Vacancy title:
Global Enterprise Advisor
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 13 2023
JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
This role is central to the achievement of SHA’s vision of thriving rural economies and is part of the global technical advisory team. This post will explore and advise on best practice from within Self Help Africa and experiences from other market systems actors to ensure programmes across all countries of operation are providing effective enterprise development support to smallholder farmers moving them beyond subsistence farming to developing commercial, market-based enterprises, promoting their inclusion in national, regional and global markets.
The Enterprise Advisor will embed market-based approaches in country programmes, identify collaborating partners in the development and private sectors and encourage innovation and facilitate learning across all of our country operations.
The Enterprise Advisor will be part of a team of Global Advisors covering Agriculture; Enterprise; Dairy Systems; Gender, Inclusion and Social Protection; Nutrition and Food Safety; WASH, Forestry and Natural Resource Management.
Key Responsibilities:
The main purpose of this role is to lead our strategy on agribusiness opportunities for smallholder farmers, their associations, cooperatives, and SMEs working in the agri-food value chain. Success in this role will be demonstrated by a measurable increase in farmer incomes, through improved market access, attracting additional financing into farmer organisations, strengthened organisation structures, and ensuring better business acumen in every farmer organisation we work with.
You will be responsible for:
Market System Development:
• develop a consolidated approach to Market Systems Development across the organization. Track international best practice.
• Develop and maintain appropriate guidelines and resources and disseminate to programme teams.
Sustainable Food Systems:
• provide vision and inspiration to assist agri-food enterprises to provide safe, nutritious and affordable food to all.
• Enterprise Community of Practice: Build the SHA Enterprise Community of Practice.
Training and capacity building:
• provide bespoke training to SHA field staff, partners and clients on Enterprise-related topics.
• Recruitment: support country offices to recruit enterprise specialists.
• Technical Support: provide detailed support, including sourcing external expertise, for the design and implementation of projects covering, but not limited to:
• Cooperative management and development
• Social Enterprise development
• Agro Enterprise management
• Market and Value Chain Analysis
• Value addition for agricultural produce
• Project Appraisal
• Business Planning
• Access to financial services and products: SACCOs, VSLAs, Micro Finance / Cooperative Bank, insurance and risk management.
FinTech:
• track the rapidly expanding field of mobile financial service appropriate for SHA beneficiaries.
• Intellectual property (IP) Management
• Market based approaches for the delivery of WASH services.
• Graduation of farmer-led enterprises from grant to commercial finance.
M&E:
• work with the M&E team to design indicators, data collection and analyses, design the ToRs for midterm reviews and final evaluations, and take part in joint evaluation missions.
Policy:
• Lead and contribute to developing policy documents in relation to our agribusiness work and keep CDs up to data on relevant national, regional and international polices and commitments. Support national staff to contribute to national enterprise policy forums.
Networking:
• Document and disseminate Self Help Africa’s experiences and represent Self Help Africa in relevant regional/international communities of practice, conferences and networks.
Strategy:
• Ensure that enterprise development practices and projects follow best practice and are in line with Self Help Africa’s group strategy and internal policies on partnership and participation; inclusion (including gender and HIV/AIDS targeting); and environment (natural resource management and adaptation to climate change).
Proposal development:
• Support the Fundraising Teams to win new business and funding to support enterprise development throughout the organisation.
Gorta Group:
• Working closely with colleagues in TruTrade and Partner Africa to explore opportunities for collaboration and to win new business.
HR:
• support the design of Enterprise JDs, shortlist CVs and participate in interview panels, as required.
Leadership and compliance:
• The Global Advisors are expected to be role models for the organisation, applying and promoting best practice across the organisation and provide guidance to country teams on SHAs internal policies, procedures and systems.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the head of GTART.
Key Relationships:
Internal
• Technical Advisors at Head Office and Country Programme level
• Programmes Director
• Desk Officers
• Regional Directors/Country Directors/Head of Programmes
• Program Funding & Fundraising
• Communications
• TruTrade country leads.
• Partner Africa Executive Director
• Group CEO
External
• External stakeholders including, but not limited to, institutional and private donors, Irish Aid, and international aid agencies such as USAID and FCDO
• Partners/service providers. Establish and maintain effective working relations, particularly national and regional agribusiness.
Knowledge & Experience:
Essential:
• Primary degree (minimum) in agriculture, cooperative management, social enterprise, finance, business, economics or a related discipline.
• 10 years’ experience of working in the agribusiness sector in Africa.
• Proven professional experience in at least 4 of these sectors:
• Cooperative management & development
• Social Enterprise development
• Agro Enterprise management
• Market & Value Chain Analysis
• Project Appraisal
• Business Planning
• Micro Finance: SACCOs, VSLAs, Micro Finance / Cooperative Banks.
• FinTech: experience of the rapidly expanding field of mobile financial services.
• Intellectual Property (IP) management.
• Market based approaches for the delivery of WASH services.
• Programme cycle management.
• Excellent written English with proven skills in report writing and proposal development.
• Strong research, evaluation, and analytical skills.
• Experience in using participatory approaches in project design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Flexibility and the ability to work in a multi-cultural team.
• Self-motivated with good organisation, planning and management skills and a track record in working remotely.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience in providing remote support.
• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Self Help Africa
Preferred:
• International Experience in Africa and Asia
• Be fluent in French or Portuguese
• Previous experience as an advisor.
• Proven professional experience in > 4 of these sectors:
• Cooperative management and development
• Social Enterprise development
• Agro Enterprise management
• Market & Value Chain Analysis
• Project Appraisal
• Business Planning
• Micro Finance: SACCOs, VSLAs, Micro Finance / Cooperative Banks.
• FinTech: experience of the rapidly expanding field of mobile financial services.
• Intellectual Property (IP) management.
• Market based approaches for the delivery of WASH services.
• Experience with key donors: EU, Irish Aid, UK Aid, GIZ, FCDO
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Interested applicants? Click here to apply
