Job ID: 302809

Manager - Goat Marketing

Urmul Setu

Location: Lunkaransar, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Apply by: 15 Sep 2026

Relevant Sectors

Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban

About Urmul Setu
Urmul Setu Sansthan, founded in 1994 by Late Sanjoy Ghosh, a renowned Social Activist, is a grassroots development organisation working across remote desert regions of western Rajasthan, with a strong focus on livelihoods, advancing girls’ education, gender equity and community-led institutional strengthening. As part of the Urmul Network, the organisation is recognised for its deep community embeddedness and long-term social norms approach, mobilising women’s and youth collectives to improve access to education, health, livelihoods and public entitlements. Urmul Setu combines program implementation with capacity building and partnerships with government and civil society to enable sustainable, locally owned change among marginalised rural communities.

For more information, please visit: http://www.urmulsetusansthan.org

Position: Manager, Goat Marketing
Urmul has been sanctioned a project by Tata Trusts titled “Enhancing dryland Sheep and Goat Farmers’ livelihoods through Strengthening of Producer and Marketing Linkages”. Manager - Marketing cum FPO Business will support business planning, aggregation, market linkage development, and operational strengthening of FPOs engaged in goat-based livelihoods. This role demands strong market understanding, field engagement skills, and the ability to translate community institutions into viable producer-owned enterprises.

Key Responsibilities
• Organise and facilitate aggregation and marketing of goats and bucks
• Set up local systems of procurement working with Producer Groups and Pashu Sakhies
• Identify goat markets, mandies, traders and bulk buyers and negotiate bulk deals
• Set up systems in villages for live weight-based goat selling
• Maintain accounts, records and documentation related to sales
• Ensure payments reach the farmers timely and transparently

Candidate Profile
• Graduation in any discipline, Veterinary or Livestock related courses
• Minimum 7 years of experience in NGO operations
• Experience in goat or small ruminant value chain preferred
• Experience working with producer collectives / cooperatives

Desired Skills
• Negotiation and relationship management abilities
• Familiarity with community institutions (SHGs, producer groups, collectives)

What We Offer
• Work under the leadership of sector leaders
• Opportunity to work on a high-impact livelihoods initiative
• Learning-oriented and field-driven work environment
• Competitive salary based on experience

Job Email ID:

urmulsetu.hr(at)gmail.com