Project Assistant Value chains

Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR) And World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Job Location:

Abomey-Calavi - Benin

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Jointly with country team conduct market analyses identify opportunities (value chains priority enterprises and key actors) and develop demand-driven market action plans for each target country.
Project actors need assessment and training modules development based on identified gaps.
Support the selection and reporting for each country priority value chains and enterprises based on local opportunities and national priorities with the aim of promoting indigenous and so-called forgotten species through appropriate marketing tools and materials.
Support communities and micro small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing tree-based value chains with viable business models and facilitate access to highervalue-added markets.
Jointly with country team identify at least one financing mechanism per country for the selected value chains or enterprises and co-develop investment plans and risk-mitigation strategies for regenerative activities and value chains
Organize and contribute to national consultation forums to strengthen collaboration with value chain actors enterprises and relevant institutions
Identify institutional and regulatory bottlenecks affecting local entrepreneurship and innovation and contribute to addressing and removing these constraints
Support the advocacy with value chain stakeholders and the private sector
Compile country Value chains innovation and entrepreneurship field interventions technical report.

Requirements

Masters degree in tree-based agricultural-economy Agribusiness socio-economy green-economy Rural Development or a related field.
Proven experience of at least 3 years in value chain development market analysis business support innovation platforms.
Proven knowledge in developing and implementing VC business plans innovation related training modules.
Knowledge of indigenous/underutilized species tree-based value chains and regenerative business models.
Experience working with local communities MSMEs and multiple stakeholders.

Required Skills:

Masters degree in tree-based agricultural-economy Agribusiness socio-economy green-economy Rural Development or a related field. Proven experience of at least 3 years in value chain development market analysis business support innovation platforms. Proven knowledge in developing and implementing VC business plans innovation related training modules. Knowledge of indigenous/underutilized species tree-based value chains and regenerative business models. Experience working with local communities MSMEs and multiple stakeholders.

Jointly with country team conduct market analyses identify opportunities (value chains priority enterprises and key actors) and develop demand-driven market action plans for each target country.Project actors need assessment and training modules development based on identified gaps.Support the selec...

Jointly with country team conduct market analyses identify opportunities (value chains priority enterprises and key actors) and develop demand-driven market action plans for each target country.
Project actors need assessment and training modules development based on identified gaps.
Support the selection and reporting for each country priority value chains and enterprises based on local opportunities and national priorities with the aim of promoting indigenous and so-called forgotten species through appropriate marketing tools and materials.
Support communities and micro small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing tree-based value chains with viable business models and facilitate access to highervalue-added markets.
Jointly with country team identify at least one financing mechanism per country for the selected value chains or enterprises and co-develop investment plans and risk-mitigation strategies for regenerative activities and value chains
Organize and contribute to national consultation forums to strengthen collaboration with value chain actors enterprises and relevant institutions
Identify institutional and regulatory bottlenecks affecting local entrepreneurship and innovation and contribute to addressing and removing these constraints
Support the advocacy with value chain stakeholders and the private sector
Compile country Value chains innovation and entrepreneurship field interventions technical report.

Requirements

Masters degree in tree-based agricultural-economy Agribusiness socio-economy green-economy Rural Development or a related field.
Proven experience of at least 3 years in value chain development market analysis business support innovation platforms.
Proven knowledge in developing and implementing VC business plans innovation related training modules.
Knowledge of indigenous/underutilized species tree-based value chains and regenerative business models.
Experience working with local communities MSMEs and multiple stakeholders.