Rural Head - Project Manager - Agriculture

Program Design and Research: - Support the planning and strategy of programs across themes. - Support research on geographies, impact indicators and institutions for collaboration. - Prepare strategy presentations, concept notes, dashboards using excel for internal review and communication across teams. - Support the design of methodology for project implementation. Technical Proposal Evaluation: - Support in reviewing technical specifications, project budgets, activity timelines, milestone-based cash flows, BoQs and implementation designs. - Support in evaluating incoming proposals for technical soundness and feasibility. Institute assessment: - Support in assessing institutions for technical capability, on-ground presence, past performance and alignment with foundations objectives for potential collaboration in specific areas. Data Management and Reporting: - Develop and maintain data and dashboards to monitor projects. - Ensure standardized collection of impact data. - Coordination with regional teams and implementing partners to track data. Project Monitoring and Coordination: - Liaise with internal operations teams to track on-ground implementation progress. - Liaise with procurement team to understand price discovery mechanism and specifications given by various vendors for the various themes. - Assist in Monitoring project milestones through data dashboards and presentations. - Manage program-related meetings by coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders including preparation of MOMs with actionable. Knowledge Management: - Support development of frameworks and monitoring indicators across program themes. - Build a repository of technical details, implementation guides, case studies, and best practices based on field experiences and lessons learned. - Engage with sector stakeholders (institutions, domain experts, NGOs) for knowledge exchange, technical inputs and potential collaborations. - Good understanding and application of MS PowerPoint and Excel. Eligibility Criteria: - Bachelors or Masters degree in Agricultural Economics. - Minimum 15 years of experience in agriculture-based economic activities. - Strong understanding of agricultural markets, crop economy, rural economy, and agriculture supply chain dynamics. - Experience in market analysis, price analysis, demand forecasting, and farmer-centric business strategies. - Candidate must have proven experience in selling agro-based products such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, farm equipment, agriinputs, or allied agricultural products. - Managed market analysis, product launches, branding, sales forecasting, and channel partner development to increase business growth. - Successfully launched new agro products and implemented sales planning strategies that improved forecasting accuracy and market penetration. - Achieved significant portfolio growth by tripling herbicide product volumes, strengthening brand positioning, and developing farmer-focused marketing initiatives. Preferred Industry Background: - Seed Companies. - Agriculture Input Companies (Fertilizers, Pesticides, Crop Solutions). - Agri Institutions / Agri-tech Organizations.