Job Description

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

I. Refine and elaborate the methodological approach to rapid capacity enhancement and coaching of 200 agribusinesses (mainly in Dairy, Meat and Vegetable value chains);
II. Refine and elaborate the methodological approach to assisting 32 agroenterprises to obtain food licenses;
III. Identify human resource requirements to undertake the tasks mentioned in I and II above;
IV. Develop individual TORs for team members and recruit team members to undertake the above mentioned tasks;
V. Develop a plan of implementation with concrete time-lines and deliverables;
VI. Deploy team and supervise and monitor performance to ensure timely and quality outputs;
VII. Coordinate with NABIC team and provide periodic reports on progress;
VIII. Ensure required documents are prepared to provide evidence of completion of above activities and to support project closure.

Qualifications, experience & skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Applied Sciences, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics or similar fields; Master’s Degree preferred;
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in a relevant role;
• Demonstrated experience in project coordination and/or management;
• Good understanding of agriculture and agribusinesses;
• Relevant practical experience in programmes supporting one more of the three sectors (Dairy, Meat, Vegetables) will be an advantage;
• Relevant experience in financial/business management; quality management (biosafety and product quality) and environmental compliance will be an advantage;
• Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written);
• Technologically savvy

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