Job Description

About Naganapalle Mahila Producer Company Limited

The Naganpalle Women Farmers Services Producer Company Limited was established in the year 2019 as a part of the Ramoji Foundation initiative. The Naganpalle village is situated in the Ibrahimpatnam mandal of Rangareddy District of Telangana, adopted by the Ramoji Foundation. Access Livelihoods is the implementing partner for the implementing integrated livelihoods project with 188 members that constitutes 75% population of the Naganpalle Village consisting of Women farmers and non-farmers. The women are provided various livelihood and enterprise specific trainings including a 9-month mini-MBA to enhance their leadership and management skills, mentorship & incubation support and financial services, to become entrepreneurs in the industry. Some of the businesses established are organic vegetable cultivation and trading, Dairy processing unit, input business, and retail grocery business.

Location: Naganapalle, Ibrahimpatnam

1. Lead and guide a team on community businesses
2. Identify new viable opportunities for businesses like cloud kitchens, garmenting units
3. Able to manage businesses which include paddy, organic vegetables and dairy
4. Responsible for profitability of various businesses and NMPCL
5. Promote micro-enterprises and create financial and market linkages for them
6. Enhance skills of youth to promote enterprises or/and obtain employment
7. Raise finances from formal financial institutions to meet the business requirements
8. Oversee processing and ensure sales, and marketing of products
9. Manage partners and other stakeholders
10. Train and develop capacities of members, board of directors and staff of the Producer Company
11. Link producer company to academic institutions, market institutions, government institutions for access to information, resources and technologies
12. Establish systems to ensure transparency and accountability including financial, MIS, legal, marketing and cutting-edge technological solutions
13. Monitor and report the progress of projects on a regular basis
14. Coordinate the strategic and annual planning and execution
15. Willing to travel extensively as required
16. Must have excellent numbering skills, must be comfortable with Excel, Power Point and Word.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification: Masters in Agri-Business/Rural Management/MBA/Livelihoods from a reputed institute.

Experience: 5-7 years’ relevant experience, preferably in managing businesses and incubation of community enterprises

Language: Knowledge of local language mandatory (Telugu)

Preference will be given to women candidates.

Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - MBA/PGDM

Personal Qualities & Behavioural Traits

1. Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with various stakeholders of the project.

2. Excellent coordination, communication and negotiation skills

3. Ability to adapt to local culture and tolerance to the physical hardship of rural India.

4. Ability to relate and empathise with marginalized community.

5. Time management skills

6. Enjoy working under pressure, deadline-driven and ability to adapt to a changing environment

7. High in cause orientation and resource consciousness

8. Good documentation and presentation skills.

What do We Offer?

• Non-hierarchical work environment

• A professional work environment and job satisfaction

• The joy of creating social impact

• The chance to work with and learn from highly experienced professionals

• A chance to truly experience and understand the real India

Organization Details

• Organization Name:Access Livelihoods
• About Organization:Access Livelihoods is a group of Hyderabad-based social enterprises that work with marginalised communities to reimagine their livelihoods. Established in 2005, Access Livelihoods is an AIM-NITI Aayog recognised, Established Incubation Centre, primarily working on incubating women-owned producer enterprises across primary sectors to create equitable and lasting livelihood opportunities. In January 2022, Access Livelihoods received the National Startup Award for the Best Incubator in the country from the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. Access Livelihoods offers end-to-end support to marginalised communities, including pre-incubation, incubation, and acceleration support. A team of 120+ passionate individuals who have graduated from some of India's best institutions and chosen the road less travelled delivers these professional services. Presently, Access Livelihoods is working with 75,000 women producers across five states. For more information, visit www.alcindia.org.
  
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