Coordinate activities for designing and development of comprehensive agricultural insurance solutions. This will include:

• Value chain analysis for the integration of insurance into agri business models, universalization of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, etc.
• Facilitate integration of Sandboxing framework to pilot and launch the new products.

Facilitate review and analysis of existing international and domestic legislative and regulatory frameworks regarding comprehensive agriculture insurance

• Framing and drafting new policies, regulatory frameworks and implementing guidelines.
• Organise consultation workshops and seminars with key experts.

Lead institutional capacity building interventions for all the stakeholders to strengthen the foundations of policy and market transformation for insurance and risk finance.

• Facilitate trainings, advocacy, and knowledge exchange with stakeholders which include the government and public-private partners.
• Implement capacity needs assessments for different levels of stakeholders.

Support research and documentation for development of new insurance products, tools and services

• Document the India experience and facilitate data collection on outreach for the InsuResilience Global Partnership.
• Facilitate research for guiding development of agri insurance products.
• Support design and creation of global and national knowledge materials on best practices of comprehensive agriculture insurance products.
• Regular monitoring and reporting of all project activities.

Facilitate multi-stakeholder coordination with partner institutes and stakeholders responsible for implementation of the project.

• Set up and coordinate work of the Task Force and project team for designing, approving, testing and implementing Agri and Rural Insurance strategies and products.
• Engage in a multistakeholder process to identify and develop the elements of market foundations for agricultural insurance.
• Establish partnerships for designing and implementing new agricultural insurance products and integrate   UNDP   as   a   national  multistakeholder  coordination   mechanism   for agricultural insurance.
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

• In-depth knowledge of agriculture insurance, insurance product design and delivery, indemnity-based insurance, index-based insurance products, national agricultural policies and existing agricultural insurance schemes, regulatory laws and supervision related to agricultural insurance, related concepts and initiatives, policies and practices.
• Adequate experience in project management practices and ability to formulate and manage budgets.
• Broad based knowledge of cross-cutting thematic areas such as value chains, risk management, CCE, financial legal and regulatory standards, procurement procedures, environmental and social safeguards.
• Knowledge of legislative, legal and regulatory structures in place with respect to agricultural insurance in India.
• Demonstrates substantive and technical knowledge to meet responsibilities and requirements of the post with excellence.
• Possesses the capacity for strategic planning, result – based management and reporting.
• Good facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to carry out research and communicate strategic pieces that guide decisions on strategic programme directions.
• Tailors and presents information to diverse audiences using a variety of communication delivery methods (e.g., written, electronic, oral, interpersonal) Documentation.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multi- cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

• Demonstrated skills in building, mobilizing, and leading multi- disciplinary teams,
• Hands-on experience in design, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects,
• Ability to implement and achieve project outcomes,
• Ability to lead consultative meetings at national and state level with partners and senior stakeholders to identify priorities and manage the timely delivery of project activities,
• Reliable in delivering own parts of the work as part of a team effort,
• Demonstrates excellent work/project planning skills,
• Is open to change and ability to manage complex, ever- changing environments.