JOB DESCRIPTION
Your key responsibilities would be:
- Operational Excellence to calendarize, gain familiarity and fully own and manage internal project management, and reporting calendars to core and program donors.
- Take guidance and briefs on knowledge tasks from SPM and deliver based on mutually set timelines and expectations on completeness, quality and thoughtful insights.
- Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement and knowledge management: Maintain records of stakeholder interactions, track engagement levels, and support coordination of sustainability initiatives.
- Post induction, and in discussion with SPM – take over and own identified relationships and meeting organization responsibilities.
- Assist in Policy Impact Efforts: Support research and documentation of policy developments related to sustainable palm oil. Help in engaging with companies to align their policies with sustainability standards (e.g., ISPO/MSPO/RSPO) and NDPE commitments.
- Support Market Share Growth: Assist in tracking and reporting on the market share of sustainably sourced palm oil in India and other key markets.
Key Challenges:
- Support market analysis and strategy development within the Landscapes BU, contributing to India's and the broader Asia region's sustainability initiatives.
- Assist in research and data collection to strengthen market insights and inform strategic decision-making.
- Coordinate with internal teams and stakeholders to support the implementation of regional strategies and value propositions.
- Provide operational and administrative support for meetings, reports, and documentation related to landscape and market development initiatives.
- Government and policy engagements for meeting, driving policy conversations, and documentation.
- Private sector engagement for meetings, co-creating solutions and partnerships.
Who you are:
You are someone with:
- Growth Mindset: Hands on attitude and working style, no task is too big or too small
- Agility: is able to cope with evolving program direction, given new phase and new developments
- Strategic thinking: Assists in planning and contributing to informed decision-making processes.
- Goal driven: Ensures that own work and direction is in sync with program objectives are in sync with overall organizational goals.
- Budget management: Understands budget management and is aware of the financial implications of program-related decisions.
- Stakeholder orientation: Effectively coordinates and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders, is excited by deepening relationships and taking them to a common direction
What you bring
- A minimum experience of 4+ Years
- MBA in Agribusiness/Rural development or related fields, or equivalent through work experience
- Proven track record of involvement and support in building programs
- Ability to form communication with stakeholders and clients;
- Project Execution: proactive and self-driven in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and completing projects effectively.
- Ability to research, discover and build self-knowledge with directional guidance provided: to develop understanding of critical global sustainability initiatives and challenges.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in English (essential)
- Willingness to travel
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of palm oil business, edible oils industry and supply chain. Including palm and edible oil sustainability issues and certification schemes.
- Familiarity with field research, data collection and financial analysis of business cases; experience with data management and business modelling.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India, Madhya Pradesh, India
Job Overview
Location
, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India, Madhya Pradesh, India
