Trade Officer - Tanzania
Global Communities (formerly CHF International) is an international development organization whose mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions. Global Communities is seeking local candidates for theAgribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program, a five-year project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. AIMS’s mission is to bolster trade for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in agribusiness in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi by increasing their access to bank finance and by expanding their trade outlets.
Trade Officer - Tanzania
The Trade Officer in Tanzania will assist the Trade Specialist in mapping out strategic value chains and in identifying gaps where project strengths can be applied to streamline the chain of commercialization and expand the value and volume of Tanzania’s agribusiness trade. S/he will participate in linking operators under a business case framework that augment likelihood of attracting bank financing appropriate for operators in their value chain---using tools of finance, ICT, and market-driven collaboration. The Trade |Officer will tie in necessary capacity building in finance and marketing, as well as galvanize and introduce business service support, to increase loans from institutional lenders to agribusiness operators. He/She will support AIMS program to expand trading platform efficiency through integration and broader price diffusion. He/She will support AIMS trade fair participation and related workshops on market opportunities. The Trade Officer will take the lead along with the Tanzania-based credit officers in formalizing the network of business service providers and in increasing agribusiness loans resulting from their more active role assisting agribusiness
The Trade Officer in Tanzania will assist the Trade Specialist in mapping out strategic value chains and in identifying gaps where project strengths can be applied to streamline the chain of commercialization and expand the value and volume of Tanzania’s agribusiness trade. S/he will participate in linking operators under a business case framework that augment likelihood of attracting bank financing appropriate for operators in their value chain---using tools of finance, ICT, and market-driven collaboration. The Trade |Officer will tie in necessary capacity building in finance and marketing, as well as galvanize and introduce business service support, to increase loans from institutional lenders to agribusiness operators. He/She will support AIMS program to expand trading platform efficiency through integration and broader price diffusion. He/She will support AIMS trade fair participation and related workshops on market opportunities. The Trade Officer will take the lead along with the Tanzania-based credit officers in formalizing the network of business service providers and in increasing agribusiness loans resulting from their more active role assisting agribusiness
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The deadline for the application is on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
Applicants are to submit their application letters with detailed CV to vacancies@chfkenya.org with the title of the position in the header of the application letter. The application letters shall be addressed to the Country Director.Only short listed firms/candidates will be contacted. Global Communities is an equal opportunity employer.
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