About Us
Grassroots Tea Corporation Private Limited (GTC) incorporated in 2017 in New Delhi operates at the aggregation, repacking, whole sale and retail of authentic tea. the second largest consumed liquid after water in the world.
Completing the loop of value chain cycle GTC (i) empowers small tea growers (STGs) to cultivate chemical free tea; (ii) leads STGs to raise equity to set up tea processing units to manufacture high quality, certified orthodox tea / green tea; (iii) aggregates the tea and markets it to conscious consumers under a common brand, 'equifarmtea’.
At Grassroots Tea Corporation, we bring you fresh quality tea straight from our farmer communities. Our teas are infused with our values of fairness and steeped in our principles of transparency and empowerment - our farmer communities have a direct say in improving product quality and influence social outcomes.
Opportunities to Work with Us
Udyamini - RWEC
GTC is the technical partner engaged by the American India Foundation Trust (AIFT) in the four year project, “Reinforcing Sustainable Rural Women Entrepreneurs in the Tea Value Chain and Initiating Corresponding Ecosystem Changes” in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. The project, Udyamini - Rural Women Entrepreneurs Collaborative (RWEC), is part of Big Bets Collaborative, a consortium of seven organisations. RWEC envisages collaborative actions in the areas of clean energy, digital empowerment, value chain evolution, research, communication and ecosystem intervention to build a robust environment for rural women entrepreneurs (RWEs) in Assam and West Bengal. GTC intends to empower 1000 RWEs among small tea growers in the Karbi Anglong district, Assam over a period of four years and will get integrated to equifarmtea for a long term sustainability.
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Vacancy Positions
Applications are invited for the positions of
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The service contract will be for one year. It includes a probation period of five months and the service contract will be renewed based on internal performance evaluation.
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When to Apply
Apply on or before 25 July 2023
How to Apply
If you feel you are the right candidate, please submit your application by e-mail to contact@grassrootstea.in
Please specify the name of the post applied for. Remember to include the following information in your email.
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A letter stating reasons for seeking a placement with GTC
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Latest CV
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Name, designation, email address and mobile number of two referees.
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Any written or printed evidence that establishes your credentials, if available
Job Description:
Project Manager
Job Title: Project manager
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Karbi Anglong, Assam
Reporting to: Managing Director, Grassroots Tea Corporation,
Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Social Science/ MBA/MSW/Rural Management/Law from a recognized university
Experience: Not less than 5 years in implementing and monitoring projects in the line with project work plan.
S/he should have experience in leading team, executing livelihoods programmes, establishing market linkages, liaisoning with ecosystem players like financial institutions, state and district level government bodies, local administration, willing to travel extensively.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Project Manager is responsible for:
Project Management
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Preparing the project Quarterly Work Plan for GTC’s RWE Project in alignment with the Annual Work Plan and Budgets;
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Ensuring the achievement of outputs in line with the approved work plan through the day-to-day planning, management coordination and implementation of activities;
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Acquiring resources, liaising with government officials, vendors and suppliers and coordinating with team members to deliver projects according to plan.
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Developing associated communications documents and effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
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Liaising and networking with all relevant ecosystem players including relevant government departments, the Tea Board of India representatives, other tea related institutions, vendors and suppliers, financial institutions, policy makers and opinion leaders.
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Ensuring efficient supply chain management and create systems at RWE and cluster levels to streamline (i) the supply chain from supply of green leaves, (ii) processing, (iii) aggregating, grading, sorting, packaging, (iv) warehousing, transportation; (v) manage multiple marketing channels including sales at the bulk buyers, retail and e-commerce.
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Undertake regular monitoring visits to project sites and reporting on project progress and constraints; further monitor progress against the project objectives and as per the Monitoring & Communication Plan, and update the plan as required; preparing and maintaining monitoring spreadsheets of project activities;
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Manage and monitor identified project risks and update the status of these risks by maintaining the Project Risk Log;
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Prepare Project Quarterly Progress Report, Half Yearly Report and Annual Report (progress against planned activities, update on Risks and Issues, expenditures);
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Oversee administrative and logistical support for project visits by Managing Director, larger project partners and monitoring agencies;
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Supervise project team members and monitor external consultants, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
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Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations. Documenting and maintaining reports on all activities, including working with the Managing Director, to ensure that the experience and lessons learned from this initiative are documented and shared with all stakeholders and interested parties in India and with the collaboration.
