Job Description

Agriculture Associate (Female Candidate Preferred) Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Cooperative Federation Introduction Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is a movement of women workers in the informal economy, working towards the economic empowerment of these workers. Over 50 years, 2.1 million women in India across 18 states have become members of this decentralized, grassroots movement. SEWA Cooperative Federation, works to support women's collective enterprises (WCEs), across sectors, enabling them to become viable, to innovate and to scale. Over 30 years, we have promoted 100+ women's cooperatives, reaching 300,000 informal women workers, across sectors of work: agriculture and allied activities, handicrafts, services, social security, finance and vending. We offer specialized services, such as capacity building, governance, working capital, finance and compliance, research, marketing and communications to these WCEs, and work with them closely, as mentors, to enable growth. This package of services and handholding is offered as a Women's Enterprise Support System. To achieve these goals, SEWA Cooperative Federation comprises of a team of experts, both for organizational guidance and for sector-specific knowledge in:

• Business development and strategy
• Marketing and PR
• Capacity building
• HR and Administration
• Research and advocacy
• Finance
• Compliance to Regulations
• Communications

Designation: Agriculture Associate Location: Ahmedabad Experience:

• 1 year of working experience in related field
• Experience in Development Sector with been an advantage

Qualification:

• Bachelor or Master's in Agriculture (Soil Science / Agronomy / Plant pathology / Plant breeding / Entomology) from reputed university

Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. (English, Hindi and Gujarati).
• Knowledge of MIS, Management and Finance
• Ability to work on proposal / report writing.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with team members from diverse backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of Tapi and Kheda cooperatives
• Assessing the needs of the cooperatives, in consultation with our aagewans
• Creating a business plan for the cooperative; leading and monitoring its implementation
• Identifying and building relationships with key stakeholders, including agricultural and business experts
• Management of sales and marketing team - setting and achieving sales targets with team
• Monitoring the program, finance and accounts
• Setting up and maintaining sales systems, forwards and backwards linkages with marketing and sales
• Any other task related to SEWA Federation's work in agriculture and allied activities.

Job Type: Full-time Salary: ?13,500.00 - ?15,000.00 per month Schedule:

• Morning shift