3 Jobs in Dirang

WWF-India is one of the largest organisations, engaged in wildlife and nature conservation for over 50 years. We invite applications from candidates for the position of a Specialist - Community Development & Agriculture Marketing to be based in our Arunachal Pradesh office. Join a Transformative Conservation Journey: WWF-India is leading ambitious conservation and community empowerment initiatives in the Western Arunachal Landscape (WAL), renowned for its unique biodiversity and cultural richness. Our holistic approach integrates community-managed conservation areas (CCAs), sustainable agricultural practices, species protection, and cultural resilience to ensure ecological stewardship and thriving local communities. Why Join Us: Directly contribute to enhancing the resilience of community conserved areas and preserving local biodiversity. Engage deeply with the culturally vibrant Monpa community and others associated with community-managed conservation areas. Drive innovative agricultural practices that are ecologically sustainable and culturally relevant. Play a critical role in linking biodiversity conservation outcomes with tangible improvements in community livelihoods. As a Community Development and Agricultural Marketing Specialist, you will champion sustainable agri-marketing initiatives aimed at boosting community resilience and biodiversity conservation. Your role will focus on empowering local farmer institutions, integrating innovative agricultural technologies, and enhancing the sustainable utilization of natural resources within community conserved areas. Location: Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh Job Profile: Programme Development: Develop and implement robust business plans that align community livelihood enhancement with biodiversity conservation objectives. Conduct market assessments to sustainably leverage locally significant agricultural and forest-based resources. Programme Implementation: Strengthen farmer institutions and their market linkages, integrating innovative and ecologically sustainable agricultural technologies. Establish and manage procurement and logistics infrastructures, adhering strictly to sustainability principles. Ensure compliance with licensing and statutory requirements for farmer institutions. Develop procurement plans, including advance estimation of funds required and manage financial resources efficiently. Facilitate comprehensive training and capacity-building initiatives targeting field workers and community members in procurement, quality assessment, storage, and market dynamics. Conduct financial management and profitability analyses to ensure sustainable operations. Networking & Advocacy: Build strategic partnerships and market linkages to support biodiversity-friendly agriculture and ensure profitable livelihoods. Monitor market trends and daily pricing from various mandis to maintain competitive advantage and profitability. Promote and establish e-marketing platforms for wider reach, transparency, and improved market access. Promote digital platforms and technological innovations to expand market access and incentivize conservation efforts. Reporting & Documentation: Produce detailed MIS reports demonstrating clear links between agricultural productivity, community resilience, and biodiversity outcomes. Maintain rigorous tracking systems to evaluate sustainability, profitability, and conservation impacts of project interventions. Requirements Desired Qualifications & Skills: B.Sc. in Agriculture with MBA in Marketing or a related field. At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in agri-marketing, sustainable agriculture, or conservation-linked livelihoods. Strong communication skills in Hindi and English (written and spoken). Join WWF-India and contribute meaningfully to the harmonious coexistence of vibrant communities and thriving biodiversity in Arunachal Pradesh. Apply now and become a catalyst for transformative change! WWF-India is an equal opportunities employer. Applications from qualified women are encouraged. Remuneration will be competitive with Indian NGO pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels and the overall WWF-India salary structure. WWF-India does not provide housing, telephone or vehicle facilities.

