تاريخ النشر:2014-9-5
اخر موعد:2014-10-1
موقع العمل:صنعاء
اخر موعد:2014-10-1
موقع العمل:صنعاء
جهة العمل:IESC
Title: Market Access & Development Advisor
Program: Yemen Competitive Agriculture Systems for High Value Crops (CASH) Program
Location: Sana'a, Yemen
Start Date: July 2014
Expected Duration: Up to five years, with annual review and confirmation required.
BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION:
The Competitive Agriculture Systems for High Value Crops (CASH) Program is a USAID-funded initiative with the overall goal of enhancing food security by creating sustainable market systems and reducing poverty in rural areas of Yemen. By working to create strong, sustainable and commercially profitable markets for Yemeni coffee, honey, horticulture, livestock, and handicrafts, CASH aims to increase incomes and food security for Yemeni citizens, particularly women.
CASH’s market access and information component supports this goal by collaborating with Yemeni and regional partners to improve market information, facilitate an inclusiveness among Yemeni export stakeholders in targeted value chains, increase competitiveness, and promote regional and international trade linkages.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
The Market Access & Development Advisor will work within the CASH team to improve access to markets and information services by cultivating linkages with regional and international buyers and establishing a Market Information System (with tractability) in Yemen.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The specific duties of the Market Access & Development Advisor include, but are not limited to, the following:
• In collaboration with other CASH component leads and COP, support CASH market access activities in the five pilot initiatives in the coffee, honey, horticulture, livestock, and handicraft value chains;
• Develop export promotion strategy in collaboration with pilot partners;
• Organize and identify appropriate stakeholder representatives for the cluster working groups (CWGs) in each of the targeted value chains so that Yemeni industry players can access and develop markets;
• Develop export trade training curriculum and technical assistance programming based on the needs identified in the pilots and in the CWGs to ensure tailored trainings that address the skills most needed by CASH beneficiaries;
• In collaboration with CASH COP, lead program activities focused on improving the availability of market information (including traceability) to stakeholders along each of the targeted value chains;
• Liaise as appropriate with other relevant donor programs, agribusiness stakeholders, and government partners to increase CASH’s visibility and maximize coordination.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, agribusiness, business, or related field;
• 5 years of technical experience working in trade facilitation, export promotion, market information systems, and/or agribusiness sectors;
• In-depth understanding of each value chain actor, including incentives and challenges to collaboration;
• Experience working on USAID programs;
• Fluency in Arabic and English;
• Proven organizational skills;
• Maturity, professionalism, positive attitude and displays acceptable behavior.
*Only Yemen Nationals will be considered.
Application Process
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter with "Market Access & Development" in the Subject line to jobs@iesc.org
IESC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability
Please See "Application Process" Above
Note: Covering Letter is REQUIRED for this vacancy, please submit yours along with your C.V
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