Education and certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Food/Agribusiness, agriculture economics and enterprise development or related disciplines.
  
• Training certificate in Market System Development is an added advantage
  

Essential Experience

• At least 2- 3 years of field and technical experience in the implementation of projects within agricultural value chains or market systems development approach in any one sector from Agriculture, and Nutrition or another relevant field.
  
• Previous experience managing or implementing agribusiness programming
  
• Clear understanding and evidence-based experience on agricultural value chain development and working with SMEs.
  
• Strong hands-on experience in managing or providing technical support to farmer groups and/or cooperatives.
  
• Considerable understanding and knowledge of rural markets, trading relationships, and rural service provision.
  
• Experience in enterprise development.
  
• Must understand the technical, social, and other aspects in the development field
  
• Experience in identifying, building and maintaining public/private partnerships, preferably in the agricultural sector.
  
• Strong marketing, financial analysis, and management skills.
  
• Strong hands-on experience in managing or providing technical support to producer organizations.
  
• Excellent command of report writing, analysis, and presentation skills using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.