Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 05 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Description
Organizational Unit Country Office
Job's aim MSD Manager is responsible for interventions and partnerships within a specific market sector or cross-cutting function prioritized for focus (e.g., cross-border trade, agriculture, financial inclusion, etc.) and support program intervention based on relevance; opportunity for growth/improved access; and feasibility of stimulating sustainable change in the market system.
Job Specification Reporting to the Country Manager, Market Systems Manager will define and execute strategies for one or more market system/s. Market Systems Manager will work with different stakeholders (private, public sector and value chain actors) within the market system, to prove the business case for changing their approach in favor of sustainable business solutions and models.
Aim of the Organizational Unit Is responsible for realization of Country Office targets
Supervisor Country Manager
Supervises Partnership Officers

Key Duties & Responsibilities
Results and Competences
Results Areas Description
Market system development • Drive the market system mapping and analysis and prioritized market sectors for program intervention.
• Develop and oversee the portfolio of market system development (MSD) interventions and partnerships within the prioritized sector.
• Lead and/or support relevant enabling environment interventions and development of partnerships to address social norms which exclude women and youth and the poor from accessing markets, follow Do No Harm principles.
Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting
• Lead and/or support ongoing MSD and gender and youth inclusion assessments, research studies and stakeholder consultations, as appropriate, to inform program strategies and approaches; Learning Agenda; and adaptive management.
• Provide relevant technical input for program work plans, budgets, and MEL Plan, including Learning Agenda, as appropriate.
• Actively participate in program monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities, including results reviews and other learning exchanges.
• Provide key support for data collection and analyses in collaboration with the MEL team to ensure interventions are impact-oriented and adjusted.
• Contribute relevant technical input for donor reporting and external program communications, such as technical reports, case studies/business cases, video/radio content, social media blogs/posts, etc.
• Participate in development of the annual work plan, ensuring alignment with technical strategy
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed
• Prepare program progress reporting.
Partnership
• Establish and effectively manage strong relationships with market system actors (e.g. private companies operating in the relevant value chains, representatives of the target group, local government offices, etc.)
• Networking and representing the organization through coordinating with stakeholders, partners, government officials such as project line Ministry and JADF to ensure the organization efficiency.
• Represent the program at networking and relationship meetings with private and public actors, as appropriate.
People management, capacity building and risk mitigation
• Build capacity of private sector actors to understand the business case for gender equality and unconscious bias; provide technical assistance (TA) to support partners to develop gender equality policies and help them establish equitable hiring and recruitment processes.
• Support private sector capacity building efforts, including TA to partners to build their understanding of the business case for regenerative and environmentally sustainable solutions, in collaboration with the Regenerative Business/Resilience Lead and Partnership Officers.
• Manage, supervise, mentor and coach Partnership Officers.
• Support other tasks as required by the Country Manager
• Work closely with Program Director and Financial Controller to ensure compliance with company and donor regulations and policies.
Compliance • Complies with Cordaid’s policies and procedures in the area of MEL. Informs and trains other staff on the necessary procedures and systems to comply with the MEL policy.

Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences
• Bachelor’s Degree + 6 years’ experience, Master's Degree + 5 years’ experience in Economics, Statistics, Agribusiness, Business Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting or related fields.
• At least 3 years’ experience applying MSD (Market System Development) principles to develop interventions that local partners can independently lead and own.
• Demonstrated understanding of - and commitment to challenging - barriers that disadvantage the vulnerable, women and youth and exclude them from economic opportunities.
• Good understanding of market systems and their role in poverty reduction from a systemic perspective; experience conducting market analysis in order to make business or investment decisions.
• Demonstrated orientation toward innovative thinking with strong ability to generate creative ideas/solutions and predict possible outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading and coordinating consultative planning processes that involve input from a range of experts and stakeholders toward strengthened evidence-based programming and decision making.
• Strong adaptive management skills, including critical thinking, foresight, and vision to actively analyse program activities, challenge assumptions, and make decisions.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills in a multicultural environment, including experience building relationships and managing conflict with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Confident, diplomatic and quick-thinking in the company of senior executives.
• Able to engage with low-income populations with a high degree of humility.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines while managing multiple tasks and programs.
• Detail orientation, including strong organizational, analytical, and quantitative skills.
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other administrative applications.
• Strong private sector market orientation, entrepreneurial and innovative thinker.
• Robust analytical skills; ability to synthesize information and distill insights and conclusions.
• Strong interpersonal and management skills required; Personnel management experience required.
• Demonstrated strong problem solving skills.
• Very strong attention to details and commitment to high quality, error-free end products.
• Ability to develop well written, clearly structured, cohesive analyses and reports in English, quickly and efficiently.
• Strong analytical and financial analysis skills.
• Learning mindset and a passion for learning.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Others/Extra Details
• Cordaid is fully committed to provide a safe and welcoming workplace to its employees, and to maintain respect and dignity of everyone that comes into contact with Cordaid. Therefore, Cordaid participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. For more information about Cordaid’s work on integrity https://www.cordaid.org/en/who-we-are/integrity-and-code-of-conduct /.
• Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English, should be submitted online;   https://cordaid.hrmagic.co/careers/job?id=OTU5  by 18th January 2024

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