Specialist – Maternity Cover – TechnoServe
Job Overview
Techno Serve is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.
Job Title:
Specialist – Maternity Cover
Job Overview:
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Company’s Scale.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Job Position:
- Specialist – Maternity Cover
Duties:
- In collaboration with the Senior Business and Market Linkages Manager (SBMM), develop strategy to achieve AINFP targets for linking smallholder farmers (SHF) and food processors.
- Nurture and maintain the necessary network in the food processing sector and among the farming community as well as development projects that support agricultural production
- Develop and keep up-to-date profile of demands / off-takers among food processors in the country
- Develop and keep up-to-date profile of potential SHF suppliers such as individual farmers, groups, primary cooperatives, farmers’ unions etc
- Identify and undertake thorough and periodic analyses of demand and supply gap between smallholder farmers and food processors
- Make a compelling business case to processors to integrate smallholder farmers into their supply chain.
- Provide technical assistance to processors to put together realistic sourcing strategy and plans and build business relations with suppliers
- Organize one to one and group platforms for market linkages to facilitate negotiations between suppliers and off takers.
- Facilitate purchase agreements between processors and smallholder farmer groups/cooperatives. Encourage processors to invest resources in smallholder farm production to support quality and reliable supply.
- Ensure smallholder farmer groups/cooperatives understand processor product requirements.
- Implement techniques and strategies to ensure participation of women-owned and/or led businesses, as well as women SHF, benefit from the market linkages work.
- Under the leadership of SBMM, develop a strategy for enhancing linkages between food processors and BOP market towards the increasing reach of nutritious products to BOP market
- Explore innovative approaches such as digital opportunities for BOP market expansion
- Through both secondary and primary information gathering, develop an understanding of and document low-income market channels, behavior and preferences etc
- Develop and keep a roster of key BOP market players and build a network
- Identify food processors with products that are relevant to the BOP market, keep roster and build the relationship
- Identify strategies to deepen penetration of BoP markets with nutritious foods, including new product development, packaging, pricing and promotion, and development of new distribution channels.
- Make business cases to demonstrate to processors the potential of BOP market opportunities
- Identification and mobilization of innovative distribution channels, building on existing structures where feasible, e.g. informal retailers, community-based distributors, consumer associations etc.
- Coordinate with SBMM and the entire team to facilitate processor access to appropriate technical assistance and business finance.
- Build relationship and seal deals between food processors and BOP market distributors through facilitating B2B meetings or other forms of market linkage platforms
- Support food processors and BOP market distributors in contracting and contract negotiations as required by clients
- Follow up and record implementation of contracts and assist to navigate challenges if any.
Job Requirement:
Qualification:
Education:
- BA/MA Degree in Economics, Business Management, Marketing, or related area, or equivalent experience in food market systems. Master’s degree preferred.
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills and good computer skills in business software (Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint).
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills.
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years; Master’s Degree with 3-5 years .
- At least 3-5 years’ professional experience in food market systems, including experience working in the private sector.
- Experience in banking or financial services out of which at least two years shall be on facilitating access to finance for business
- Successful experience linking smallholder farmers with buyers, particularly processors.
- Proven experience working with BOP and High End Markets
- Demonstrated understanding of gender issues in agriculture or market systems.
- Experience with agricultural commodities/product pricing and contract structures preferred.
How to apply
Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:
Deadline: 19, August, 2022.
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