Reports to: Principal Secretary Agriculture Department

Key Accountabilities

Strategizing and Expert Advisory :

- Design a strategic plan and roadmap to strengthen all the functions of Agriculture Marketing Assembling

- Concentration, Preparation of consumption (Processing) and Distribution

- Dispersion, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders in the Department (Principal Secretary, Secretaries, etc.) and related functionaries

- Contribute to the Departments work plan related to establishment of market yards and sub yards, through insightful analysis and innovative solutions

- Conduct domain research and provide insights and perspective to ensure incorporation of best practices and latest trends & technologies from across different states and facilitate management decision-making.

- Provide guidance to the Department in formulating new policies and reforming existing policies in order to reform the existing marketing system by redesigning the market structure, ushering in transparency, leveraging technology in operations, providing a well-functioning regulatory framework, etc.

- Provide the required guidance and support to Department in undertaking state level planning for development of markets and approving proposals for constructing infrastructure facilities in the market area such as grading, pack houses, storages, processing, other post-harvest management facilities etc.

- Support the Department in required process and system reforms to ensure effective implementation of the strategic plan and its continuous monitoring, as required.

- Liaise with relevant officials in the Department to develop ideas and plans to address other departmental priorities and undertake strategic and operational planning exercises.

- Establish and build partnerships with important and relevant national level bodies and organizations like State Agriculture Marketing Boards, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Government of India), and NITI Aayog and leading private organizations to garner support for Agriculture Marketing in the State Principal Secretary Agro Marketing Expert

Continuous Improvement :

- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account international and national best practices, in order to facilitate cost optimization and productivity improvement

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures :

Develop and oversee the implementation of functional policies, procedures and controls in order to ensure that all activities are conducted in compliance with risk, audit and regulatory and there are improvements to functional procedures and follow all relevant Mission and State Government policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner

Related Assignments :

Perform other related duties or assignments as and when required.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

PG Diploma or Masters degree in Agribusiness Management / Marketing

Minimum 15 years of post-qualification experience with at least 7 years of experience in marketing of agricultural produce / commodity value chains and improving / reforming market structure and operations OR Retired officers from Government / relevant Industry with minimum last 10 of years of experience in marketing of agricultural produce Preferred

Bachelors degree in Agriculture / Agriculture Engineering. Less than 70 years of age as on 1st January 2017

Proven track record of leading and / or advising on Agro Marketing projects / initiatives / programs in state / central government / bilateral / multilateral organizations (such as State Agriculture Marketing Boards, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, World Bank, DFID, UNDP, ADB etc.)

Experience of working with state and national level large scale projects (budget value of more than Rs. 500 crores) will be given preference with proven records of execution of the project Certificates / Diploma / Courses in relevant areas will add weight to the candidature

Honors / Awards / discourses / recognized publications in relevant area will be an added Advantage

Knowledge and Other Skills

- Strong interpersonal and networking skills

- Experience of policy and process design, operations development and management in the domain of Agriculture

- Familiarity with commonly used tools for market analysis and program design such as sub-sector analysis, gross margin analysis and business planning

- Experience in dealing with local stakeholders (local NGOs, government ministries, etc.)

- Demonstrated ability to manage staff/ consultants / operations in the States and managing largeteams - technical, operations and administrative

- Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi is essential

Salary : INR 16,00,000 - 18,00,000 P.A. Fixed Take Home : Rs. 156250

Desired Candidate Profile :

- Only duly filled online applications in the given format will be accepted. Do not send the application by post or hand it over manually.

- Candidates with additional years of experience or qualifications will be given more weightage.

- Age cutoff date for a concerned position will be 1st Jan17 and the upper age limit will be defined as per the criteria mentioned in the open position.

- BVM, Bihar will issue the offer letter to the selected candidates for respective positions.

- Contract period for the candidate shall be of 11 months from the date of signing the contract with Bihar Vikas Mission.

- BVM, Bihar reserves the rights to extend or renew the contract terms of the candidate.

- Open positions may vary (increase or decrease) at the time of recruitment.

- Grandsons/Granddaughters of the freedom fighters are eligible for 3% horizontal reservation, on submission of the freedom fighter certificate, certificate of grandfather /grandmother, certificate for permanent resident of Bihar and family tree issued by the competent authority.

- Women candidates are eligible for 35% horizontal reservation in each category as per the General Administration Department Notification No. - 963, dated 20/01/16 and Memo No - 2342 dated 15/02/2016.

- At any point of the hiring process, Bihar Vikas Mission reserves the right to cancel part or whole process of hiring the professionals.

- No TA/DA will be provided to the candidates for attending interviews for the advertised openings.

IMPORTANT NOTE : Last Date to Apply for the Opening is 4th November'17

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