Position Description:
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Location: Bukene, Nyasa, or Simbo Area Development Program-Shinyanga
Purpose of the Position
To provide guidance, mentorship and direction to communities and key partners on the Local Value Chain Development (LVCD) project, including technical assistance in the form of program/project activities for quality and sustainable development.
Major Responsibilities
- Lead the Situation Analysis of Local Producers and Market Opportunities exercise through meeting with local economic stakeholders, identification of products, quality and quantity from local producers, identification of key market players & market opportunities and constraints and documenting and report market assessment findings.
- Facilitate formation of producer groups and conduct training and to build capacity in the Area Development Program
- Take lead in carrying participatory Value Chain Analysis with producers in order to improve producers access to markets
- Planning and Implementing Interventions through facilitate producers in developing implementing intervention plans following the participatory value chain analysis and also facilitate Value Chain Stakeholder Network with local economic stakeholders to plan and implement chain-wide interventions
- Link suppliers with buyers by working with producer groups to facilitate the direct contact, placement and supply of orders
- Collect and record initial baseline data in an organised fashion to enable evaluation of project impacts
- Provide mentoring and coaching to producers and producer groups to build local capacity for understanding and connecting with markets
Qualification required: Bachelor degree in Business, Economics, Commerce or related fields from recognized or accredited University with at least 1 year working experience in related field.
Preferred: Masters in Economic Development, Sociology, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Business or Commerce
- Demonstrated experience in market assessment, market analysis, market research or closely related role.
- Knowledge of value chain development
- Strong understanding of the ‘Making Markets Work for the Poor’ (M4P) approach
- Experience in working with community based organizations
- Strong facilitation skills
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and donor
- Computer skills
Application Instructions:
How to apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Manager) together with an updated CV and copies of relevant credentials, contacts and three referees one of them being a church leader to wvt_recruit@wvi.org before June 4, 2012
Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply
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