SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is Dutch based, non-for profit foreign charity operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. Currently SNV is working in the eight+ regional states of Ethiopia which includes– Addis Ababa, Afar, Somali, Gambella, Benishangul, SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regional states, providing technical assistance and program implementation in the major 3 sectors including Agriculture, WASH and Energy. SNV is an open and learning organization focusses on improving the lives of Ethiopian Need people through best practices in value chain, market and youth and gender. Through its work in the three sectors, SNV in Ethiopia supports the development of number of value chains and commodities to improve the Livelihoods. This takes a value chain and market development approach, with special focus on improving access to sustainable markets for smallholder farmers, youths, urban development and by developing business-to-business relations and improving business development services.
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BRIDGE, Building Rural Income through Inclusive Dairy Business Growth in Ethiopia, is a five-year dairy development project (2018-2023), implemented by SNV Ethiopia in partnership with Wageningen University-Livestock Research.
The impact of the project is to contribute to an “improved performance in the dairy sector in Ethiopia”, for 120,000 farming households, with four main outcomes: (1) Improved milk production, (2) Improved milk collection, processing, and marketing, (3) Improved consumption of nutritious foods, and (4) Improved enabling environment. The project will work in 4 regional states: Oromia, Amhara, SNNP and Tigray.
SNV Ethiopia is looking for dynamic, experienced, talented, energetic, flexible, open and ready to learn candidates for Dairy Business Advisor position at Cluster Level for its growing program and the Building Rural Income through Inclusive Dairy Business Growth in Ethiopia (BRIDGE) project in Tigray Mekele.
The successful appointee will have access to start-up resources and some ongoing support, and will be encouraged to apply for his/her own skills, knowledge and experience. This position is fully responsible to support the development of vibrant commercial dairy input supply markets accessible for smallholders and specialised farms in BRIDGE intervention areas and for a commercial diary collection, processing and marketing at smallholders or SME level. . Agro-Input Dealers at woreda and woreda sub-level are the key of this emerging markets whereas we also have dairy processors, feed processors and alike. The advisor will closely work with the senior level Dairy Business Advisor in providing information from field and in implementing strategy and tools developed. The position holder also support cooperatives and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in milk collection & small scale processing, become business oriented full-fledged units. S/he support dairy cooperatives and SMEs to improve volume and quality of milk collected, increase volume of milk processed towards marketable dairy products, exploitation of market opportunities (both informal and formal) and create working synergy with cooperative promotion office. S/he will support cooperative memberships, leadership, coaching on business development, support and relationship with cooperative agency. S/he will develop tools to advice cooperatives and SMEs on business start-up, expansion on dairy and on any related field.
The Cluster dairy business advisor will work to upgrade new and existing dairy input dealers, into fully-fledged input provider business firms; support on systems designed to start pilots and upscale new models like quality based payment system and embedded services to farmers. The advisor will use the developed strategy on inclusion of women in cooperative membership and leadership including the youth to form cooperative businesses. S/he will follow recent developments on cooperative and SME businesses (with regard to milk collection and small scale processing) in her/his region and advice the Senior Dairy Business Advisor in order to review BRIDGE approach.
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Applicants should possess the following qualifications and requirements
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EXPERIENCE
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