Job Description

Title: Senior Market Systems Specialist - BANA

Company Name: WorldFish

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in Economics, Business Management, Marketing, Aquaculture or other related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ ABOUT THE POSITION:
∎ The Senior Market Systems Specialist will work with market actors in the aquaculture sector. The `aquaculture sector` is broadly defined to include not only feed, seed, fish farmers, processors, and the like, but also finance & banking, advertising, wholesalers & retailers, associations, and all other market actors.
∎ The Senior Market Systems Specialist will identify and engage private sector partners who can support the aims of the activity and are willing to invest in providing high quality aquaculture goods and services which illuminate a solutions to market obstacles and prove viable solutions. The post holder will help the partners refine their plans for demonstrations, pilots, and tests of new approaches during the sub-grant process, actively oversee sub-grantee implementation, studiously collect information about process and results, and then develop and implement activities to spread the learning widely to other market actors and stakeholders.
∎ Eligibility and Location:
∎ The position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Interviews are expected to be held in December 2022 and only shortlisted candidates will be notified and expected to attend the interview. The successful candidate should be available as soon as possible to serve the fixed term contract with the possibility of contract renewal depending on performance and funding availability.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identifies market actors, assesses end markets, develops value chain maps, identifies challenges and opportunities, and market-based solutions to integrate small-scale producers into their supply chains and commercial distribution networks by conducting market research, mapping, consultation workshop at regional level etc. and design appropriate market driven interventions.
∎ Assist and negotiate with regional private sector businesses and organizations to finalize detail business model for support in response to calls for proposals from the activity.
∎ Improves and adapts program design through internal and external collaboration and learning.
∎ Guide the MEL/CLA team with development and uses of data and information on sub-grant activity results.
∎ Collects stakeholder reports, generate reports, case studies and other communications as BANA's point of contact for assigned sub-grants.

Additional Requirements:
∎ This job is open to all applicants with the following skills and qualifications:
∎ 10 years' overall experience is required with at least 5 years' experience, knowledge and skills in market systems and enterprise development, preferably in the aquaculture sector.
∎ Experience working in the private sector with excellent time management skills.
∎ Strong planning and project management skills.
∎ Understanding of gender, youth, environment and nutrition sensitive approaches to enterprise development.
∎ Strong team building and interpersonal communication skills to build network among stakeholders.
∎ Proficient in MS office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook to support effective communication.
∎ Willingness to travel extensively in the zone of influence (ZOI).
∎ Competency Desired:
∎ Record of positive outcomes in applying market systems approach will be an added advantage.
∎ Initiative.
∎ Committed and motivated.

Salary:
∎ This position is open to National applicants and WorldFish offers a competitive remuneration package including (but not limited to) insurance coverage for staff and eligible dependents, pension / provident fund contribution and others.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 16 Dec 2022

Company Information:
∎ 11 Dec 2022
∎ WorldFish
∎ Business : WorldFish is an international, nonprofit research organization that harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty. Globally, more than one billion people obtain most of their animal protein from fish and approximately 800 million depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.
Utilizing its scientific expertise, its networks and partnerships, and an innovative `research in development` approach, WorldFish increases the productivity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture and improves the lives of poor people who rely on them.
WorldFish is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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