DAIRY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
Location:Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with frequent in-country travel
Start date:July 2011 (contingent upon securing new funding)
Duration:5 years
Location:Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with frequent in-country travel
Start date:July 2011 (contingent upon securing new funding)
Duration:5 years
Background Information:TechnoServe is an international business development organization
whose mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world
build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth.
Our approach is based on hiring high-performing people who share our vision of private sector
solutions that create long-term transformation in people’s lives. We believe in hard work,
creativity, and leveraging the dynamism of talented people. We are committed to innovation,
learning, and results. Our global team is drawn from world-class industry and management
consulting firms. We are work in nearly 30 countries in Africa, Latin America and India.
whose mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world
build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth.
Our approach is based on hiring high-performing people who share our vision of private sector
solutions that create long-term transformation in people’s lives. We believe in hard work,
creativity, and leveraging the dynamism of talented people. We are committed to innovation,
learning, and results. Our global team is drawn from world-class industry and management
consulting firms. We are work in nearly 30 countries in Africa, Latin America and India.
The Livestock Growth Program (LGP) is a comprehensive, transformative, five-year program
that aims to increase productivity & competitiveness of selected livestock value chains inEthiopia to the benefit of smallholders.The LGP focuses on three value chains: (1) dairy, (2)
meat and (3) hides, skins & leather.
Role and responsibility: The Dairy Enterprise Development Expert will be responsible for
activities related to the creation and implementation of value chain development strategies. In
this senior leadership role, he/she will work with project’s technical teams, various livestock
related private sector actors and service providers and livestock related government technical
officials.
activities related to the creation and implementation of value chain development strategies. In
this senior leadership role, he/she will work with project’s technical teams, various livestock
related private sector actors and service providers and livestock related government technical
officials.
While final technical areas and specific responsibilities will be defined upon securing of funding
from USAID, following are the key expected areas of focus for this position:
from USAID, following are the key expected areas of focus for this position:
•Value chain strategy development
o Develop clearly articulated and fact-based strategy for dairy, meat and hides,
skins & leather value chain interventions in collaboration with other implementing
partners, ensuring that strategy supports overall broader program objectives and
goals for meat and animal, dairy and hides, skins and leather value chains
o Lead rigorous and ongoing industry assessments to identify new industry and
client opportunities, with a focus on end-market analyses
o Maintain understanding of current global best practices related to market-driven
value chain development and the specified livestock value chains, ensure that
these are shared with staff and partners and actively incorporated into strategies
and work streams
o Develop clearly articulated and fact-based strategy for dairy, meat and hides,
skins & leather value chain interventions in collaboration with other implementing
partners, ensuring that strategy supports overall broader program objectives and
goals for meat and animal, dairy and hides, skins and leather value chains
o Lead rigorous and ongoing industry assessments to identify new industry and
client opportunities, with a focus on end-market analyses
o Maintain understanding of current global best practices related to market-driven
value chain development and the specified livestock value chains, ensure that
these are shared with staff and partners and actively incorporated into strategies
and work streams
•Value chain intervention planning
o Break down strategies into well-defined work streams and ensure that the scope
and projected impact of all work streams are correctly defined and understood
o Ensure that all work streams have a detailed work plan which identifies,
prioritizes and sequences the activities required for successful delivery
o Ensure sufficient resources are mobilized
o Break down strategies into well-defined work streams and ensure that the scope
and projected impact of all work streams are correctly defined and understood
o Ensure that all work streams have a detailed work plan which identifies,
prioritizes and sequences the activities required for successful delivery
o Ensure sufficient resources are mobilized
•External representation
o Develop and sustain trust-based relationships with key stakeholders, including
other initiatives and interventions
o Leverage knowledge of key stakeholders to secure buy-in to ideas and initiatives
o Provide intellectual leadership in helping team members identify and develop
business and industry-wide value chain improvement strategies
Requirements:
o Develop and sustain trust-based relationships with key stakeholders, including
other initiatives and interventions
o Leverage knowledge of key stakeholders to secure buy-in to ideas and initiatives
o Provide intellectual leadership in helping team members identify and develop
business and industry-wide value chain improvement strategies
Requirements:
•Education: Masters degree in livestock, agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural
economics, or related field is required.
economics, or related field is required.
•Experience:
o 10+ years of professional experience in livestock sector value chain development
with a major emphasis on: value chain facilitation, agribusiness, marketing and
financial services and private sector development;
o 5+ years managing for-profit agribusiness or value chain related private sector
institution.
o Experience managing USAID-funded value chain initiatives an advantage
•
Specialized knowledge/skills:
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
o Demonstrated advanced ICT skills.
o Established relationship with and/or substantive knowledge of international
agribusiness firms.
o Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
o Entrepreneurial and self motivated
o Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English, Amharic a
plus, but not required
o Experience with gender mainstreaming in livestock/agriculture projects is added
advantage.
o 10+ years of professional experience in livestock sector value chain development
with a major emphasis on: value chain facilitation, agribusiness, marketing and
financial services and private sector development;
o 5+ years managing for-profit agribusiness or value chain related private sector
institution.
o Experience managing USAID-funded value chain initiatives an advantage
•
Specialized knowledge/skills:
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
o Demonstrated advanced ICT skills.
o Established relationship with and/or substantive knowledge of international
agribusiness firms.
o Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
o Entrepreneurial and self motivated
o Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English, Amharic a
plus, but not required
o Experience with gender mainstreaming in livestock/agriculture projects is added
advantage.
•Women are encouraged to apply.
Fees and expenses: Negotiable.
Deadline for application: April 20th, 2011, However, applications will be considered as they are
received.
Fees and expenses: Negotiable.
Deadline for application: April 20th, 2011, However, applications will be considered as they are
received.
Qualified candidates should mail or email their CV/resume along with a cover letter to:
Address:
Address:
TechnoServe Inc.
PO Box 100598
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email:madmin@tnsethiopia.org and hoh@tns.org
PO Box 100598
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email:madmin@tnsethiopia.org and hoh@tns.org
