International
organization seeks a qualified, dynamic and dedicated professional with a private
sector agribusiness orientation to serve as a protégé to, and be mentored by, our
Market Linkages Specialist. The
successful candidate will assist our Market Linkages Specialist in performing
market analyses and developing and implementing strategies designed to break
down barriers to market access by rice and maize value chain actors. The selected individual will serve as part of
a team responsible for identifying market demands and building capacity of rice
and maize value chain actors to accommodate those demands. The position is likely to be based in
Morogoro, with frequent travel required to prospective buyers and project sites
within Tanzania and, possibly, the East Africa region.
Key responsibilities:
The selected individual will assist our Market Linkages Specialist to:
·
Create
and implement strategies to develop market linkages, map out key marketing
systems and engage market actors.
·
Review
and assess existing marketing associations and their linkages to end markets.
·
Train
local service providers, farmers and/or producer groups to better understand
and analyze and better serve their markets.
·
Engage
value chain actors – farmers, producer groups, traders, service providers,
millers and buyers – to create new and/or diversified market linkages.
·
Build
understanding among agricultural producers of the advantages of using storage
and warehousing.
·
Facilitate
linkages between traders and newly established warehouses.
·
Coordinate
communications among various value chain actors to improve the flow of market
information.
·
Provide
technical assistance encouraging producers and agribusinesses to develop value-added,
market-oriented products.
·
Develop
and maintain strong partnerships with producer groups, cooperatives, partners,
collaborators, financial institutions and other associated value chain actors.
Required qualifications:
·
Masters
degree in marketing, business or other related field. Strong, relevant work experience will be
considered as a substitute for the degree requirement at our discretion.
·
At
least three years experience in the regional and/or local rice and maize
marketing chains.
·
Outstanding
English-language verbal and written communication skills.
Qualified
candidates should send cover letter, CV and references electronically to avrecruit.morogoro@gmail.com by 30th April 2015. Only those candidates selected for interviews
will be contacted.
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