Location: Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh) Job Profile: Note: this is an implementation heavy role. Programme Development: Prepare detail input and output business plan/s including nature and form of (farmers) institutions to be developed. Develop a system of collection and compilation of information on season wise inputs and output demands by interacting with farmers institutions well in advance. Lead the assessment survey in each season to identify commodities quantity and quality available for marketing. Programme Implementation: Ensure timely and effective implementation of the business plan/s. Prepare procurement and logistic plan for every farmer institution/s. Establish the procurement centres with all necessary equipment and infrastructure Responsible to ensure that farmers institutions have all required licenses for handling the input marketing and output marketing business and meet all the compliances and statutory requirements for the same. Responsible/facilitate for the orientation and training of field workers (from farmers institutions) for assessing the quality of commodity, procurement procedure, and storage and material handling process to ensure that they contribute effectively to the FPC output business. Manage the business growth, Monitor the buyers' demand, realisation of money from sales. Prepare a plan and establish linkages with various input companies for ensuring the timely availability of inputs at competitive price to FPC/members. Ensure the advance estimation and planning of Fund requirement and sanction from producer company Board of Director (BOD). Facilitate the procurement and delivery of input materials from input companies to FPC and further to its members. Prepare the strategy for marketing of input and output at village level and collection of sales amounts. Developing a transparent system of finance for input and output marketing. Analyse the sales and monitor the input and output marketing to keep the business profitable. Networking & Advocacy: Ensure that the farmers institutions are/ is able to service a minimum 70 % members through input and output supply activities. Establish advance linkages with potential buyers including institutional buyers and keep a close track on the market tends including daily pricing from various mandis to facilitate the marketing of farm produce at remunerative price so that FPC and its members both get benefitted. Establish the system for eMarketing by registering the FPCs on various trading platforms. Capacity building of team and farmers institutions. Reporting: Prepare and submit MIS report to the Landscape Coordinator and ensure proper upkeep of all files and documents. Develop the necessary template and record keeping system to track the input and output marketing. Requirements Desired Qualifications, Experience & Skills: The candidate should have at least 2 to 3 years work experience preferably in the Agri produce marketing sector, experience of working with farmer producer companies, engaging with farmers on supporting improvement in farm productivity and associated training etc., will be preferred. Preferred oral languages are Hindi/ English with good writing communication skill in English.

WWF-India, one of the country’s largest conservation organizations, invites applications from enthusiastic candidates with experience in implementing community/social development projects in field locations. The recruit will be responsible for implementing and monitoring of project(s) in WWF India’s Western Arunachal Landscape (WAL). The role requires close work with local communities and the team to scope and market agri and other local produce (from the forests for example) from the CCAs and villages, work on strengthening forward and backward linkages, and to set up strong agri based institutions (Farmer Producer Companies/ Organizations and similar the value chain. The recruit will work closely with the Project Officer – Agro-ecology and build on the work being done to improve productivity and quality of agri and other produce. Location: Dirang, West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh) Job Profile: Note: this is an implementation heavy role. Programme Development: Prepare detail input and output business plan/s including nature and form of (farmers) institutions to be developed. Develop a system of collection and compilation of information on season wise inputs and output demands by interacting with farmers institutions well in advance. Lead the assessment survey in each season to identify commodities - quantity and quality available for marketing. Programme Implementation: Ensure timely and effective implementation of the business plan/s. Prepare procurement and logistic plan for every farmer institution/s. Establish the procurement centres with all necessary equipment and infrastructure Responsible to ensure that farmers institutions have all required licenses for handling the input marketing and output marketing business and meet all the compliances and statutory requirements for the same. Responsible/facilitate for the orientation and training of field workers (from farmers institutions) for assessing the quality of commodity, procurement procedure, and storage and material handling process to ensure that they contribute effectively to the FPC output business. Manage the business growth, Monitor the buyers' demand, realisation of money from sales. Prepare a plan and establish linkages with various input companies for ensuring the timely availability of inputs at competitive price to FPC/members. Ensure the advance estimation and planning of Fund requirement and sanction from producer company Board of Director (BOD). Facilitate the procurement and delivery of input materials from input companies to FPC and further to its members. Prepare the strategy for marketing of input and output at village level and collection of sales amounts. Developing a transparent system of finance for input and output marketing. Analyse the sales and monitor the input and output marketing to keep the business profitable. Networking & Advocacy: Ensure that the farmers institutions are/ is able to service a minimum 70 % members through input and output supply activities. Establish advance linkages with potential buyers including institutional buyers and keep a close track on the market tends including daily pricing from various mandis to facilitate the marketing of farm produce at remunerative price so that FPC and its members both get benefitted. Establish the system for eMarketing by registering the FPC’s on various trading platforms. Capacity building of team and farmers institutions. Reporting: Prepare and submit MIS report to the Landscape Coordinator and ensure proper upkeep of all files and documents. Develop the necessary template and record keeping system to track the input and output marketing. Requirements Desired Qualifications, Experience & Skills: B.Sc. (Agri) plus MBA (Marketing) or similar The candidate should have at least 2 to 3 years work experience preferably in the Agri produce marketing sector, experience of working with farmer producer companies, engaging with farmers on supporting improvement in farm productivity and associated training etc., will be preferred. Preferred oral languages are Hindi/ English with good writing communication skill in English. Show more Show less