Position Summary:
We are looking for a driven, creative and independent person to join a high-performing flexible team. As an Agronomist you will support end to end technical and administrative activities for Project Management Unit (PMU), Maharashtra and PxD India team. You will be jointly with Lead Agronomist, Agronomy Consultants, PMU team and Govt officials deployed on the project.
Key responsibilities:
Provide overall agronomy expertise and information to the team in Maharashtra & India and will work very closely with the Lead Agronomist.
Contribute to project M&E activities, including designing monitoring tools, regular fieldwork to collect and maintain an extensive database of all major crops in Maharashtra and any other states assigned, and map out season-wise and territory-wise crop prospects;
Support current projects that PxD undertakes in Research, Agriculture& Weather advisories and Project Management Units (PMUs) with government
Support the Maharashtra PMU team in coordination with the agriculture department to streamline different PMU project activities.
monitoring data, and preparation of monitoring reports.
Hiring, training, mentoring and supervising other (junior) technical and non-technical staff within the team
Support the expansion of existing programs and the realization of new opportunities, including design and execution of scoping activities and proposal development.
Provide support in managing relationships with key partners across multiple projects and provide technical backstopping to partner organizations;
Qualifications
Master’s degree in agronomy, agricultural sciences, crop production or agroecology;
At least 5 years’ experience implementing agriculture, livelihood or value chain development projects in the India;
At least 2 years’ experience working directly with smallholder production systems in India;
Experience carrying out focus group discussions and gathering qualitative data from farmers;
Experience working with any government agriculture department or government agricultural projects
Willingness and ability to work under tight timelines, and flexibility to engage in multiple projects;
Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision;
Experience and ability to work in multicultural settings;
Ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Willingness to travel (as and when required) within the state (Maharashtra) and other states in India.
Location: Mumbai, Pune or Nagpur, Maharashtra (with frequent travel to various districts in Maharashtra)
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