Senior Market Systems Specialist

Job Description

Title: Senior Market Systems Specialist

Company Name: WorldFish

Vacancy: 4

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

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

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ 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.
∎ This position will be based at WorldFish`s Country Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Interviews are expected to be held in December 2019 and only shortlisted candidates will be notified and expected to attend the interview. The successful candidate should be available to commence as soon as possible for an initial three (3) years 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 Bangladesh Nationals 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).
∎ Record of positive outcomes in applying market systems approach will be an added advantage.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position. WorldFish's NRS shall receive comprehensive benefits including (but not limited to) insurance coverage for staff and eligible dependents, and pension/ provident fund contribution.

Application Deadline: December 2, 2019

Company Information:
∎ WorldFish

Category: NGO/Development