Company overview

aQysta Nepal Pvt Ltd is a company that develops and implements hydro-powered irrigation pumping systems in different parts of Nepal. Along with selling pumps, aQysta is now focused on building a holistic approach for smallholder farmers that combines the two interlinked themes : water and agriculture

aQysta envisions a world where even the smallest farmers can be profitable, in harmony with nature. With its concept of Grown Farm incubator, aQysta partners with smallholder farmers, providing them with necessary farming inputs, knowledge, technology, and market linkages in a risk/benefit-sharing model.

In the Grown Farm Incubator, aQysta collaborates/ works with smallholder farmers as a partner. aQysta provides everything the smallholder farmers need to become more profitable, resilient, and ecologically sustainable. This entails supporting activities from supplying water for irrigation to selling crops in the existing and untapped markets and all things in-between. In doing so, farmers choose which services they need from aQysta, and share a percentage of the profit from harvest accordingly.

For more details please visit our website: https://www.aqysta.com/

What aQysta offers and expects

At aQysta, you are welcome to join a diverse international team of driven, ambitious, young professionals who proudly own the company’s purpose - ‘to enable smallholder farmers to sustain themselves and their families with just farming.’

aQysta provides an open-minded and safe working environment that encourages innovative thinking, ownership and taking on responsibilities. aQysta provides ample room and tools for you to unleash your creativity and skills to excel in the work you do.

As a company, aQysta adopts the global best practices and believes in taking active role in its employee’s growth, by providing them with challenges, freedom and support required such that they hone their skills, develop confidence and shine as stellar professionals.

Team and role overview

• The (Agri) Business Development Executive is being recruited, in a full-time position, to be a part of aQysta Nepal’s team.

• The (Agri) Business Development Executive will work to expand aQysta’s Grown Farm Incubator in Nepal, on-boarding more farmers, market partners and other partner organizations.

Job profile

Do you believe that innovation in the agricultural value chain is undoubtedly the critical approach to making farming profitable for smallholder farmers in Nepal? Would you like to play a role in revolutionizing agriculture to positively impact the smallholder farmers in Nepal?

Are you entrepreneurial, proactive, unafraid to share new ideas with a diverse group of stakeholders?

If the answers to the above questions are yes, then this could be the perfect position for you where you can apply your professional passion to lead in the job role of (Agri) Business Development Executive.

As such, the (Agri) Business Development Executive will be at the heart of aQysta’s mission of empowering smallholder farmers.

  Responsibilities

• Execute the GROWN farm incubator expansion plan by:

• Identifying potential areas for expanding Farm Incubator.

• On-boarding farmers and farmer groups by conducting meetings with relevant stakeholders

• On-boarding market partners willing to buy harvest from farm incubator and sell in the national and international market

• Establishing agriculture value chain partnerships together with partners providing farming inputs, seeds, tools, fertilizers, training.

• Establishing partnerships with government and non-government organizations working with smallholder farmers

• Analyze and provide suggestions to improve the Grown Farm Incubator business model

• Develop strategy to market the concept of Grown Farm Incubator to relevant stakeholders

The candidate should possess:

Background

• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in the business development domain working closely with farmers/farmers groups/ cooperatives/Micro Financial Institutions (MFIs).
• Having practical experience in agriculture value chain development is a plus
• Having a Master's degree in Agriculture/Agronomy, MBA (agribusiness) or related field. BSc Agriculture, BBS/ BBA with strong work experience may also qualify.

• Excellent communication skills to communicate with diverse stakeholders ranging from farmers, government officials, business partners, and international colleagues
• Strong presentation skills (verbal, interactive and preparing slides, etc.)
• Commendable negotiation skills.
• Able to plan work and organizing the team and oneself
• Entrepreneurial, self-driven and proactive in work-approach
• Candidates possessing a valid driving license will be preferred