Agribusiness & Credit Advisor
- Tracking Code
- 219-566
- Job Description
- Job Summary:Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, the Agribusiness and Credit Advisor will develop a detailed strategy, in line with the Njira Project’s related objectives, for mobilizing farmers, establishing partnerships and creating linkages with a variety of agribusinesses, with the aim of increasing sustainable agricultural productivity and improving performance, while also increasing income generating and market opportunities through greater access to financing, such as through Village based Savings and Loan Groups or other, more formal commercial financial institutions, directly benefitting smallholder farmers from the two targeted districts. You will also coordinate project activities with other relevant PCI staff and partners and, manage technical inputs and identify strategies to effectively execute project objectives, including the development of relevant approaches and tools
- Required Skills
- Required Skills:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a Masters, in a field related to Agribusiness such as: business, agronomy, agricultural economics, finance/accounting, or marketing;
- Minimum of 10 years experience working with agricultural value chains and associated agribusinesses;
- Ability to identify and support the development of market driven linkages between Njira’s targeted smallholder farmers, input suppliers, agro-processors, equipment traders and others;
- Experience in designing, and implementing market development programs;
- Strong understanding of agricultural value chains and the ability to lead value chain analysis, mapping, and training initiatives
- Experience in working with and/or establishing village based savings and loan groups or, knowledge of other rural based lending mechanisms;
- Ability to engage the formal financial sector to facilitate access to credit by smallholder farmers and agribusiness along targeted value chains
- Demonstrated ability to work with smallholder farmers and community groups, as well as to collaborate with government and other stakeholders;
- Experience working with a complex multi-sectoral program;
- Excellent planning skills, must be well organized and capable of completing multiple tasks on deadline, results oriented;
- Excellent English and Chichewa speaking, reading and writing skills required;
- Good report writing, presentation and excellent computer skills (at least MS Office products e.g. excel, word, and power point)
- Good supervisory and teamwork skills;
- Heavy local travel and overnight stays in rural areas expected.
- Job Location
- Zomba, , Malawi
