Field Officer- Fpo

Indian Social Responsibility Network (ISRN) has been empanelled as a Cluster-Based Business Organisation

(CBBO) for the formation and promotion of FPOs at the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. For this purpose, ISRN required a Field Officer (FPO formation and Promotion).

Position: Field Officer (FPO formation and Promotion)

Last date of applying: 10th January 2024

Posting: Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Eligibility:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the area of FPO Formation and Promotion and Mobilisation of farmers
• Coordinating at the field level with various stakeholders and departments etc.
• Must have desirable experience in Marketing and finance linkages
• Desirable: local to the place i.e. Sirmaur, HP, or willing to re-locate to the field area for the project duration.

Roles and Responsibilities: -

• Assist in the implementation of the formation and promotion of FPOs as per the Operational Guidelines, 2020 issued by DAC&FW from time to time.
• Assist with the input from field (farmers), various departments, District Level Monitoring Committee, State Level Consultative Committee (SLCC), other Ministries/Departments of Central and State Government with recommendations of SFAC and assist in their periodic meetings.
• To undertake feasibility study and Baseline survey to identify current situation of farming, small, marginal and landless farmers for aggregation, to identify minimum geographical area for potential interventions etc.
• To assist FPOs to federate at District level and State level based on their need of processing, branding and marketing of produce/trading of commodities, which are essential for scaling up for survivability and growth in an era of competition.
• Registration of FPOs and Training of Board of Directors on roles, responsibilities, management, FPO compliances, auditing & accounts and also capital/ equity mobilization.
• Training and capacity buildings of FPOs/Farmers group - Training needs identification, develop training modules, conduct basic training workshops and exposure visits.
• Encourage and promote social cohesiveness amongst members of FPOs.
• Assist in regular interface with stakeholders like various Government Departments, Financial Institutions, Training, Technology, Research and Development Institutions at the cluster level.
• Assist FPOs in availing Equity Grant, Credit Guarantee Facility and also assist FPOs in availing benefits under different Central/State Government Scheme/Programme.
• Review and monitoring of the field team during implementation as per desired outcomes.
• Assist in communication and dissemination of information to farmers by way of market and crop advisory.
• Assist in compliance issues of FPO including their capacity building in the subject.
• Assist FPO in proper financial management, Registrar of Companies (ROC) compliance issues and timely submission of returns and certificates.
• Assist FPOs in distribution of share certificates from time to time.
• Any other assignment related to implementation, management and monitoring of the project from time to time during the project implementation.

Salary: As per experience and qualification

Interested candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria may email at careers@isrn.inlatest by 10thJanuary 2024

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From ₹25,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• total work: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Nahan, Himachal Pradesh (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Nahan, Himachal Pradesh: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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