State Value Chain Manager

Position:

Education:

Age Limit : 35 years

About Us:

Job Overview: Samvedna Development Society (www.sdsorg.in), a new age NGO, is recruiting professionals/ experts in Livestock sector on its payroll for a project supported by BHARAT FINANCIAL INCLUSION LIMITED (A 100 % Subsidiary of IndusInd Bank).

Samvedna Development Society is seeking a highly experienced State Value Chain Manager to lead policy formulation, supervision, and strategic implementation of programs aimed at strengthening Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), post-harvest management, and market linkages. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in agriculture, rural development, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring impactful execution of national-level initiatives.

Qualification:

Post-graduate degree in Agriculture Marketing /Post-Harvest Technology/Agri. Business Management /Food Technology.

Role & responsibilities:

• To prepare and execute agri. business plan for FPOs.
• To handhold FPOs and their farmer-members on cleaning, grading, sorting, waxing, watering, packaging, labelling, food processing etc.
• To provide market linkages to the FPOs.
• To help in participation of exhibitions/expo/melas.
• To provide FPOs with the facility and institutional support to export their products.
• To apprise the progress to State FPO Mission Manager regularly and coordinate with Data Analyst and FPO Development Officers of SPMU to ensure real time and accurate data entry on state level portal on respective areas.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of agri-value chains, post-harvest management, and market development.
  
• Ability to mentor and guide FPOs for entrepreneurship and market readiness.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Proficiency in business planning, reporting, and data monitoring tools.
  
• Problem-solving mindset with hands-on experience in rural/agri development projects.
  

Why Join Us:

• Contribute to a mission-driven initiative improving farmer livelihoods.
  
• Opportunity to create sustainable value chains and market linkages at the grassroots.
  
• Be part of a collaborative team focused on large-scale agricultural impact.
  

How to Apply: