General Information
TechnoServe (TNS) is a nonprofit international development
organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and
women break the cycle of poverty by building businesses that create jobs,
income, and economic opportunities for their families, their communities, and
their countries.
The overall goal of the project will be to increase the
productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers and other actors along the
value chain, thereby enhancing food security and improving nutrition.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead
Dairy Value Chain Strengthening activities.
- Provide
leadership in value chain development, analysis and improve linkages among
actors
- Facilitate
market-led and private sector-led initiatives which lead to; improved
dairy productivity, increased access to services for smallholder farmers
and actors, improved enabling environment, increased adoption of
technology, and increased household incomes and nutrition.
- Lead
the strengthening and capacity building of smallholder
enterprises/associations/local organizations to ensure sustainable
development of the dairy value chain.
- Initiate
and strengthen dairy private public partnerships (PPPs)
- Play
a lead role interacting with key implementing actors, government and other
development partners.
Minimum qualifications and skills:
- Master’s
Degree in a field relevant to agricultural development such as:
agricultural economics, marketing, agribusiness management or related
fields.
- 10
years’ international/regional experience with successful value chain
development projects in the technical area of management responsibility.
- 10
years’ experience on projects with similar magnitude and complexity in
developing countries.
- Demonstrated
success in implementing projects aimed at increasing the competitiveness
and inclusiveness of value chains using facilitation approaches.
- Strong
background in gender integration and women empowerment.
- Market
linkage experience.
- Demonstrated
leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills with fluency in English.
To Apply:
Please submit your application (by email only) to
ke-recruit@tns.org with the position title placed in the subject line.
Please include
(1) cover letter describing your interest,
(2) curriculum vitae,
(3) salary history, and
(4) telephone contacts of three referees (former
supervisors).
Please include all requirements in one document.
Applications will be treated confidentially.
Deadline for applications is 2nd July 2012.
Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer.