel to the villages.

Computer: He should be well versed with MS office. Experience working in ERP environment would be a plus.

Salary Range : 7 to 9 L.P.A.

Location : Anta (Baran), Rajasthan