Product Lead/Manager

Job Description

Company Background

An exciting new opportunity awaits you as we are hiring a Product Lead/Manager for Krishala Product in a rapidly growing fintech company, Aloi Private Limited. Krishala focuses on developing and expanding financing access for agricultural value chains. Aloi Private Limited is a technology company that builds loan insight software for wise utilization of the resources from different financial institutions. You would be mostly working from our office in Kuleshwor, Kathmandu and go on field visits as necessary.

Key aspects of Aloi’s work culture:

• Learn as you do approach: you need to be able to learn and work on your own, while seeking support from the team

• Outcome-focused: you can work when and how you want, the most important thing is whether you’re able to deliver results

• Open communication: provide direct feedback and receive direct feedback. We highly value team members who are able to be straightforward with their communication and seek solutions together

• Blending business with meaningful impact

Main Responsibilities:

• Ability to create effective business strategies and having a business-oriented mindset

• Assisting in the planning, development, and implementation of project related activities. 

• Coordinate on logistic management, training and workshops facilitators and training material preparation, counseling to forest enterprises 

• Maintaining accurate records of project related documents and programs, compiling reports summarizing training outcomes, participant progress, feedback, and any relevant documentation.

• Providing guidance and support to participants regarding credit-related queries or procedures and addressing participant concerns when necessary

• Policy review and the documentations and presentation 

• Project SWOT and cost benefit analysis

• Contributing to quality assurance efforts by identifying areas for improvement and suggesting enhancements

• Manage team and the staffs for on time implementation and project achievements 

• Prepare contracts, agreements documents relevant to respective stakeholders 

• Participating in team meetings, sharing insights, and contributing to overall team success.

• Undertaking any ad hoc tasks as required

• Promotion of sustainable forest based enterprises 

• Pan and execute the market ecosystem for forest based enterprises

• Coordinate on establishing the forest enterprises and technology for micro-enterprises Prepare and execute business plan of forest enterprises 

• Coordinate with local stakeholders, community, forest users, forest enterprises and marginalized groups 

• Identification of  priority interventions in resource management, technology support, market access, financial management, and governance

• Prepare cost benefit analysis, policy and gram formulation and implementation 

• Prepare periodic reports outlining progress, challenges, and achievements

Other Specification

• Master’s degree in Forest Business Management, Forestry, Business Management, Sustainable Development, Biodiversity Management, Environmental science,  or relevant social science discipline (Bachelor degree with 3 years of experience in project implementation can also apply)

• Experience project development, planning and implementation

• Experience working with development partners, local government bodies, local communities, associations and governmental and non governmental bodies 

• Prior experience of working with donor agencies, INGOs, funders and partners

• Preferable to have experience working with the community groups/community forest users group

• Experience in logistic, workshops management and operations 

• Experience/knowledge on gender equality and social inclusion

• Experience in developing business plan and business enterprise model

• Project Monitoring and evaluation experiences 

• Experience in screening, scoping and assessment of development projects or enterprises 

• Proficiency in documentation, proposal writing, report writing and excellent communication skills

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Abilities to handle multiple task at a time 

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills in both Nepali and English

• Self motivated with proactive approach and result driven mindset

• Outgoing personality, influencer and a team player