Agribusiness Advisor - Horticulture/Crops (Contingent to Donor Funding)

Direct Implementation of Horticulture/Crop Value Chain Activities

• Lead the operationalization of horticulture/crop value chain and market system activities at the cluster level ensuring interventions are tailored to the local context and effectively address constraints identified through earlier market analyses.
• Lead local assessments and analyses of the horticulture/crop sector to identify agribusiness opportunities tailored to rural young women. Design and execute market-based intervention strategies that address identified constraints and leverage opportunities specific to the cluster context.
• Implement core value chain and market system activitiesincluding market development market intelligence facilitation of local input/output market linkages and business development servicesensuring this leads to increased production income and jobs.

Enterprise growth & Market Linkages

• Map existing youth-led MSEs in horticulture/crop and design tailored approaches to help them expand diversify and employ more young women.
• Facilitate direct business linkages for young women-led enterprises with input suppliers buyers processors cooperatives unions and service providers.
• Introduce and promote appropriate new technologies productivity-enhancing practices and value addition opportunities to strengthen horticulture and crop enterprises.

Capacity Building & Field-level Support

• Provide coaching mentoring and hands-on technical support to rural young women youth groups and MSEs engaged in horticulture/crop enterprises.
• Organize and deliver practical demonstrations productivity training sessions post-harvest handling workshops and exposure visits to build capacity and encourage adoption of improved practices.

Stakeholder Coordination & Multi-Stakeholder Platforms

• Organize and facilitate cluster-level multi-stakeholder meetings on selected value chains to identify systemic challenges and build collective solutions in input and output markets.
• Prepare document and share proceedings of these forums ensuring local stakeholders are actively engaged and driving problem-solving.
• Build and maintain strong operational relationships with private sector actors cooperatives local government offices farmer organizations and other relevant stakeholders in the horticulture and crop sectors within the cluster.

Monitoring Learning & Adaptive Management

• Regularly monitor and track implementation progress against work plans ensuring activities meet quality standards and contribute to cluster-level income and employment targets.
• Document lessons learned success stories and innovations from field implementation sharing these insights with the wider program team to inform adaptive learning.
• Support cluster-level contributions to annual reviews midterm assessments final evaluations and routine progress reporting. Ensure all horticulture/crop interventions are designed and implemented in ways that intentionally address gender disparities and enhance climate resilience

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in agriculture development Horticulture Agribusiness Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Economics or a related field. Preferably masters degree in the field mentioned.
• 8 years of relevant experience in horticulture/crop value chain development and agribusiness with demonstrated success in direct field-level implementation.
• Practical experience in youth employment market system development local input/output market dynamics and marketing of agricultural commodities and supporting rural women in enterprise growth.
• Familiarity with local national and regional horticulture trade systems and the policy environment governing the sector.
• Experience organizing multi-stakeholder forums strengthening cooperatives and working closely with sectoral associations.
• Solid understanding of gender integration climate-smart agriculture programming in value chain initiatives.
• Willingness to travel frequently within the cluster to engage directly with communities enterprises and stakeholders.
• Fluency in English language.

Competencies

• Problem analysis
• Coaching
• Focus on quality
• Result orientation
• Persuasiveness

Additional Information :

Contract Type: National Full-time

This position will be based on donor funding and approval confirmation.

Expected start date: As soon as possible

Duty Station: Bahir Dar

Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

How to Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on August 4 2025. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.
If your experience and skills match the positions requirements we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.

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