Field Manager, Extension Services

Qualifications

B.Sc. (Horticulture / Agriculture) or equivalent.

05 years in related field, including Govt. / External Aided Project.

Preference will be given to experience working with private sector in similar kind of project.

Responsibilities

Baseline survey of clusters, identification of beneficiaries to assure the irrigation and other necessary facilities.

Identify the beneficiaries requirement for the infrastructure development related to water, solar fencing (through convergence), farm machinery required and suitable proposals to be prepared and sent for procurement.

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis of clusters.

Sensitization and Identification of suitable market driven crop (Crop already identified) and its variety feasible as per geographical and agro-climatic conditions of clusters as SHEP approach.

Identification of beneficiaries for every cluster based on the norms prescribed by the project authorities.

Preparation of Annual Action Plan for the clusters.

Prepare monthly plans, reports, field notes, thought papers and other documents.

Preparation of Road map to ensure the availability of high- quality planting material of selected crop.

Preparation of Package and practices for nursery management and crop management and aggregation of quality marketable surplus of selected crops.

Preparation of training modules for end-to-end value chain for the crops.

Preparation of information/report/road map etc. as per directions of District Implementation Unit & Project Management Unit.

Coordination with PMU/PMC.

Execution of prepared annual action plan in clusters of districts.

Any other work assigned by authorities of project.