Job Description

Post: Enterprise / Marketing Professionals - Post 1- Male/Female

We are seeking a dynamic and enterprising professional to lead the entrepreneurial development efforts in the pastoral dairy sector, specifically focusing on value-added milk products. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in creating a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, steering the process of enterprise management amongst pastoralists, and collaborating with other market players to market premium pastoral dairy products. This position aims to empower pastoralists in Saurashtra, Gujarat,and eventually in other regions by establishing direct channels for the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of pastoral dairy products.

Sahjeevan has promoted enterprise “Panchal Dairy Pvt. Ltd. a pastoral dairy, owned and managed by pastoral youth and women pastoralists with an aim to create visibility and demand for the highly premium pastoral dairy products in the market. Panchal Dairy is the only enterprise in the country which manufactures different varieties of finest quality artisanal cheeses from goat and sheep milk. We are planning to promote more pastoral youth and women to set up their own enterprises for manufacturing varieties of pastoral milk products to tap the potential of local as well as international markets for their products. The candidate will have to steer these entrepreneurship processes and walk along these entrepreneur journeys to make these enterprises self sustainable.  

Job Description

•  Identify and onboard potential entrepreneurs from the pastoral community interested in setting up their own enterprises in the pastoral dairy sector.
•  Building capacity of entrepreneurs / youths to run their enterprises
• Help ensure quality control measures for plant hygiene, products manufacturing, packaging, and its storage to achieve zero complaints for quality standards
• Facilitate Enterprises in overseeing the process of procuring sheep and goat milk, production of artisanal cheeses and other bi-products, and marketing activities.
• Develop dashboard to track and monitor progress of business activities and financial performance of the enterprises.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with existing enterprises, artisanal cheese brands, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct market research to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in the market for pastoral dairy products.
• Design Marketing and communication strategies; run and manage marketing and promotional campaign create brand visibility and demand for the premium pastoral products
•  to create a consumer database; engage with them and create a system to receive customer feedback to improve upon products and services 

Location: Gujarat

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their resume, cover letter, and a brief statement outlining their vision for developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the pastoral dairy sector to Email Id: job.sahjeevan@gmail.com. The application deadline is 18^th Feb 2024.

Sahjeevan is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and Skills:

•  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration / Entrepreneurship
•  Proven experience in entrepreneurship development, Market development, project management, or a related field

Desired Candidate Profile

Graduation - BBA

•  Understanding of the dairy industry and its stakeholders
•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•  Ability to think strategically and creatively to develop niche markets for Pastoral Dairy products
•  Proactive attitude with a passion for rural development and empowerment

Organization Details

• Organization Name:Sahjeevan
• About Organization:Sahjeevan, works on a variety of issues related to pastoral communities with a particular focus on building community institutions for resilience, livelihoods, breed recognition and conservation, livestock health care and by far the most important integration of regulating ecosystem services.
  
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