Role overview
What you'll be stepping into
Your strong technical expertise and results-driven approach will ensure the consistent application of best practices in market systems development, strengthening productivity, incomes, and resilience. Through proactive coordination, community engagement, and quality oversight, you will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Support the coordination and implementation of all agribusiness and market systems-related project activities (e.g., value addition, aggregation, and market linkage interventions) as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
Work closely with partner staff and community-based facilitators to support delivery of agribusiness and market systems activities, ensure alignment with technical guidelines, and strengthen coordination and consistency in field implementation.
Monitor and report on any market-related challenges (e.g., limited market access, price fluctuations, post-harvest losses, or weak buyer linkages) and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze market access, sales, and enterprise performance data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations, particularly in agribusiness development (e.g., business planning, post-harvest handling, value addition, and collective marketing), and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices, including market systems approaches, enterprise development, and farmer business models.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor of Science Degree in Agribusiness and Agriculture Economics.
At least five (5) years of progressive experience in agribusiness development, market systems strengthening, or value chain management, preferably in refugee or rural development contexts.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Proficient in using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Observation, active listening and analysis skills with the ability to make sound judgements.
Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.
Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
Proactive, results-orientated and service-orientated.
Required languages: English. Knowledge of local languages in the area of operation*.*
Travel requirement: Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.
Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, these practices create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and assist CRS in achieving agency goals. These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfil his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
Personal accountability: consistently taking responsibility for one’s own actions.
Acts with Integrity: Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
Builds and Maintains Trust: Shows consistency between words and actions.
Collaborates with Others: Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
Open to Learning: Seek out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
Lead Change: Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
Develops and Recognizes Others: Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
Strategic Mindset: Understands the role of translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
Key Working Relationships
Supervisory: To be determined.
Internal: Head of Programming, Program Managers, MEAL Manager, Partnership Capacity Strengthening Program Manager, Operations colleagues.
External: Donors, Government representatives, Church representatives, Private sector actors, local partners, peer agencies, and others.
How to apply