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Conceptualise, draft proposals and leverage additional funds with respect to project deliverables
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Carry out any other relevant duties as requested by the Managing Director.
Financial Management
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Ensure accountability and efficient use of project funds;
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Manage and monitor financial resources and accounting to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports;
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Provide effective provision of services to RWEs and clusters including fair and transparent procurement, efficient logistics and sound financial management;
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Liaise with the Finance and Accounting Team on financial management of the project activities, including monitoring Project financial expenditures and transactions;
Required Competencies
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Effective communication skills to convey ideas, expectations, and information to their team, stakeholders, and clients.
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Capacity lead their team to success by providing clear direction, motivation, and support.
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Highly organised to manage multiple tasks, timelines, and resources simultaneously.
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Ability to identify potential risks and take measures to mitigate them before they can negatively impact the project.
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Ability to manage project budgets and make informed decisions to ensure the project stays within budget.
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Capacity to quickly identify and solve problems that may arise during a project.
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Willingness to be adaptable and adjust plans and strategies to keep the project on track.
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Attitude to work collaboratively with their team to achieve project goals.
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Good understanding of the technical aspects of the project and be able to communicate effectively with technical team members.
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5-8 years of project management and related experience
Job Title: Manager, Administration
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Delhi
Reporting to: Project Manager, Grassroots Tea Corporation
Qualification: Masters in Social Sciences of Business Administration
Experience: Not less than 5 years in similar role
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Job Description
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Develop and implement various admin processes and systems related to office and asset management, insurance, travel management, cost management, safety and security, stock/inventory management, and system compliances and Program/Project Management.
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Includes, but not limited to:
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Assessing asset requirement, gathering specifications and configuration, procure, configure, handover, ensure maintenance, and disposal. Ensure all assets are tabulated tagged and assets are accounted for. Process invoices.
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Placing the orders for stationery with suppliers. Maintain reasonable quantities of stationery in stock. Arrange for payment of accounts of stationery suppliers
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Servicing committees and Board, Partner and stakeholder meetings;
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Assisting with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities;
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Providing administrative support to Programme Staff;
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Drafting and interpreting regulations;
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Develop, implement, and monitor operational systems and processes including analysis of key metrics
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Recruiting and training admin and housekeeping personnel and allocate responsibilities and office space
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Assessing the risk for the office infrastructure which includes safety against theft, fire, and burglary.
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Attending to compliances related to office administration, like drafting rental agreements, property tax, insurances (people and property) etc
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Liaising with other administrative staff, finance staff and Programme Staff to establish and maintain a trusting, inclusive, and productive environment
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Liaising with partner institutions, other institutions, external agencies, government departments etc;
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Events, Training and workshop coordination - Identification of venue for events, training and workshop, support in logistics, procurement of required materials and resources for the workshop.
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Making flight, train, hotel and venue bookings on behalf of team members.
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Representing organisations in matters of contractual agreement; regulations or reporting requirements stipulated by GTC, financial institutions, local, state, or national agencies.
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Serving as human resource officer and oversees the implementation of personnel policies.
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Giving general information on GTC (e.g. main purpose, web address, physical location and directions) to callers.
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Kindly keep in mind that the responsibilities given are not exhaustive. Your are expected to listen to and implement instructions from the Managing Director .
Required Competencies
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Being Proactive - To take charge of any situation and having a better outcome
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Decision making and Prioritisation - Should be able to make decisions independently based on the situation and prioritise accordingly.
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To plan, schedule, organise and implement - Any assigned work to a planned and defined time frame and schedule.
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Being adaptable and flexible for change in plan/request - Should be able to consider for any last-minute change in plan/ request.
