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Qualification and ExperienceAn Agribusiness, Agriculture Marketing or Business Development Expert with MBA/ PGDBM having 08 - 10 years of experience in handling similar nature of assignment.Experience in sales and promoting market linkages with institutional buyers, conducting market assessment studies.Have worked towards establishing market linkages for farmer collectives such as FPOs/ Cooperatives, etc.Experience of working in North-Eastern states will be an added advantageLocationGuwahati, AssamScope of WorkWork on the market / business development interventions for selected agri-food produce & value-added productsProvide operational support to producer enterprises for improving the price realized by member-producers in selected agri-food produceConceptualize the design of projects aimed to address gaps in key agri value chain infrastructureDevelopment of DPRs with detailed techno-commercial inputs to be submitted to relevant government agencies and funding agenciesStudy and assess the suitability of blended finance approaches and mechanisms to enable access to innovative financing for proposed projects for agri value chain infrastructure development in potential clustersOrganize and facilitate consultative exercises (events, workshops etc.) in partnership with various funding agencies and other relevant sources of financing / investments for agri transformationAct as an effective interface between the producer enterprises and the private players representing various categories of buyersEnsure execution of business transactions between targeted buyers and producer enterprises for the selected agri-food produce & value-added productsEngage buyers and supply chain actors for catalyzing and demonstrating a collaborative and equitable ecosystem which offers high value to producer enterprises for selected agri-food produce & value-added products.Support team in identifying locations for establishment of specialized/ advanced facilities in post-harvest management and value addition for the targeted agri-food produceMap the existing facilities for post-harvest management and highlight key infrastructural gaps for such utilization of agri-food value addition across the NERAssist producer enterprises in meeting the quality / product specifications, food safety compliances and necessary SOPs of strategic buyers of targeted agri-food produceConduct training and orientation of the project team & producer enterprise representatives on key aspects of post-harvest management, value addition & quality assurance in targeted agri-food produceEnsure effective alignment / coordination between the supply side and the demand side of targeted agri-food produce in terms of pricing, quality requirements, delivery schedule and all key terms of transaction between producer enterprises and strategic buyers identified for targeted agri-food produceAssist the key representatives of producer enterprises to develop vital understanding on planning and execution of commercial transactions (through simulation or what-if exercises in targeted agri-food produce)