Market Linkages and Export Specialist, USAID Feed the Future Cambodia Agriculture Partnerships Hub 297 views

Market Linkages and Export Specialist, USAID Feed the Future Cambodia Agriculture Partnerships Hub

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Project Overview and Role:

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Background

The proposed Activity will promote and
expand market-based opportunities and will facilitate diversification and
competitiveness within the agriculture sector to achieve the following
high-level objectives:

1. Inclusive and sustainable agriculture market systems strengthened
2. Strengthened linkages and trust among market actors

Purpose of
Position
Palladium seeks an innovative,
private-sector oriented candidate to serve as the Market Linkages and Export
Specialist on the upcoming Feed the Future Cambodia Agriculture Partnerships
Hub Activity. This position will oversee activities aimed at strengthening
linkages and trust among both domestic and international market actors. This
position will be part of the program’s senior leadership team

Duration:              Up
to 5 years
Location:              Phnom
Penh, Cambodia 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical and managerial oversight to strengthen linkages
  between private sector actors in the Cambodian agriculture sector,
  including processors, aggregators/wholesalers, input suppliers, banks and
  MFIs, and firms working in the digital and tech space
• Foster market-led partnerships with
  private sector actors, identify opportunities for collaboration and
  program support, and facilitate increased market access across multiple
  value chains
• Support private sector partners and
  business associations to identify and seize export opportunities, connect
  with buyers, and market agricultural products and services
• Help develop and provide technical input
  on Request for Applications (RFAs) and provide technical oversight to
  grants awarded to the private sector
• Work closely with the program’s Gender and
  Youth Inclusion Director to ensure all activities promote inclusive
  development
• Share results and learning with project
  leadership team, Palladium, and USAID
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in agribusiness, trade, economics, international
  development, or similar
• Minimum 10 years’ experience working in
  Cambodia’s agriculture sector, with a strong preference for candidates with
  experience promoting private sector partnerships
• Experience establishing and strengthening
  productive and collaborative partnerships in one or more of the following
  areas:
  • Facilitating export market linkages and
    deals
  • Improving food safety, quality, and
    traceability
  • Promoting technological upgrades to improve
    productivity
  • Increasing firms’ investment and export readiness

• Ability to adapt programing based on
  market needs and in response to market data
• Prior experience overseeing partnerships
  between the private sector and development programs preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, strategic
  thinking and planning, management, and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and supervision
  skills managing teams
• Written and oral proficiency in English
  required