Job Summary:
The overall responsibility of this position is to drive and deliver the crop insurance target of the project aligning with its objective to accelerate smallholder farmers’ adoption of post-harvest hermetic storage technologies by extending last-mile delivery networks, with non-collateral agriculture loans.
Major duties and responsibilities:
- Support to the last mile of supply chain actors/CBFs for the creation of demand for crop insurance and the post-harvest hermetic storage bag and technologies.
- Implementation of all field activities in close coordination with local government and stakeholders and linking the smallholder farmers to the insurance company for crop insurance.
- Work with all branch teams of the partner insurance companies to develop the appropriate mechanism to pursue crop insurance for smallholder farmers.
- Organize various mass media campaigns and other promotional activities to stimulate demand for crop insurance.
- Involvement in different capacity development activities, conduct interaction meetings between financial institutions and potential smallholder farmers in need of loans, and link them.
- Involvement in the development and strengthening activities of last-mile supply chain actors and link them with the agri-input enterprises to promote access to inputs and crop insurance.
- Participate and supervise group sales meetings being organized by the last mile supply chain actors.
- Report to the program officer and support in updating progress in the MIS system.
Key Requirements:
- Minimum secondary level education or equivalent (agriculture, business management or other related fields )
- At least 2 years of professional work experience in crop insurance, agriculture value chain, implementing direct field activities with market system development, and private sector engagement.
- Strong communicator with the ability to interact and influence diverse stakeholder groups.
- Good coaching, and mentoring skills, and a track record in rolling out training programs for business development services.
- Good computer skills with the ability to use standard software and tools in agricultural extension systems.
- Demonstrated ability to write reports, success stories, and promotional materials.
- Preference will be given to candidates from the same districts
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Job Type :
Full Time
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Salary :
Not Disclosed
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Experience :
0 - 0 (Years)
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No. of Vacancy :
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Last Date to Apply :
December 14, 2022