Consultant - Crop Husbandry

KAUSHALYA Foundation is a non-profit organization working with rural and farming communities of Bihar. KF has promoted 4 farmer producer companies and has been in the process of forming 3 more FPCs. More than 10,000 farmers are part of a strong community network of KF and around 5000 of them are active shareholders of FPCs. At KF, we are committed to society and people. We work towards creating an environment in which our employees can perform their best and thus provide quality works. We Enable, Encourage and Empower Employees to learn. We look for the following attributes in individuals when we hire: Communication Team Work A desire to work at the grassroots level Caring & dedicated to the cause, and Result Orientation If you believe you have these attributes, you can be a part of KF family. You can send in your resume to: career@kaushalyafoundation.org Location Bihar & UP No of Positions 2 Employment Type Renewable fixed term contract Report to Manager Programs Direct reportees Field Team Position The Consultant- Crop Husbandry is directly responsible for all the agriculture activities planning, extension and support to the community and team. Job Responsibilities Managing, leading and guiding the field team in the project area Support, Guidance and monitoring of FPOs Collection and consolidation of all relevant data Provide advisory services to farmers/ABC through demo-coordinator on agri. Practices, plant protection, disease management, farm mechanization etc. Prepare weekly plan for himself/herself and try to achieve those in coordination with team members under him/her Participation in the meeting of Groups and visit to filed for regular monitoring of the progress Documentation of information, relevant photo be captured of the activities To ensure timely supply of input services to the farmers To ensure all steps of POP is followed by the farmers as per the timeline Facilitation of the visits of external persons in the project locations. Day wise reporting on the work done will be shared to the concerned reporting authority. Conduct training, meeting, workshop and other project activities Motivating farmers for demonstration of crops. Collect demonstration data and also crop data from time to time as required in the project Organizing farmers visit to demonstration plot Organizing farmers training and exposure visit related to demonstration Identifying farmers training needs and communicating to the project team Organizing training program in villages Regular & periodical visit to demonstration plot of the area Identification of farmer for front line demonstration of agriculture inputs Facilitation of demonstration at farmers’ plot Recording progress of demonstration plot and feeding into MIS system of the project Taking video, photos of all interventions regularly and periodically Taking photos and videos and updating it regularly and periodically and timely at google drive and WhatsApp and any other cloud platform suggested by KF Practicing Maintaining the organization’s norms/ethics/work culture Perform other related duties as and when it is asked and required Any others tasks/ activity which organization asks to perform although not mentioned above for overall benefit of organization and community Ensure quality and timely implementation of activities in line with the project workplan. Participate in training sessions and program level review meetings. Ensure daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting as per projects requirement or organization guidelines. Undertake all other duties and responsibilities which commensurate with the role Any other responsibilities given by the organization for program and organizational development. Education, Qualification and Skills Needed Graduate in Agriculture from a recognized University with 5+ years of relevant experience in crop production techniques, technology intervention and working with FPOs/Large Farmers' Groups etc. Graduation in Human Resources, or Social Sciences or in any other subject Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience Good knowledge of computer - Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel) Excellent communication skills, Fluent in Hindi, good in English Should be able to work in an environment of ambiguity and handle pressure Must be goal oriented and proactively seeks results. A career in NGO will be an asset Salary: Rs 3.6 L per annum. How to apply? Please send a CV & a one page cover letter detailing how you meet the eligibility requirements to career@kaushalyafoundation.org and cc to kaushalyafoundation@gmail.com Note: Please clearly state the role that you are applying for in the email subject line.