Senior Advisor (Private Sector, Market Systems) - Feed the Future Bangladesh Climate Smart Agricultu

Job Description

Title: Senior Advisor (Private Sector, Market Systems) - Feed the Future Bangladesh Climate Smart Agricultu

Company Name: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Vacancy: --

Location: Dhaka

Experience:
∎ At least 8 years

Published: 2 Jan 2024

Education:

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Required Skills:
∎ Demonstrated proven skills and experience in private sector engagement, preferably in the context of agriculture or climate-related projects.
∎ Demonstrated proven skills and experience in market systems development, preferably in the context of agriculture or climate-related projects.
∎ Proven record of successfully implementing and managing projects related to sustainable agriculture and market systems development.
∎ Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to think strategically and contribute to the overall project vision.
∎ Strong understanding of climate-smart agricultural practices and sustainable farming technologies.
∎ Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with the private sector.
∎ Knowledge of market dynamics and trends in the agricultural sector.
∎ Familiarity with the agricultural landscape in Bangladesh is highly desirable
∎ Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to maintain effective work relationships. Anticipates key issues in work and identify creative and practical solutions
∎ Required Experience:
∎ Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in private sector engagement, market systems development, and agricultural value chains.
∎ Familiarity with project management principles and tools.
∎ Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional and multicultural environment.
∎ Fluency in written and spoken English; proficiency in Bangali language is a plus.
∎ Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally in small audience and large audience settings.
∎ Team player, at ease in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment. Ability to interact effectively with a geographically dispersed multicultural team.
∎ The ability to work independently under pressure and meet strict deadlines. Act in accordance with and defend the best interests of IFDC, GOB, and the donor --USAID.
∎ Strong network in local and national communications and ability to find cost-effective means of promoting the project's achievements. Intense sense of integrity and personal commitment to the achievement of goals. Consistently maintains focus and perseveres in the face of obstacles, inspiring others to do the same

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ ID: 20121253
∎ Full-Time/Regular
∎ Reporting and Work Relationships:
∎ The Senior Advisor (private sector, market systems) is supervised by and reports Chief of Party. She/he works in close collaboration with project colleagues, other IFDC staff, and colleagues from other consortium members.
∎ Location:
∎ The Senior Advisor (private sector, market systems) is a national position with a duty station in the IFDC main project office in Dhaka.
∎ The position requires intensive field travel (up to 50% of the time) in the target Feed the Future Zone of Influence (ZOI) districts in Bangladesh. This position may require international travel depending on the need.
∎ As a Senior Advisor (private sector, market systems) for the Climate Smart Agriculture Project, your primary objective is to develop and facilitate key pathways for market systems development led by the private sector to ensure that the three intermediate results of the project are achieved:
∎ IR 1: Increased availability of climate-resilient varieties of target crops through seed system strengthening.
∎ IR 2: Enhanced market delivery of climate-adapted innovations of agro-inputs, including seeds, practices, and climate information services.
∎ IR 3: Increased smallholder farmer application of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices.
∎ As key personnel on the CSA activity, you will play a key role in fostering collaboration between the project and private sector entities to promote sustainable and climate-smart agricultural practices. The CSA Activity has one Business Development Specialist and one Market System Specialist; thus, the role of the Advisor will be to bring in synergy to business development to market delivery. The primary focus will be to engage with farmers, businesses, agribusiness associations, and other private sector stakeholders, focusing on young entrepreneurs and women, to drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture and resilient technologies and practices using a market-system development lens. The aim is to enhance the overall sustainability and productivity of agriculture while mitigating the impacts of climate change.
∎ The Specific responsibilities include:
∎ The Advisor will play a pivotal role in identifying and ensuring adequate advocacy on identified bottlenecks and constraints to ease an enabling business environment. Policy-level advocacy will be required to work with the relevant public sector actors to remove such identified hindering factors.
∎ Develop and implement strategies to increase the availability of climate-resilient varieties by enhancing market delivery of agri-inputs.
∎ Develop and implement strategies to engage and collaborate with private sector entities to promote sustainable and climate-smart agricultural practices.
∎ Facilitate partnerships between the project and private sector stakeholders to drive innovation, climate-smart technology adoption, and market linkages.
∎ Conduct thorough assessments of the agricultural market systems both input and output markets, identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
∎ Design and implement interventions that strengthen market systems, improve value chains, improve access to finance and enhance the overall competitiveness of the agriculture sector in fostering climate-smart agriculture (CSA).
∎ Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to private sector partners and other stakeholders, both the Business Development Specialist and the Market System Specialist will be working closely with the Advisor on the identified areas to improve following the collaborative partnership agreement.
∎ Develop and deliver training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of project staff and beneficiaries in private sector engagement and market systems development.
∎ Establish robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track the impact of private sector and market systems interventions.
∎ Regularly assess and report on the effectiveness of implemented strategies, making data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement to ensure enabling market system to support the MSMEs in the Agricultural Market System.
∎ Actively participate in industry forums, workshops, and conferences to stay abreast of the latest trends and opportunities in the agricultural sector.
∎ Actively engage the GOB to create an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive.
∎ Be willing to continue learning and applying proven market systems development approaches.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ The salary proposed salary for this position is BDT 540,960 (Fixed) Gross per month. The determination of new employee salaries considers diversified factors. These include the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate`s qualifications in relation to the job`s responsibilities and prerequisites, internal fairness, the competitive state of the job market, as well as potential organizational and budgetary considerations.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

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Company Information:
∎ International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

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Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2024

Category: NGO/Development