Deputy Team Leader for Northern Ghana Market / Livelihood Development Program : Tamale, Ghana
Reports to: Team leader
Location: Tamale, Ghana
Duration: 3+ years
I. TechnoServe Background:
TechnoServe is an international, non-profit economic development organization founded in 1968 out of a conviction that a vibrant private sector is an essential foundation for economic growth and poverty reduction. TechnoServe undertakes targeted, catalytic technical assistance and other programming to increase the competitiveness of entrepreneurs, businesses and industries that in-turn provide sustainable employment, inclusion of the poor and increased incomes. TechnoServe operates in 25 developing countries with over 1000 employees. A substantial portion of our work is in agriculture, enhancing farm productivity and commodity quality and addressing gaps in processing and other agribusiness capacities. Our programs increase smallholder access to new technologies, aggregation and storage mechanisms, markets, critical information and finance. TechnoServe also undertakes structured programs to identify and support high potential entrepreneurs in various sectors through leadership mentoring networks, formalization support, access to capital and development of sustainable business services such as accounting, finance, marketing and human resource management.
II. Program Description:
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is financing a Market/Livelihoods program for Northern Ghana which seeks to improve the incomes of thousands of Northern Ghanaians using a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach. M4P aims to accelerate pro-poor growth by making markets function better and with greater fairness for poor men and women. It addresses the behavior of the private sector, through a combination of changes to government policies and support to development of new business models that are more inclusive of the poor and seeks to reinforce and strengthen market systems.
III. Position Description:
The Deputy Team Leader will oversee execution of research on target market systems, market strategy and intervention design and negotiations with business partners. S/he will also lead and supervise market managers, who each oversee an output team consisting of 2 full-time colleagues plus assorted STTA. S/he will also oversee implementation of market interventions.
IV. Required Skills & Experience:
• 5+ years’ experience in M4P and/or value-chain projects in agricultural / rural markets, ideally with good northern Ghana experience;
• Experience in relevant market systems: e.g. cereals, maize, rice, soya, livestock, cowpea, shea, high-value horticulture (e.g. pineapple) and/or in relevant support markets e.g. BDS, agri finance, agri processing/marketing, etc.
• Understanding of entire value-chain, linkages and support markets, as well as basic understanding of production systems;
• Demonstrated knowledge of business
• Strong analytical abilities
• Fluent English
• Access to established network in Northern Ghana preferred
• Experience in Northern Ghana preferred.
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