Organization Background
Nuru International Ethiopia is a US-based international NGO working to end extreme poverty in remote rural communities in Ethiopia. Nuru’s first integrated development project in Ethiopia began in 2013 in Boreda Woreda, Gamo Gofa Zone, and SNNPR. Nuru currently works in four integrated intervention areas: Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Healthcare and Education. All four programs work through local Grain Marketing Cooperatives. Currently, Nuru Ethiopia employs approximately 60+ staff in its headquarters in Arba Minch and project woredas.
For more information on our intervention programs and impact you can check our website on: http://www.nuruinternational.org/what-we-do/ethiopia.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Agri-Business Expert will be responsible for leading the development and execution of farmer cooperative business dealings. The Expert will advise Nuru Ethiopia staff and Hidota Cooperative Union’s General Manager (GM) on researching new crop products, finding buyers for thoseproducts, creating detailed financial models, and generating a sustainable profit for the Union and Primary Cooperatives.
Identify, analyze, and develop new markets for maize, haricot beans, and other marketable grains with the express purpose to make Hidota Union and member PCS financially sustainable while growing the Union’s market position in SNNPR, Ethiopia, and abroad.
Specific responsibilities include:
Job start date: Preferably 01 March 2017
Report to: Cooperative Program Manager
Terms and conditions: The appointment will be for short-term fixed employment based on annual contract extensions depending on performance
Qualification Requirements: