Business Development Advisor - National candidate only

Overview

Provide strategic guidance for establishing private sector partnerships and developing market systems in agriculture.

You have:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in agriculture in field of Agronomy, agricultural economics, business administration or any other relevant field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in the farmer producer groups/agriculture cooperative strengthening is a plus.
• Experience in development programmes using market-based approaches, like the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) or value-chain development.
• Good understanding of sustainable agribusiness development approaches, policies, and guidelines in Cambodia, particularly market system development.
• A good understanding of project cycle management approaches and tools including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, grant management, and partners’ capacity building.
• Good planning and time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and financial management skills.
• Proven ability to motivate, provide technical support and guidance to a diverse team of staff and partners with minimum direct supervision.
• Sensitivity and adaptability towards culture, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and team building.

Role Purpose

The Business Development Advisor is a member of Growing Transformative Horticulture (GROWTH) project and child poverty program management team, is responsible for providing strategic guidance related to establishing private sector partnership, and market system development (MSD).

The Advisor will lead the review of project sustainability and exit strategies, facilitating the project team, International Development Enterprises (iDE) team and stakeholders to design comprehensive transition plans that facilitate roles and ownership to local stakeholders, farmer producer groups and market actors. The Advisor will work closely with iDE to strengthen the capacity of key market actors including technical resource persons, farmers/producers, input suppliers, and other agri-entrepreneurs while developing support systems and practical guidelines to ensure the long-term sustainability of the specific value chain.

The Advisor participates and contributes in the project design and proposal development, provide the project concept, tools, materials and technical guidance to staff, ensuring alignment with market-driven approaches and SCI Common Approach and quality delivery of interventions.

The Advisor is expected to integrate child sensitive into value chain and/market system development approaches and models to maximize positive impact on child well-being while advancing business solutions and sustainable livelihoods in line with SCI Common Approach.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly, such as participating in the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and carrying out responsibilities outlined in the ERT Operation Platform and/or assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master Degree in agriculture in field of Agronomy, agricultural economics, business administration or any other relevant field.

Essential

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in the farmer producer groups/ agriculture cooperative strenthening is a plus and including agriculture, food security & livelihoods, value chain development, market system development, private sector development, agriculture and business development, especially on vegetable commodities.
• Experience in development programmes using market-based approaches, like the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) or value-chain development.
• Good understanding of sustainable agribusiness development approaches, policies, guidelines, systems in Cambodia, particularly market system development, and child sensitive livelihood approach.
• A good understanding of project cycle management approaches and tools including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, grant management and partners’ capacity building.
• Good planning and time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and financial management skills.
• Proven ability to motivate, provide technical support and guidance to a diverse team of staff and partners with minimum direct supervision.
• Sensitivity and adaptability towards culture, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and team building.

Desirable

• Good communication and interpersonal skill with co-worker and surrounding environment, government counterparts, and CSOs.
• Experience in promoting children welling through child sensitive approaches.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work under time pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to travel to all parts of the country especially target province, rural communities, costal and mountainous areas, and willingness to abide by SCI Child Protection Policy/Child Safeguarding and Code of Conduct.
• Good in Spoken and written English

Contract length: Unspecified Duration Contract (UDC).

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV in PDF as a single document and apply as below link.

Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

SCI offers a competitive remunerative package, including both cash and non-cash benefits as below:

• International mentoring and professional development to support your growth and career aspirations
• Group personal accident insurance for staff member and in-patient health insurance for staff member and their dependents
• Provident fund (10%), seniority indemnity payment, 13th month salary, medical allowance, and phone card allowance
• 26 weeks full pay of maternity leave and 2 weeks full day of paternity leave
• Full Government public holidays and 18 days annual leave
• Working hour is 37.50 per week from Monday to Friday
• Flexible working hours

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified for written test and interview.

For more information about Save the Children in Cambodia, visit our website: https://cambodia.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

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