Agribusiness Senior Advisor (Jakarta) - International consultancy contract
SNV is an international not-for-profit development organization that works in 35 of the poorest countries around the world covering water and sanitation, agriculture and energy. In agriculture, SNV works with smallholder farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent communities and companies to provide innovative, market-based solutions to the issues of sustainable markets, food security and climate change - contributing to equitable economic development and making markets work effectively for the rural poor.
As we are in the process of establishing a presence in Indonesia we are now seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the post of Senior Advisor Agribusiness to work on upcoming assignments and to grow SNV's inclusive business work.
Responsibilities
SNV is an international not-for-profit development organization that works in 35 of the poorest countries around the world covering water and sanitation, agriculture and energy. In agriculture, SNV works with smallholder farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent communities and companies to provide innovative, market-based solutions to the issues of sustainable markets, food security and climate change - contributing to equitable economic development and making markets work effectively for the rural poor.
As we are in the process of establishing a presence in Indonesia we are now seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the post of Senior Advisor Agribusiness to work on upcoming assignments and to grow SNV's inclusive business work.
Responsibilities
- Manage the inclusive business component of the EC funded Switch project for sustainable production and processing of rattan and the Sustainable coffee project in Flores and Toraja
- Provide overall technical leadership to develop a viable Inclusive Business programme that will have impact
- Support SNV resource mobilisation and strategic partnership development activities
- Provide advisory services to key clients and coaching to team members
- Ensure quality of advisory delivery by team and contractors
- Administer contract requirements and compliance with donor regulations including overseeing programme finances, monitoring, reporting and evaluation
- Ensure positive and constructive donor and stakeholder relations
Candidate profile
- Experience in analyzing/implementing Value Chains in the Agriculture, Biofuels, Forestry, or Retail Sectors
- Proven track record working with medium and large private sector companies in the development of Inclusive Business Models with suppliers, consumers and/or distributors
- Experience in organizing/executing baseline studies, business plans, risk analysis and measurement impact frameworks
- Knowledge of the international development or international business field preferred
- Experience with agricultural certification standards would be advantageous as well as knowledge of the rattan, coffee or dairy sectors
- Experience in research, quantitative analysis and preparation of technical documents
- Track record in partnership building and resource mobilization
- Master's Degree in economics, agricultural economics, business administration, international trade or equivalent
Contract duration: SNV will offer a one-year competitive associate
consultancy advisor contract with the potential to extend for up to a
further three years.
Desired start date: June, 2013
How to apply?
Please send application letter directly addressing each of the criteria under the candidate profile and a CV (in English) to southasiajobs@snvworld.org by 28 March 2013 with subject: "Agribusiness Senior Advisor (Jakarta)".
Desired start date: June, 2013
How to apply?
Please send application letter directly addressing each of the criteria under the candidate profile and a CV (in English) to southasiajobs@snvworld.org by 28 March 2013 with subject: "Agribusiness Senior Advisor (Jakarta)".