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Efficient management of people and resources
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Multitasking - Capable of handling multiple requests, distribution of workload and execution within the time frame
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Negotiating skills - Bargaining and find similar service/ product that provides value for money
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Relationship management (Internal –Staff at all levels and External with vendor and service providers)
Job Title: Finance & Accounts Manager
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Delhi
Reporting to: Managing Director, Grassroots Tea Corporation
Responsible for: Maintaining the accounts of the project RWEC within GTC accounting system.
Qualification: Degree in finance and/or accounting
Experience: Not less than 5 years in managing the finances of an enterprise
Job Description
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Develop and manage annual and multi-year budgets that are adequate for the organisation’s needs including preparation of periodic budget forecasts
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Prepare and maintain cash flow analyses as needed
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Analyze monthly financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows) and effectively convey analysis to staff as requested
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Assist in preparing year-end books for audit
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Ensure operational compliance with policies, procedures and regulations for any necessary entities
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Process vendor payments and check requests
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Process employee reimbursements including managing employee credit card charges and reconcile credit card accounts
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Reconcile bank accounts and general ledger accounts as assigned
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Respond to inquiries from staff regarding budgets, deposits, disbursement and fund reporting requests.
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Assist in reconciling all balance sheet and income statement accounts on a monthly/quarterly basis as indicated by the monthly closing schedule.
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Process payroll and report payroll taxes for the organisation
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Perform basic office management duties as requested
Required Competencies
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Proven working experience as Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor or Finance Manager
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Well organised with good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
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Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations
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Work effectively with staff and public
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Work independently
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Organize tasks, set priorities, meet deadlines, and manage multiple tasks • Demonstrate good judgment and good problem-solving skills
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Respond appropriately to evaluation and changes in the work setting
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Candidates should have at least three years experience in finance and an understanding of business accounting; expertise in Excel and Tally and superb attention to detail.
Job Title: Senior Project Officer
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Karbi Anglong, Assam
Reporting to: Project Manager, Grassroots Tea Corporation
Qualification: Degree in Rural Management/Livelihoods/Social Entrepreneurship/Gender & Development Studies from reputed institution.
Experience: Not less than 3 year in community organisation, social enterprise development
Job Descriptions
The responsibilities of the Block Level Senior Project Officer would:
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Identify villages/ clusters and RWEs, conduct Outreach survey, and share data as per the required format/systems.
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Assist in selection of the RWEs for the project interventions.
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Visit and engage with RWEs and community members on a regular basis, develop enduring relationship with them and ensure that the project activities are on track.
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Empower RWE by making individual visits to their households, and conducting group meetings.
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Visit RWE households among small tea growers on a regular basis, develop enduring relationship with them and ensure that the project activities are on track.
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Empower RWEs in small tea farmer households, conducting group meetings and training sessions.
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Help, empower and monitor the Village Level Officers in performing the above functions.
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Liaise and manage relationships with various stakeholders.
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Take all steps to help RWEs among small tea farmers to set up Homebased tea processing, build their collectives, set up units of aggregation, convert them into relevant statutory bodies, ensure legal membership rights to RWEs and prepare business plans.
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Take all steps to determine places of operation at home and at the aggregation centre, set up processing infrastructure, negotiating with machinery suppliers and the installation of required equipments, help with operation readiness to run and manage the RWEs post the commencement of commercial operations.
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Manage, supervise and coordinate project activities for RWE operations, such as-
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Seting up the necessary machine units and a safe environment for processing of tea at home and sorting and packaging at the aggregation centre.
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Managing the workflow for processing of tea.
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Ensuring efficiency during the process.
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Overseeing the quality assurance of tea cultivation, plucking, transporting, processing, sorting, grading and packaging of tea.
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Liaise and manage relationships with various stakeholders at village and district level, and organize and arrange for meetings.
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Assist in updating training timelines and calendar, in collaboration with assistant program manager.
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In conjunction with the above, the Block Level Senior Project Officer will do the following tasks:
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Establish goals for processing of tea, and coordinate a plan to meet those goals.
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Ensure green leaf are of required quality and standards.
