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This is a remote position.

Founder’s Office

Seeking a strategic, analytical, and resourceful thinker with a “get things done” mindset, excited about working in a fast-growing AgriTech startup to transform small farmers' lives in India. This role will work with the CEO & Senior Leadership to help drive Kheyti’s most critical priorities, including coordinating executive operations and taking strategic projects from zero to one.

Kheyti and our promise

• We exist to increase incomes for farmers affected by climate change - currently building this. We wish to see every farmer be climate-smart. We are working on the three biggest challenges of our time - climate change, livelihoods & food security!
  

• Read more by Earthshot Prize, NatGeo, Mint, Outlook
  

• Leadership is globally trained (Mulago, Kellogg, Columbia) & locally experienced (10+ years building agri startups). TED, Elevate, Forbes 30U30.
  

• Our team is extremely passionate about solving the problems of agriculture. We value people with this passion and an attitude of entrepreneurship & servant leadership. We focus on their growth and give flexibility.
  

What you will do

• Ensure Kheyti is driving towards it vision: Design project trackers and KPI dashboards to monitor progress of critical projects and objectives; & when required, lean in to support cross-functional teams in driving effective execution and timely achievement
  

• Add leverage to high-priority and strategic tasks: Support information synthesis, data analysis, material building, and formal writing for key external stakeholders (funders, board of directors, etc.)
  

• Be the CEO’s partner to streamline Executive Operations: Coordinate meetings, prepare materials, address project blockers, and ensure follow through
  

• Own, lead, and operate mission-critical projects: See projects from concept, to strategy development, to field execution: including research, building business cases, and launching pilot programs. Sample projects under CEO purview (all essential for Kheyti’s scale ambitions) include designing a model for farmer access to financing; optimizing integration of data in growth & marketing functions; and building a government relations strategy
  

What we’re looking for

Qualifications

• 2-4 years in roles requiring analytical problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, & project management
  

• Exceptional English communication skills for proposals, reports, and stakeholder interactions
  

• Proficiency in productivity / collaboration tools, and adept at learning new systems and technologies
  

• Bachelor’s degree in any field
  

Attitudes / Ambitions

• Mission-driven: passionate about supporting smallholder farmers and addressing climate change
  

• Proactive, organized, and adaptable, with a results-oriented approach in dynamic settings
  

• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and influence
  

• T-shaped mindset: broad generalist perspective with the ability to deeply focus on tasks
  

Process

1. Application: jobs.kheyti.com
   

2. Resume shortlist
   

3. Screening call
   

4. Round 1 virtual interview
   

5. Field Visit + Case Study + Final Interview