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Location

Ahmedabad | India

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Job description

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer: Rural Development

Industry: NPO

Location: Ahmedabad

Nature of work: Full-time

Experience required: 4-5 years in a similar position; 15+ years in a leadership role(s)

Background

Most rural households rely not just on one source of income for their everyday needs. A 2019s situational assessment report shows income from crop husbandry is just 37% of the total income, and the remaining comes from various other activities. Within crop husbandry too, farmers cultivate multiple crops often subjected to numerous uncertainties. Therefore, creating sustainable livelihoods needs a comprehensive approach i.e., working on both crop husbandry and supplementary income-generating activities. To this end, we a social enterprise promoted by a known NGO has been working, is attempting to brick various entities together, and to create an ecosystem to create that promotes sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural households. The idea of setting up the Rural Distribution Network is to internally rotate the scarce funds of the rural producers in a way that fetches maximum benefit and brings about positive changes in their lives and to provide multi-user facilities, reduce incidental expenses, and build-up an integrated value chain in order to enhance the efficiency of agricultural activities, to reduce the hardships of the producers, processors and to create multiple employment opportunities and an efficient supply of agro-products to rural members

Supervisory Responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities:

Creating, communicating, and implementing the organisation & vision, mission, and overall

direction.

Engaging with critical external stakeholders to create opportunities for the enterprise.

Oversees the day-to-day ongoing operations of all projects and enterprises under the ambit of

the organization

Manages and directs the company toward its primary goals and objectives.

Promotes communication and cooperation among divisions to create a spirit of unity in the

organisation.

Work closely with Human Resources (HR) regarding hiring practices, payroll, and benefit

disbursement.

Ensure High customer satisfaction. Measure customer satisfaction through surveys, feedback,

reviews, and ratings.

Collaborate with other executives, managers, and employees to identify meaningful solutions

Leads a team of executives to consider major decisions including acquisitions, mergers, joint

ventures, or large-scale expansion.

Mentor and interact with staff members at all levels to foster growth and encourage development

amongst the team.

Works with the board of directors and other executives to establish short-term objectives and

long-range goals, and related plans and policies.

Presents regular reports on the status of the company & operations to the board of directors and

to company staff.

Duties/Responsibilities

Oversees the organisation & financial structure, ensuring adequate and sound funding for the

mission and goals of the company.

Build trusted relations with key partners and stakeholders and act as a point of contact for

important shareholders like district associations, donors, partners, etc.

Reviews the financial results of all operations, comparing them with the company & objectives and

taking appropriate measures to correct unsatisfactory performance and results.

Ensures the company & compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards.

Negotiates with other companies regarding actions such as mergers, acquisitions, or joint

ventures.

Serves as the company & representative to the board of directors, shareholders, employees,

customers, the government, and the public.

Performs other related duties to benefit the mission of the organisation.

Required Skills/Abilities

Excellent managerial and financial skills and the ability to take leadership over any business

operations area such as marketing, finance, PR, etc.

In-depth knowledge of corporate governance and general management best practices

Analytical Abilities And Problem-solving Skills

Experience in the promotion of process improvement and forecasting

Budget preparation and development

Superlative communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate as a leader.

Thorough understanding of management and financial practices in all areas and phases of

business operations.

Education And Experience

Extensive professional experience in leadership roles.

Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing the vision

Strong understanding of corporate finance and performance management principles

Education may vary; an advanced degree in business administration, management, finance, or

law is preferred

Remuneration

Commensurate to experience and market standards

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