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Ensure production stays on schedule and meet quality standards.
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Write production reports.
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Analyze production data and optimize for efficiency.
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Direct an efficient layout of equipments and flow of materials.
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Ensure workers and equipments meet performance and safety requirements.
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Watch for hiccups in the process, and look for opportunities to improve operations.
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Hire, train, and assess the performance of workers, when necessary
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Support RWEs and team members as questions, concerns, or feedback arise.
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Supervise team members and delegate tasks to team members and RWEs.
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Communicate with other team members, such as the accounts and financial department to record expenses and establish budgets, or the Project Manager to ensure the delivery of products.
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Support and facilitate the RWEs in legal and financial compliances.
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Facilitate the necessary capacity building for the RWEs to be able to successfully run the processing units, manage the enterprise, manage and liaison with crucial stakeholders, provide decision making support, enable leadership development and facilitate team working among the RWEs.
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Required Competencies
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Hard-working professional with at least 3 years of experience in the implementation of women-oriented livelihood/ entrepreneurship specific programmes.
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Willingness to work in close collaboration with stakeholders including government, banking institutions and private sector
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The candidate must have basic knowledge about the tea sector, and good understanding of gender & livelihood issues in general.
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Willingness to be based in Assam and travel extensively.
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The candidate must have good knowledge of written and spoken Karbi and/or Assamese and English.
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The candidate must have basic computer skills such as Excel and Word.
Job Title: Sustainability & Quality Control Officer
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Karbi Anglong, Assam
Reporting to: Project Manager, Grassroots Tea Corporation
Qualification: Certification in Quality Control Preferred
Experience: Not less than 3 year in similar role
Job Description
Sustainability & Quality Control Officer would involve:
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Visit RWEs and aggregation centres on a regular basis, develop enduring relationship with them and ensure that the project activities are on track.
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Establish goals for processing of tea, and coordinate a plan to meet those goals.
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Ensure green leaf are of required quality and standards.
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Ensure production stays on schedule and meet quality standards.
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Write production reports.
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Analyze production data and optimize for efficiency.
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Direct an efficient layout of equipments and flow of materials.
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Ensure workers and equipments meet performance and safety requirements.
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Watch for hiccups in the process, and look for opportunities to improve operations.
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Set up the machines and a safe environment for production of tea.
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Manage the workflow for production of tea.
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Ensure efficiency during the process.
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Oversee the quality assurance of produced materials
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Train, and assess the performance of RWEs engaged in the processing of tea and those engaged in sorting, grading and packing at the aggregation centres
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Prepare documentation of the inspection process, which includes detailed reports and performance records
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Recommend improvement measures to the production process to ensure quality control standards are met
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Monitor customer satisfaction levels
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The Sustainability & QC Inspector will ensure applicable compliance at multiple levels with multiple agencies. Compliances may include obtaining, and in some cases, renewals of -
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GST Registration Certificate, Tea Board Registration Certificate, Factory License, FSSAI Registration, Legal Metrology Department, Trade License, TMCO License, Tea Waste Control Order Registration, Fire Safety, Pollution Control Board Approval.
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DG Set License, where installed
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Wherever applicable, regular submissions of GST Reports, Director KYC, Annual General Body meeting minutes, Board of Directors meeting minutes, AOC-4, MGT-7 etc.
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Wherever applicable, compliances include land conversion. Registration with Ministry of Corporate Affairs after preparing MoA and AoA, incorporation procedures including share allocations and registrations, obtaining PAN, TAN etc.
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Required Competencies
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Must have a diploma or any equivalent education in quality control
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Real-time experience in the same domain is preferred
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Excellent documentation and presentation skills
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Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
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Profound knowledge of quality control standards
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A minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role.
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Good math and technical skills.
Job Title: Monitoring and Information System Executive
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Delhi
Reporting to: Project Manager, Grassroots Tea Corporation
Qualification: Master’s degree in social sciences with specialisation in analytics / Degree in Information Technology/Business Administration
Experience: Not less than 5 year in similar role
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Job Description
The MIS Executive will install, upgrade, and troubleshoot the information systems of the company.
