Producer Partnerships Associate

About the Role

At The Locavore, we champion exceptional local produce by highlighting farmers, food producers, and brands whose work we believe in.

As a producer partnerships associate, you will have the opportunity to understand the ground realities of growing food and agriculture in the Indian landscape as you connect with potential food producer partners through various channels, and assist our team in onboarding them. Your contributions will help us manage our growing community of producer partners, while drawing attention to delicious food products from across the country.

Through this role, you will understand and interact with the different forces at play in the agricultural system, learn about the realities of farming in different ecologies from food producers, and provide support to small food producer organisations. This transitional role will support and coach you to grow into the Producer Partnerships Lead.

Your primary responsibilities will include working closely with the current Producer Partnerships Lead; as you shadow them through their work, you will learn about the nitty-gritties of our work with producers, how small on-ground food businesses are conducted, and our approach to working within the food system. You will be responsible for liaising effectively with our partners, conducting interviews and onboarding calls with them, and understanding each producers’ work in greater detail with great clarity.

Through your time in this role, you will learn different modes of storytelling through newsletters, website content, and feature pieces; our editing process will equip you with the tools to write different kinds of pieces, and structure them for coherence and readability. The process will allow you to get to the bottom of what makes a story compelling. You will also be responsible for identifying potential partners to onboard, identifying subject matter experts to host Monthly Producer Workshops, and strategising new ways to activate and engage with the Partner Producer Community.

As we engage with our partners with transparency and care, we create reports documenting their trajectory and scope of work. As a producer partnerships associate, your work will help us deliver these reports accurately, and give you the opportunity to master the skill of communication, creating lasting bonds with founders of partner organisations, and conducting research within the food system and its impact on the grassroots.

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