FH Ethiopia Business & Marketing Officer Jobs

FH Ethiopia Business & Marketing Officer Jobs

Job Id: 220781

Category: Business Development, Development and Project Management
Location: Sede Muja, Amhara
Career Level: Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience)
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: As per the salary scale of the organization

Job Description

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

Restoring and transforming sustainable off-farm income generation activities, facilitate market linkages & employment pathways;

Deliver regular training to the targeted households on business plan development, Entrepreneurship & marketing;

Ensure the target producers linked with markets and viable value chains;

Ensures the project captures and responds to up-to-date information about market developments within respective market systems and for Economic & Markets Development;

· Deliver training on increasing access to financial services (e.g. financial literacy, generating savings, and access to credit);

Ensure livelihood promoters implementing various off-farm & income generating activities in result oriented manner;

Becomes familiar with all aspects of the relevant market systems the project is targeting including key actors (inputs suppliers, producers, traders, information service providers, warehouses, transporters, financiers, intermediary and terminal markets); governance frameworks (formal and informal);

Work experience in similar organization;

Knowledge of

Value chains, Entrepreneurship and business plan development;

Familiarity in working with MFIs, RuSaCCos at rural setting

Involve in planning, implementation, budget management and reporting of livelihood (off-farm & employment) components

Liaise with other NGOs, relevant Government agencies, private sector to ensure good coordination of efforts, avoid duplication, share lessons and approaches for maximizing project impact.

Provide robust support to the project manager in the area of Livelihood (business & marketing) design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Ensure FHE Ethiopia’s Self Help Group (SHG) methodology and strategies are employed and promoted

Firm belief in teamwork, mainstreaming gender & youth, sensitivity to cross-cutting issues (environment, disabilities), participatory approach and sustainable development

Job Requirements

Education - BSc. In Agricultural Economics/Economics/Rural development or related field of Study.

Experience- Three Years relevant work experience. NGO experience is preferred

Direct field based experience preferably in a similar position is essential.

Women Candidates are highly encouraged to apply


How to Apply

Competent candidates can submit ONLY their application and CV to:

recruitment_fhe@fh.org

Candidates MUST refer the position title on the subject line of the email and their application.

FH Ethiopia Business & Marketing Officer Jobs