Project Officer-Market

Position:	Project Officer-Market	Program:	Livelihoods
Role:	Market Linkage	Reporting Relationship:	Senior Program Manager-Skilling & Livelihoods
Location:	Pune (Rural), Maharashtra	Number of Positions:	Two
Nature of Employment:	Fixed term staff (upto two years)

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

Village Vistaar is a multidimensional response to all the on-ground road blocks coming in the way of

overall growth of rural citizens. This response is further simplified through a 4 E model of growth covering Employment, Entrepreneurship, Entitlements and Environment. When these 4 Es are taken up in isolation, the outcome and the impact never gets aligned with the development vision and interventions on ground as they lack the provision of accommodating the deep aspirations and real needs of the communities. The 4 E model of growth enables the communities to engage with the area of immediate urgency and embark on their journey towards a better future. It also maximizes the community participation and co ownership by local authorities through direct alignment with the available resources, schemes, and local aspirations.

Parallelly Village Vistaar gives enough opportunity to the funding partners and collaborators to pick and

choose all the 4 Es (thematic sub areas) or start supporting the chosen ones. The primary role is to skill

and empower 1000 women candidates in identified domain skills and further align them with market needs for self-employment and remote job opportunities.

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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