Private Coffee processing stations Capacity Building
· Deliver sustainability training (in Sustainability Standard Overview, Social responsibility, Occupational Health and Safety, environmental responsibility, Economic Transparency), to BA’s and support delivery to clients.
· Assist in development of site specific environmental plans for existing and new coffee wet mills and hulling stations. Work with Cooperative BAs to ensure these plans are implemented.
· Perform sustainability standards regular audits at each dry/wet mill during the season, with the Cooperative BA and Coop staff. Work together with Cooperative BAs and client to produce an action plan based on the audit.
Support new/ ongoing Market system research activities
· Follow-up implementation of new and ongoing market system facilitative interventions;
· Support Market Analyst in evaluating and proposing opportunities for partnership with a wide array of market system stakeholders;
· Collaborate with other project team members to leverage their existing relationships with farmers, farmer organizations (cooperatives, unions, etc.), government agencies across various levels, agribusinesses, other buyers, financial institutions, and other market system stakeholders for the purpose of market systems research, analysis, and business strategy and project intervention design;
· Submit weekly reports to the Market Analyst and support impact monitoring and evaluation activities
· Where applicable, collaborate with project Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant Officer on data collection related to monitoring and evaluating market system interventions;
Support Stakeholder Relationship Management
· Create a good working relationship with stakeholders.
· Hold meetings with Agricultural Development and administration offices of the appropriate Wereda’s once every quarter.
§ Meet with woreda leaders and Agricultural Development and administration offices to give progress report every quarter.
§ Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Business Advisor.
Report, Communicate and Share Learnings
§ Submit BA weekly work plan – details when BA will attend trainings
§ Submit weekly field reports to the Senior Business Advisor (SBA) and Market Analyst; support impact monitoring and evaluation activities;
§ Participate in regular team training activities to build own training skills, including monthly team meetings in person;
§ Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Business Advisor
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
· Willingness to be based in in Majang Zone, either Mengeshi Woreda or Godere Wordea and willingness to spend significant time in rural areas;
· Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field – Agriculture/agribusiness, environmental management, business/economics, or other relevant fields, etc.
· May accept experience in lieu of four-year degree; - at least two to four years of professional experience— ideally private sector— in one or more of the following areas: Sustainability, marketing research, particularly in agriculture sector; business or cooperative management, agriculture, training or extension.
· Strong planning skills and experience working to strict time-guidelines;
· Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills and as well as negotiation and problem solving skills;
· Willingness to drive a motorcycle;
· Commitment to advancing gender equity
· In addition to Amharic, excellent English oral & written presentation skills
· Computer literacy, including Word and Excel
PREFERRED SKILLS:
· Experience working in the coffee, honey, spices, and/or other NTFP market systems;
· Experience with projects using a Making Market Systems Work for the Poor (M4P) or Market Systems Facilitation (MSF) approach
· Familiarity with Majang/Gambella area
· Ability to speak in relevant local language(s)
· Experience working in promoting and supporting gender strategies
SUCCESS FACTORS:
Competency is a combination of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) directly related to successful performance on the job.
Core Competencies include:
· Integrity and honesty: Is widely trusted; seen as a direct, truthful individual; presents truthful information in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; does not misrepresent himself or herself for personal gain.
· Team Work/ Relationships: Works co-operatively and flexibly with other members of the team with a full understanding of the role to be played as a team member and/or leader, to achieve a common goal. Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and networks.
· Learning attitude: Proactively takes advantage of opportunities to learn. Actively identifies new areas for learning; applies and shares new knowledge and skill appropriately.
· Diversity/Inclusiveness: Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation for diversity and supports diversity efforts. Interacts effectively with and inclusively with people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, ages, and genders.
· Communication: Expresses ideas effectively in individual and group situations. Listens effectively; shares information, ideas and arguments; adjusts terminology, language and communication modes to the needs of the audience; ensures accurate understanding; acts in a way that facilitates open exchange of ideas and information; uses appropriate non-verbal communication.
· Decision making/Problem Solving: Is able to analyze situations, diagnose problems, identify the key issues, establish and evaluate alternative courses of action and produce a logical, practical and acceptable solution. Is able to make effective decisions on a day-to-day basis, taking ownership of decisions, demonstrating sound judgement in escalating issues where necessary.
· Results Oriented/ High Quality Deliverables: Stays focused on the efforts necessary to achieve quality results consistent with programmatic or departmental goals. Demonstrates the ability to achieve effective results; works persistently to overcome obstacles to goal achievement.
· Accomplishes tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks.
· Planning & Time Management: Establishes a course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a specific goal. Effectively plans, schedules, prioritizes and controls activities; identifies, integrates and orchestrates resources (people, material, information, budget, and/or time) to accomplish goals. Prioritizes work according to the program or department’s goals, not just own job responsibilities; manages own time effectively.
· Business Acumen: The ability to use information, ask the right questions and take decisions that make an impact on the overall business performance.
Job Specific/Technical Competencies include:
Sustainability and Market Research Business Advisors is to:
· Keep up to date on all country legal requirements relevant to the standards (eg labour, environmental).
· Support production of the sustainability toolkit – all the materials required by clients to implement the standards.
· Coordinate production of training materials, update training calendar with training advisor. Update sustainability standards training as required.
· Identify and analyze existing local market system stakeholders (farmers, traders, government, research centers, associations, agribusinesses, etc.), including their business/operating models, capacity, and incentives;
· Support in developing focus group guides and other market system research tools;
· Collect both primary and secondary data needed for a thorough analysis of market system(s);
· Proactively reach to and meet with local market system stakeholders who may positively contribute to market systems research and analysis;
· Participate in regular team meeting and training activities to build own training skills, including monthly team meetings in person;
Management and Reporting
· Submit weekly field reports to the Senior Business Advisor; support impact monitoring and evaluation activities;
· Participate in regular team training activities to build own training skills, including monthly team meetings in person;
· Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Business Advisor or Agronomy Program Manager.
· Support Ongoing Analysis of Market System for Strategy design and planning