The Nepal Agricultural Market Development Programme (NAMDP) Phase-2 and Small Irrigation Programme (SIP) Phase-2 signed an MoU to collaborate around a common goal of increasing income opportunities of women and men in Province 1. The aim of the collaboration is to strengthen the supply of good quality and quantity products for agribusinesses needed to increase their performance. It also aims to increase the capacity of Water Users Associations (WUAs), farmer cooperatives and associations to sell vegetables and allied crops, contributing to farmers sustainably increasing their agricultural incomes. For the Nepal Agricultural Market Development Programme (NAMDP) Phase-2, Swisscontact invites applications from qualified candidates (Nepali citizens) for the following position
Position: Manager-Market Services
Start of employment: 1 July 2021
Place of work: Biratnagar, Province 1, Nepal (2 days at NAMDP office and 3 days at SIP office)
Reports to: Senior Manager – Services and Innovation
The Manager – Market Services is responsible for harnessing synergies between NAMDP’s work and SIP supported Water User Associations (WUAs). Manager-Market Services will lead on developing strategies on linking agribusinesses looking for regular supply of vegetables for processing or trading to WUAs who will have opportunity to produce yearlong vegetable or allied crops due to access to irrigation facilities. Manager-Market Services along with Officer – Market Services will explore which WUAs are commercially viable and can respond to the needs of agribusinesses identified in forward market linkages. The team will work with WUAs for the creation and development of market linkages with those agribusinesses and strengthen WUAs’ ability to meet the existing demand for quality products destined to processing and/or value addition.
Her/his major tasks include:
Lead the design and implementation of interventions related to Water User Associations supported by SIP.
Manage the implementation of interventions in line with the market systems development (MSD) approach.
Manage the team working on collaboration with SIP.
Ensure the quality of the work of her/his team.
Ensure relevant activities are progressing according to annual work plans and timeframes.
Provide relevant input to Yearly Plan of Operations (YPOs) and (semi-)annual progress reports.
Contribute to Federal State Building/Business Enabling Environment (FBS/BEE) by building the capacity of local government on better delivery of extension service to farmers.
Implement approaches and interventions that foster gender and social inclusion.
Coordinate and exchange information/ideas with the other service provision teams ((Non-)Ag services and FSB/BEE).
Support timely monitoring and streamlining of data collection and analysis in collaboration with the Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM) team.
Ensure close coordination between the SIP team and NAMDP programme teams for the design of interventions.
Comply with the Project Manual of NAMDP and other relevant requirements of Swisscontact and SDC
Requirements
Minimum 5 years of working experience in the field of agriculture commercialisation/ value chain development.
Master's degree in relevant discipline or at least 2 years additional relevant work experience.
Excellent knowledge of agriculture markets.
Practical experience of working in forward market linkages – building capacity of, and establishing linkages with, down-stream private sector actors.
Excellent analytical, communication (both English and Nepali), and organisation skills.
Interested candidates who meet the requirements for relevant position are requested to send their current CV (maximum four A4 pages) and a motivation letter to np.info@swisscontact.org latest by 11:59 PM Nepal time on 31 May 2021, Monday.
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Along with the CV and the motivation letter, please send the duly filled-in “job application form”, which is available on our website click here. In the "subject" line of your email, please mention the position applied for. Swisscontact Nepal will not entertain any phone enquiries or other such solicitations for these positions.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the selection process.
Swisscontact Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applications. Swisscontact Nepal promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai and other minority communities).
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