Job Description

Mlinda Charitable Trust (MCT) is a not-for-profit entity, registered in India in the State of West Bengal as a Public Charitable Trust. To further our objectives of improving the lives of people of India through the provision of clean energy, the Trustees have chosen to enter into a relationship with the Mlinda Group, led by Mlinda Foundation CIO, a UK registered charity.

Mlinda Foundation’s website can be found here. https://www.mlinda.org/

Since 2014, Mlinda Charitable Trust has been integral to Mlinda’s rural electrification project, delivered first in the Sunderbans and, currently, in Gumla district, Jharkhand. We support communities to build financially and environmentally sustainable businesses and livelihoods using solar renewable energy. This is done by building up the local economic infrastructure to support the growth of these businesses and performing research and development on innovative ways to do this.

Over the next 3 – 5 years, we aim to play a central role in the Mlinda Group, creating and implementing a vision of sustainable economic development, using renewable energy as a catalyst for that growth which can be replicated, at scale, by many other organisations across the world.

For more details visit website https://mlinda.in/

MCT is looking for recruitment for the following post:

Assistant Manager Business Development -1 

The role will work under the supervision of the General Manager of MCT and will assist in the execution of the following responsibilities. The AMBD will also closely work with the Program Manager-MCT and Head- Finance.

Market Linkage

Developing the market linkage strategy for farm and non-farm products produced by the micro entrepreneurs

Formulate the plan for marketing with short term and long-term targets

Formulate SOPs for input and output market development processes

Integration with an organized supply chain by strengthening branding & marketing;

Undertake market research and intelligence to achieve the sales targets

Value Chain Development

Formulate and Implement business plan developed for the profitability of micro enterprises.

Guide the efficient management of Business operations including Procurement, Storage, Processing and marketing while managing the working capital

Supporting the functioning of the micro enterprises as per the Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) which includes operations related to procurement, logistics and supply chain, processing center operations, quality control, distribution, sales and marketing etc.

Integration of technology, setting up processing center to explore alternatives for value addition of primary produces

Facilitate adoption of technology solutions / IT for operations of micro enterprises

Micro Enterprise Development

Develop SOPs for linking micro entrepreneurs with market, credit and skill training

Guide processes for identification of potential micro enterprises and replication of existing micro enterprises

Facilitate adoption of technology solutions / IT for operations of micro enterprises

Networking and Partnership Building

Identify potential partners for strengthening the ecosystem for business development of micro enterprises.

Liaise directly with the partners for efficient functioning of the micro enterprises

Jointly develop the business and market linkage plan

Provide support and guidance for business development and market linkage

Programme Management and Team Leadership

Develop and implement Annual work-plans collaboratively with the programme teams

Work directly with the programme team to manage, track and report on business development related deliverables

Organize and implement program activities including scheduling, logistics and operations in coordination with the team members

Skills/Knowledge:

Possess thorough understanding of the policy environment for business development of micro enterprises

Business operations management skills like planning, review and implementation are extremely important

Demonstrated skills in achieving sales targets 

In-depth understanding of supply chain management of locally produced raw materials

Strong analytical and critical problem-solving skills

Knowledge of technical know-how to engage with a large variety of stakeholders like processors, Retailers, Corporate, traders, input suppliers, government officials, administrative officials, field staff and farmers to create value for farmers

Interested to work with rural communities especially women, people from varying backgrounds, demographic characteristics and educational levels

Qualifications Required:

Post-Graduation or Graduation or an equivalent degree in Marketing, Business Management and other related fields

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of work experience in Marketing and Business management with top line and bottom- line responsibilities

Minimum 2 year of experience in handling end to end farm and non-farm marketing and business development 

Experience of handling operations for 2-3 years in large size Farmer Producer Enterprise/ Processing unit/ with annual turnover of more than 1 Cr would be an added advantage.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply

Other: Fluency in English. And Hindi is essential.

The salary is commensurable with current salary, experience and industry standards.

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