Project Officer-Market Linkage

AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position:	Project Officer-Market Linkage	Program:	Livelihoods
Role:	Market Linkage	Reporting Relationship:	Project Officer-Skilling & Livelihoods
Location:	Pune,Mumbai, Gurugram, Ahmedabad, Patna,Chennai & Hyderabad	Number of Positions:	Seven
Nature of Employment:	Fixed term staff (one year)

ABOUT AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Through its unique value proposition, working closely with local communities, the Foundation partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji and Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 18.88 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. Learn more at https://aif-india.org

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

AIF’s Livelihoods program envisions a world where poor and vulnerable communities have access to dignified work opportunities, empower them with sustainable livelihoods. Since 2006, the Livelihoods Program has directly and indirectly served 2.20 million people from vulnerable communities. Leveraging technology to provide financial and market linkages, knowledge, skills, and dignified work opportunities, the program helps the communities secure jobs, manage enterprises, and make a respectable living. Since its inception in 2006, through its flagship programs Market Aligned Skills Training (MAST) and Ability Based Livelihood Empowerment (ABLE), AIF Livelihoods has provided program support to 825,960 disadvantaged youth, women and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), and impacted 343,727 livelihoods.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Generational poverty affects millions of families worldwide. It refers to when poverty has become a familiar pattern for at least two generations, although it typically involves multiple generations. Many communities in urban areas have been suffering from generational poverty by doing the same or similar work from generation to generation for their livelihoods, often in the requirement of more support, both financially and socially. According to the “Global Social Mobility Report 2020: Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative”, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), - “Indians born in a low-income family would take seven generations to even approach the country's mean income.”

 

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Conduct comprehensive market research, including scoping studies and focused research on emerging markets, potential buyers, product trends, and effective marketing strategies, for strategic planning and organizational development. 
2. Collaborate with senior management to align market insights with organizational goals and project strategies.
3. Utilize market research findings to identify potential market linkage partners.
4. Provide actionable insights to drive informed decision-making and market penetration.
5. Initiate contact, negotiate terms, and establish fruitful partnerships with prospects
6. Foster enduring relationships with market partners to optimize business opportunities.
7. Negotiate favorable terms such as 100% digital money transactions and increased volume commitments.
8. Facilitate Buyer-Seller Interactions by serving as liaison between buyers and importers, facilitating communication and managing relationships.
9. Organize and support self-help groups' participation in national and international trade shows and targeted buyer meetings
10. Contribute to brand development initiatives aimed at promoting regional and sectoral products.
11. To maintain and update necessary periodic reports and documentation as required in the project
12. Any other task/responsibility assigned by the line manager.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

1. Minimum of a B.A. or B. Sc Degree in Marketing or Social Work or a similar discipline. 
2. Minimum of four 3-4 years of experience working in rural entrepreneurship development 
3. Strong writing and speaking skills in English and local language
4. Direct experience in marketing, import/export, and relationship management.
5. Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and a team player; able to work independently.
6. Sound knowledge and experience in using Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft Office software programs.
7. Experience in website management and graphics programs is desirable.
8. Product design, both design and graphic design experience a plus.
9. Willingness to travel 50-75% of the time.
10. Organized and able to create multiple timelines, budgets, and schedules
11. Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
12. Ability to work under pressure and disciplined

OTHERS:

Salary shall commensurate with experience.

POSITION AVAILABILITY:

Immediate

APPLICATION PROCESS:

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Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

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