Job opening for the position of AVP / Sr.Manager–Agriculture (RFP/RFQ) in Sathguru Management Consultants - Hyderabad Area, India

Experience:

Mid-Senior level

Job function:

Consulting

Employment type:

Full-time

Industry:

Management Consulting

Job description:

Designation: 

Manager/Sr.Manager–Life Science Advisory Group  

(International Development-Food & Agriculture Sector)

Employment Type: 

Permanent based in Hyderabad, India

Reporting to:

 AVP

Location:

Hyderabad

Roles & Responsibilities:

Preparing and quoting tenders against enquiries floated by various Govt. Institutions / Authorities and ensuring Timely Participation in RFPs/RFQs, Tenders, preparation of proposals.. resulting in revenue generation to the organization in the areas of food and agriculture.

Charter new growth avenues and create Strategy to make aggressive entry in Govt. /Semi Govt. bodies / Research institutions, CSR bodies etc.,

To develop long & short terms Govt. tenders sales planning in consultation with Sr. Management.

Liaising with project partners and monitoring the progress of multiple projects.

Development of work plans, timelines, milestones and budgets for Project Planning.

Ensure project milestones are achieved with due adherence to national regulatory requirements and necessary paper work and documentation.

Generation of project progress reports (quarterly and annual) and deviation reports for implementation of Projects.

Coordinate with project partners to ensure studies related to product biosafety and environmental risk assessment are as per protocols and data at all locations is recorded as per the prescribed formats.

Liaising with regulatory experts and consultants to ensure biosafety dossiers are compiled and are in compliance with national regulations of respective territories.

Study the data and ensure it passes the required quality and flag any inconsistencies.

Ensure the updating of Data Management System and Project Management Systems.

Ensure timely issuance of task orders, fund disbursement and maintenance of funding records.

Planning and implementation of programs, workshops and partner meetings.

Liaise with communication team and external project consultants for development of information collaterals (including website updating and printed media) for effective project/science communication and outreach.

Play a proactive role in publication of research results and articles.

Desired Skills and Experience:

The incumbent should be:

MBA (Mktg.) , Masters in Life Sciences with at least 7-13 years of relevant experience  in developing agricultural crops of importance.

Demonstrated successful examples of initiating and developing institutional business in current role in the last 2-3 years.

Familiarity with biosafety and Environmental Risk Assessment requirements for transgenic crops and knowledgeable with CODEX and OECD guidelines for GMOs.

Familiarity with processes for product (crop) development and commercialization

Superior writing and oral communication skills with a particular ability to translate 

scientific concepts into language easily understood by the nonscientist.

Team player with excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to attend to detail and work independently.

Self-starter who can work under pressure, manage multiple projects and details, meet inflexible deadlines on own initiative and find creative solutions to problems.

Knowledge in project management and administration will be helpful.

About this company

Started in 1985 in Hyderabad, Sathguru is one of the oldest home grown consulting firms in India. Sathguru combines its unique strengths in strategy and science to catalyze success for clients in the corporate, academic and development sectors. 

Sathguru's expertise includes:

Corporate strategy

Corporate finance and M&A, 

Innovation advisory and technology commercialization

International development

Vertical focused ERP products 

Industry specific executive education

Sathguru is also actively engaged in policy advisory and is deeply entrenched in the evolving innovation ecosystem in the country.

Sathguru has offices in India, Bangladesh and USA and a strong network of partners/rep offices in several other countries.

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