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Maintain and update the MIS system on regular basis and generate MIS reports.
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Create and update Dashboards in consultation with Project Manager.
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Develop, maintain and deliver progress reports, presentations with photographs, case studies, facts and figures. Document and maintain reports on all activities related to the project. Undertake analysis and develop brief reports of the research and other knowledge resources.
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Compile data, figures, and facts, in coordination with project team members, for reports and presentations.
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Develop collaterals and content for website & social media.
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Collaborate with project team and third-party consultants, and assist in developing high quality knowledge resources (such as documents, e-books, films, podcasts, IEC material etc.).
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Develop and design stories and case studies in close consultation with relevant team member and the Project Manager for Website/ Consumer Outreach/ Social-Media/ Project reviews/ Team meetings.
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Collaborate with consultants for MIS systems functioning and maintenance.
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Coordinate with consultants for internal and external project reviews.
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Facilitate with data, information, stories etc in the drafting of proposals to leverage additional funds with respect to project deliverables.
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Assist Project Manager in the preparation of the midterm and annual reporting under the project.
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Coordinate with project team and third-party consultants on matters of project reporting.
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Assist in project management and operations in the absence of the Project Manager.
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Collaborate with the project team in reporting, analyzing results, and troubleshooting problem areas.
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Assist in planning, revising and tracking project timelines, milestones and schedules using appropriate tools.
Required Competencies
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software, social media expertise, digital design expertise
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Organised with attention to detail..
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Knowledge of Gender-Livelihood- Entrepreneurial issues
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At least five years of MIS experience, with at least two years in a supervisory role, required.
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Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Job Title: Accountant
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Karbi Anglong, Assam
Reporting to: Finance & Accounts Manager, Grassroots Tea Corporation Private Limited (GTC)
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance
Experience: Not less than 3 year experience in managing accounts of an enterprise
Responsible for: Maintaining the accounts of the project RWEC within GTC accounting system.
Brief Job Description
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The Accountant will be primarily responsible for helping the RWEs in:
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Documenting financial transactions by entering account information including leaf purchase, labour costs, fuel costs, tea production, sale etc in Tally, supported by hard copies;
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Preparing vouchers and supporting documentation and ensuring those from the team members
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Preparing necessary invoices and vouchers for the purpose;
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Securing financial information by completing data base backups;
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Maintaining financial security by following internal controls;
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Preparing payments to vendors by verifying documentation, requesting disbursements and ensuring credits from customers;
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Monitoring and interpreting cash flows and predicting future trends;
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Preparing and draft the organisation’s Annual Financial Report;
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Suggest cost-reduction opportunities;
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Ensure all financial compliances alone or with the help of financial, MoC and compliance related consultants
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Provide all support to the auditors to ensure timely execution of annual auditing
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Prepare accurate financial reports to specific deadlines;
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Managing budgets as per projections;
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Coordinate with team members and ensure that the financial reports are obtained and accounted for
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Keep abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation.
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Required Competencies
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Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures,
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Hands-on experience with accounting software like Tally
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Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
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Experience with general ledger functions
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Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
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Minimum 2 years of work experience as Accountant
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Working knowledge of English
Job Title: Village Level Officer
Tenure of Employment: The appointment will be made on a one year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension
Duty Location: Karbi Anglong, Assam
Reporting to: Block Level Senior Project Officers, Project Manager, Grassroots Tea Corporation Private Limited (GTC)
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Rural Management/Livelihoods/Social Entrepreneurship/Gender & Development Studies from reputed institution.
Experience: Not less than 2 year experience in community organising
Responsible for: Direct field level intervention to build RWEs among small tea growers in Karbi Anglong District, Assam
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Job Description
The responsibilities of the Village Level Officer will involve:
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Identify villages/ clusters and RWEs, conduct Outreach survey, and share data as per the required format/systems.
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Assist in selection of the RWEs for the project interventions.
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Visit and engage with RWEs and community members on a regular basis, develop enduring relationship with them and ensure that the project activities are on track.
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Empower RWE by making individual visits to their households, and conducting group meetings.
