Volunteer Actuary for Insurance Product Design to Benefit Small Farmers with eKutir

eKutir; Lacaussade; À distance; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A pioneering social enterprise seeks a volunteer to help design a parametric insurance marketplace for small farmers. You will work remotely on product design, contributing to a climate-resilient market. Ideal candidates have an actuarial background and expertise in risk modeling. This is an unpaid role requiring about 8 hours per week for 3-6 months.

Qualifications

• Experience in pricing and product development.
• Familiarity with climate weather data sets.
• Ability to communicate with cross-functional teams.

Responsabilités

• Design and guide product design and analysis.
• Help create an inclusive insurance marketplace.
• Make the marketplace climate resilient.

Connaissances

Actuarial background with expertise in risk modeling

Familiarity with parametric insurance structures

Proficiency in statistical/analytical tools

Ability to translate technical models into practical solutions

Description du poste

Overview

This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Fellow.

Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs that have been taken through a rigorous selection process, testing the quality of their ideas and character, to become part of the Ashoka Fellowship and Network. Ashoka Fellows take on the challenges of building innovative system change ideas to make and spread social impact in a world wrought with challenges. They refuse to let the ‘impossible’ stand in their way to creating a better world.

This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity

About The Affiliated Organization

eKutir is a pioneering social enterprise that leverages digital technology and ecosystem-based thinking to empower smallholder farmers and rural communities. Founded in 2009, eKutir is one of India’s earliest agri-tech organizations, built on the principles of inclusive business and systemic transformation. Our mission is to co-create an equitable, sustainable, and resilient agri-food system by enabling farmers as entrepreneurs and building data-driven service delivery models across the agriculture, food, nutrition, and health spectrum. eKutir designs, deploys, and scales digital platforms, AI-enabled tools, and community-based models to deliver localized and personalized services for farmers. These services span productivity enhancement, market access, climate resilience, financial inclusion, and personalized nutrition.

For more information, please visit www.ekutirsb.com

Job Description

The specific project is to come out with new parametric insurance for the small farmers for creating an inclusive insurance market place. As our volunteer, you will help us in designing and guiding in product design and analysis's. Your work is important for making the market place climate resilient. Please let us know today if you can help!

Volunteer Logistics

Estimated hours required per week: 8 hrs

The estimated duration of the project is: 3-6 months

This position is Virtual (Remote)

Language Requirements

English

Desired Skills And Experience

• Actuarial background with expertise in risk modeling, pricing and product development
• familiarity with parametric insurance structures, climate weather data sets and trigger design
• proficiency in statistical /analytical tools for data driven modeling
• ability to translate technical models into practical insurance solutions and communicate with cross functional teams