Description

• Accelerate growth in the value chain of vegetable production and smallholder farmer producers.
• Work with the country team to map the value chain including main actors, flow of products, infrastructure facilities, financial institutions, and all supporting organizations.
• Conduct value chain assessments to identify gaps and develop recommendations on how to improve the selected value chains and maximize impact.
• Support business plan development and analysis for vegetable SMEs and agricultural cooperative (ACs).
• Provide technical support for the formation of cooperatives or producer groups for vegetable-based inputs.
• Develop and deliver capacity development activities in the areas of agribusiness, vegetable value chain and marketing development.
• Supervise and monitor the implementation of vegetable value chain activities with a focus on improving crops, productivity processing and input-output market enhancement.
• Conduct market assessments on vegetable production and markets.
• Support cooperatives to develop safe vegetable farming at a commercial scale.

• Develop the horticulture business model and vegetable prototypes based on needs assessments and market demands.
• Design a training curriculum manual for vegetable farming including post-harvest management.
• Provide TOTs on vegetable farming and post-harvest management to SHG/AC focal persons and project partners.
• Initiate and develop the best practice option of climate smart agriculture for replication.
• Lead in research development and develop options for improving horticulture production.
• Ensure that products are well processed and appropriately packaged.
• Be accountable for water resource management.
• Be accountable for creating an enterprise enabling environment.
• Support cooperatives to build safe vegetable storage facility infrastructure, i.e., cleaning, grading, cold storage, etc.
• Scale-up safe vegetable producers to become MSMEs.
• Promote the use of solar technologies for the agriculture value chain.
• Increase smallholder farm productivity through the adaptation of innovative technology and improved valued chain.

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in agriculture, business, horticulture technical extension, international development, or a related field, plus at least seven (7) years of related experience OR Master’s degree plus five (5) years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in community mobilization, social capital development, institutional development, capacity building, training, smallholder farmers/rural SMEs/co-ops, and base of the pyramid consumers.
• Fluent in national language and English, spoken as well as written.
• Have an interest in animals/agriculture/community development.
• Skills with Microsoft Office package, internet browser, and other appropriate technology.
• Ability to implement and maintain various capacity assessment tools for quality and accountability assurance of cooperatives and agribusinesses.
• Working knowledge of sustainable livelihoods, value chain development and market systems development.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to both help groups reach agreements and to represent collective perspectives.
• Strong commitment to the shared leadership model.

• Demonstrate a high degree of honesty and integrity.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Motivated to work responsibly with little supervision.
• Produce and present reports in a well-designed and attractive format with superior attention to detail.
• Ability to meet and deal with others in a courteous and tactful manner.
• Constant face-to-face, telephone and electronic communication with colleagues, potential donors, and the public.
• Constant setting, standing and walking, with occasional bending and lifting; may work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, both locally and internationally.