TechnoServe Market Linkage Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
About Horticulture for Growth- H4G
Horticulture 4 Growth (H4G) an Initiative of the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs) is a 5-year project being jointly implemented by TechnoServe and the Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
H4G will accelerate the transformation of Ethiopia’s horticulture sub-sector by leveraging the power of the private sector to strengthen the link between production and demand and improve the road-to-market for horticultural products through modernized domestic and export market channels.
The project will primarily focus on five priority horticulture crops (banana, avocado, tomato, onion, and avocado) sourced from horticulture ACC woredas to transform the relationships of key market actors to be more inclusive and equitable.
By the end of five years, a strengthened horticulture market system underpinned by a strong private sector will enable Ethiopian small-scale producers to earn higher, more stable incomes and increase the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in rural and urban areas.
Key responsibilities
As Market Linkages Specialists, you will be responsible for facilitating linkages for start-up entrepreneurs and/or existing Horticulture value chain actors in the program ACCs woredas.
As major tasks of the role, identification and building of linkages between buyers, aggregators and agro input suppliers to increase efficiency of the supply chains.
Provide support on conducting and updating market scans and analyses, as well as in the identification of potential strategic partners.
Organize Market Linkage forums and workshops among the horticulture value chain actors in ACC woredas.
Ensure the delivery of the sales volume targets via market facilitation
Facilitates relationships of each supply chain actors toward creating a more transparent and inclusive sector to ensure sustainable supply chains.
Provide technical assistance to agro dealers, buyers and aggregators to put together realistic sourcing strategy, bookkeeping, basic business plans and build business relations among the supply chain actors
Organize business to business meetings and group platforms for market linkages to facilitate negotiations and contract agreements between aggregators and buyers/off takers.
Organize business to business meetings and group platforms for market linkages to facilitate negotiations and contract agreement between input distributors & local agro dealers
Coordinate and facilitates trainings for aggregators on quality standards to ensure buyers source raw materials according to their requirements
You will closely coordinate and work together with the ATI cluster coordinators, MoA focal persons in the assigned ACCs woredas, Local trade offices, with the guidance of your supervisor to formalize the supply chain.
Closely work with health and nutrition extension agents to promote horticulture nutrition campaigning and linking local market actors with aggregators
Nurture and maintain the necessary network in the private sector and among the farming community as well as development projects that support agricultural productivity and marketing
Develop and keep up-to-date profile of supply and demands / off-takers among buyers and aggregators both for agro inputs and produce supply
Identify and undertake thorough and periodic analyses of demand and supply gap between aggregators and buyers
Encourage private sectors/buyers to invest resources in smallholder farm production and logistics to support quality and reliable supply.
Ensure aggregators understand each buyer product requirements.
Support the piloting and implementation activities of contract farming legislations in Oromia
Implement gender action plans and strategies to ensure participation of women owned and/or led businesses as well as women SHF benefit from the market linkages work
Job Requirements
Bachelor/Master’s degree in one of the following: Agribusiness; Economics; Business Administration; Horticulture, and/or related field;
Experience
Bachelor’s Degree + 3 years experience, Master’s Degree + 1 year experience working experience in developing and facilitating market linkages, business advising and organ; Working experience in market systems development and facilitation.
Technical and Social Skills
Able to use and utilize MS office applications. Strong analytical and risk assessment skills.
Serious and hard-working, eager to learn, good feedback mentality, result oriented, taking responsibility and accountability, good in building and maintaining relations key partners and negation skills.
Flexible and autonomous working, enthusiastic and willing to travel
Written and Spoken fluency of English, Amharic and Afan Oromo.
Knowledge of the local language “Afan Oromo” is mandatory.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; TechnoServe Market Linkage Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
Find daily jobs in Ethiopia. Jobs – Ethiopia jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Ethiopian job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Ethiopia.
Jobs in Ethiopia – banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Ethiopia.
Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Ethiopia posted and updated daily – click here!