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Facilitate, monitor and follow up outcomes of production development programs, Entrepreneurial development programs and other capacity building sessions for RWEs at village level.
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Coordinate with and manage relationships with various stakeholders at village and district level, and organize and arrange for meetings.
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Assist in updating training timelines and calendar, in collaboration with Block Level Senior Project Officers.
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Take all steps to help RWEs to- set up collectives, access credit linkages, set up Homebase tea processing units, set up aggregation centres, identity efficient transportation of processed tea, ensure quality standards, ensure efficient sorting cleaning and packaging of tea, conduct exposure visits, and liaise with stakeholders as well as other RWEs.
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Take all steps to identify locations and required infrastructure for organizing meetings/training sessions, and establishing aggregation centres, negotiating with suppliers/vendors, and help with its operation readiness.
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Supervise and coordinate project activities for RWEs, in collaboration with team members.
Required Competencies
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Hard-working professional with at least 3 years of experience in the implementation of women-oriented livelihood/ entrepreneurship specific programmes.
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Willingness to work in close collaboration with stakeholders including government, banking institutions and private sector
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The candidate must have basic knowledge about the tea sector, and good understanding of gender & livelihood issues in general.
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Willingness to be based in Karbi Anglong and travel within Assam.
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The candidate must have working knowledge of Karbi and/or Assamese and good knowledge of written and spoken English.
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The candidate must have basic computer skills such as Excel and Word.
Growing tea as a household agricultural activity by small farmers is a recent trend in tea industry in India. Small tea growers now contribute more than 50% of all tea produced in India. They are producers of green tea leaves for the mainstream players of tea in the domestic and international market. For most of the STGs (who own less than 2 acres of land) is just a subsistence activity. However, sensitised STGs are venturing into building enterprises based in response to the growing demand for healthy, traceable, socially and ecologically sustainable quality tea from conscious consumers.
In the STG sector, tea cultivation being a household agricultural activity, women play a central role in the cultivation, plucking of leaves and in reaching it out the plucked leaf to the leaf agents or to the processing factories. However, normally in the tea value chain, women do not have agency and a number of ecosystem factors keep them to a situation where they become merely the suppliers of leaf their pluck to the leaf agents engaged by a processing factory.
A formative phase intervention in Karbi Anglong, Assam has revealed that it opens up avenues for women in the households to set up enterprises to produce handcrafted tea for an increasing market segment. Such Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWEs) in tea have the potential to engage in socially and environmentally sustainable entrepreneurial production of tea, thereby increasing their well-being. The formative phase action has also brought to the fore the importance of ecosystem interventions for sustainability and replication.
Grassroots Tea Corporation (GTC) works with small tea growers and operates at multiple levels of value accrual. GTC empowers tea farmers to add value to their product by helping them to improve agricultural practices and encouraging them to eschew use of dangerous chemicals and pesticides and to go natural and thereby to get a higher price for their product. GTC helps the farmers to collectivise themselves, raise resources, develop business plans and set up manufacturing units to process quality tea including orthodox and green tea. GTC helps manufacturing units to aggregate, repack and sell their products at wholesale and at tea auction centres to bulk buyers so that they gain better price realisation. Further, GTC sells the packaged traceable, healthy, high-quality tea to retail customers under brand name equifarmtea.
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Grassroots Tea Corporation Private Limited (GTC) incorporated in 2017 in New Delhi operates at the aggregation, repacking, whole sale and retail of authentic tea. the second largest consumed liquid after water in the world. Completing the loop of value chain cycle GTC (i) empowers small tea growers (STGs) to cultivate chemical free tea; (ii) leads STGs to raise equity to set up tea processing units to manufacture high quality, certified orthodox tea / green tea; (iii) aggregates the tea and markets it to conscious consumers under a common brand, 'equifarmtea’. At Grassroots Tea Corporation, we bring you fresh quality tea straight from our farmer communities. Our teas are infused with our values of fairness and steeped in our principles of transparency and empowerment - our farmer communities have a direct say in improving product quality and influence social outcomes.