National Business Development and Private Sector Engagement Expert

Job Description

Title: National Business Development and Private Sector Engagement Expert

Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced university degree in rural development, agricultural extension, social science or a related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Organizational Unit: FABGD
∎ Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
∎ Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
∎ Duration: 4 months (with possibility of extension upon availability of resources)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identify the strategic roles of the private sector in crop agriculture and the opportunities for private sector participation in the value chains, making keen linkages with producers groups.
∎ Contribute to the organization of multistakeholder farmers -research -extension - private sector round tables.
∎ Recommend relevant marketing strategies for the HVCs and train the government counterparts in applying them.
∎ Organize value chain round tables to facilitate the establishment of value chain linkages between POs and farmer groups with buyers and quality input suppliers and value chain service.
∎ Organize two workshops with PO and DAE and DAM representatives on the PO support roadmap, the participatory development of Farm Business Facilitator (FBF) terms of reference.
∎ Assist the POs with FBF selection and organize FBF training on PO governance, financial management and record keeping and business planning, using ACCESS training materials and engaging SBKS resource persons. Contracting and supervising of FBFs as trainers of their POs and selected Farmer Groups.
∎ Organize exposure visits of frontline extension agents and representatives of POs and Farmer Group to well-functioning POs.
∎ In collaboration with the Farmer Field and Business Schools expert, review and update the SACP curriculum for the market-led Farmer Field and Business Schools and contribute to the agribusiness aspects of the training of 120 master trainers.
∎ Provide follow-up coaching of the master trainers on the business aspects of the FFS.
∎ Support women and youth-led small-scale agribusiness in developing their marketing activities.
∎ Perform other related duties assigned by the Senior Technical Advisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
∎ National of Bangladesh.
∎ FAO Core Competencies
∎ Results Focus
∎ Teamwork
∎ Communication
∎ Building Effective Relationships
∎ Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
∎ Technical/Functional Skills:
∎ Experience working with the private sector (input providers and produce buyers, small-scale agriculture enterprises) and producer organizations.
∎ Understanding of the agricultural value chain development process and principles of agricultural products' marketing.
∎ Experience in working with public administration of central and local level in Bangladesh.
∎ Readiness to carry out visits to project sites and duty travel as required.
∎ Excellent communication skills including writing skills, proven ability to convey complex ideas through clear communication, and concise reports, and effective oral presentations.
∎ Willingness to work as a team member with multicultural and multidisciplinary team of experts.
∎ Ability to work independently and proceed with objectives of the assignment work under pressure and meet deadlines.
∎ Self-motivation, willingness to learn and good work ethics.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 29 Jul 2023

Company Information:
∎ 18 Jul 2023
∎ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Category: NGO/Development

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Source: bdjobs.com

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