Job Description

Designation -FPO Manager Organization - SwitchON Foundation Location - West Bengal Experience - Min 5yrs About SwitchON Foundation and its Programs SwitchON foundation (www.SwitchON.org.in) is an award winning not-for-profit working since 2008 in the sectors of Sustainable Agriculture / Livelihoods, Renewable Energy Access and Environment & Climate Change. We are a leader in building social enterprises and ecosystems to create scalable and replicable impact. Two of our flagship programs are: SwitchON Foundation is certified as a Great Place to Work , and what makes us so

• An equal opportunity employer with a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Above 50% of the workforce are women in managerial and leadership roles
• Follows a unique approach from influencing behavior to informing policy with a strong team of 175+ spread across 10 states.

1) EEWA (Empowering the Energy - Water- Agriculture Nexus in East India)- The Empowering Energy Water Agriculture (EEWA) program addresses the interlinkage between food, water, and energy in India, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development of the marginalized communities 2) Clean Air Sustainable Cities (CASC)- The Clean Air & Sustainable Cities(CASC) program promotes public participation, influences policy change, collaborates with the government bodies, fosters awareness among children, youth, and civil society to combat air pollution and climate change. We have expanded our focus from farmer livelihood development in India by promoting renewable energy solutions, organic farming practices and farmer producer organizations using regenerative agriculture promotion, to upskilling and capacity building, empirical research, policy advocacy and dissemination of information. Watch our Story - 15 Years of Impact and Innovation (https://bit.ly/Celebrating-15-Years) and view our latest annual report. (https://www.switchon.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ANNUAL-REPORT-2022-2023.pdf) Description The project objective is to enhance productivity through efficient, cost-effective and sustainable resource use, realize higher returns through better liquidity and market linkages for farmer produce, and become sustainable, etc. Roles and Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the Manager is to promote Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) and establish the required systems and processes for internal governance and management\xe2\x80\x94production, marketing, finance, MIS and statutory compliance\xe2\x80\x94to sustain the organization and provide significant benefit to its members. It includes

• Generating awareness, mobilizing women farmers, organizing and incorporating the FPO
• Establishing system and processes for updating MIS and accounts, statutory audits and finance management
• Facilitating process and develop systems for regular board meeting, statutory compliance and other governance procedures duly following the best practices.
• Prepare a Business development proposal and detailed road maps for FPOs
• Building linkages with stakeholders relevant to the FPO ecosystem
• Ensuring achievement of farm productivity standards of the farmers
• Setting systems for input procurement and distribution, output aggregation, and training farmers on primary processing such as grading, sorting and packaging
• Building input and output market linkages and linkage with minimum support price and insurance programmes
• Presenting the progress in relevant forums
• Any other responsibilities as may be deemed necessary for the role

Qualification, Experience and Competencies: Qualification: -Graduate or Post Graduate Degree in Rural Development, Agriculture Science, Social Development Experience: Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in Agri. Marketing/ working with FPOs/ Large scale Farmers Groups or SHGs Program etc. Experience of working with women\'s groups will be preferred. Essential Skills and Competencies: 1. Fluency in both oral and written communication in English & Local Language 2. Good working knowledge in Computer 3. Experience in Agriculture, Marketing, Farmer Producer Organization, Capacity Building & Training Annual CTC \xe2\x80\x93 Upto 4 Lakh (Compensation package will be in line with qualification, experience and last salary drawn) Open to travel. Job Type: Full-time Salary: \xe2\x82\xb9300,000.00 - \xe2\x82\xb9400,000.00 per year Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Commuter assistance
• Health insurance
• Provident Fund

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kolkata, West Bengal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)