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TECHNICAL ADVISOR – AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND NUTRITION |
Musika |
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Posted 2018-11-09 05:31:38
Musike is a Zambian non-profit
company, supported by the Swedish Embassy in Zambia, Norwegian Government’s
NORAD and IRISH AID which stimulates private investment in the agricultural
market, with a particular focus on the smallholder and emerging farmer sectors.
Musikc’s operations are national
in scope and stretch across the agricultural industry, working primarily with
those corporate in the sector that are committed to engaging the rural poor as
their clients, suppliers and consumers. Musika provides its clients with high
quality, commercially focused technical advice and business Support to catalyse
and strengthen mutually beneficial commercial relationships between the corporate
and smallholder markets- Musike’s approach to reducing poverty and creating
wealth in rural Zambia involves stimulating the development of a supportive
market environment that provides long term and sustainable opportunities for
farmers to invest in their own businesses and to graduate out of poverty.
Musika invites applications from
suitably qualified, experienced Zambian Nationals to fill the following
position:
TECHNICAL ADVISOR – AGRICULTURAL
MARKETS AND NUTRITION – LUSAKA X1
Key responsibilities:
i. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND
GUIDANCE TO OPERATIONS
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To provide technical leadership
to the project and technical support to the staff, consultants, and project
partners including but not limited to:
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Enhancing the existing project
document, in line with Musika’s principles and methodology and with the
expectations of Irish Aid, to improve its technical strength and direction
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Translating the project document
into project strategies and implementation plans
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Providing technical guidance to
the implementation cf project strategies, implementation plans and individual
interventions
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Building the capacity of project
staff and the technical staff involved in the implementation of the project in
nutrition-sensitive agriculture and nutrition-sensitive agri-food market
development
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Providing guidance to the
project’s consultants and partners to ensure adherence to best practice in
terms of Musika’s methodology and nutrition-sensitive agri-food market system
development
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Building the capacity of private
market actors in the agri-food market system to integrate nutrition outcomes
and objectives into their engagement with the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ including
the suppliers of commodities and consumers of food products
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Supporting private market actors
to identify and obtain the commercial benefits of integrating nutrition
outcomes and objectives into their engagement with the ‘bottom or the pyramid’
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Building the capacity of the
wider Musika Technical Team to mainstream nutrition-sensitive agriculture into
the wider work of Musika
ii. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
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To provide support to the Project
Manager to assist in the implementation of the “Making Agricultural Markets
Work for Nutrition†Project, funded by Irish Aid, including but not limited to:
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Supporting the development of
work plans and budgets
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Establishing, nurturing and
coordinating meaningful partnerships with private sector actors that operate in
the nutrition-sensitive agriculture space and the food-processing Sector that
can contribute to the outcomes of the project and Musika’s overall objectives
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Developing strong and synergistic
relationships with relevant public bodies, donor initiatives and other
stakeholders that work in the nutrition-sensitive agriculture and nutrition
spaces
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Monitoring progress or all
project activities and ensuring adherence project deliverables and reporting
requirements
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Coordinating and synergising the
activities of the project with Musika’s wider objectives and activities across
all relevant practice areas
iii. MUSIKA REPRESENTATION
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To represent Musika in all
aspects 0t its work
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To develop and maintain
professional and institutional relationships with all key stakeholders (public,
private and non-governmental) in the agriculture and nutrition markets and in
doing so, create a platform for sharing information for the betterment of the
market in general.
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To ensure, through teamwork,
close collaboration and outward messaeing, an organisational coherence whereby
all of Muslka’s actlvltles, regardless of project positioning or funding
stream, are, and are seen to be part of a single operational strategy
implemented by Musika
iv. TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
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Undertaking and coordinating the
collection, collation, managerment and dissemination of all market assessment
work related to agriculture and nutrition markets.
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Exploring and identifying new and
high potential commercial clients and opportunities for Musika
intervention in line with its M4P approach within the agriculture and nutrition
markets
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Conducting continuous learning
through market surveys/assessments to broaden the understanding of the
agriculture and nutrition markets and the changing behaviour of the various
actors within them, in conformity with the M4P approach.
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In close collaboration with
Musika technical staff managing relevant practice areas and the Project
Manager, leading in the ideation and innovation, opportunity identification and
intervention generation process for investments and interventions that will
lead to the meeting of the objectives of the project
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Contributing to the cornpilation
of timely and comprehensive reports, assessments and feedback as required by
the Knowledge Management Team and as required by the Irish Aid agreement.
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To support an information system
that tracks progress relating to Musika’s indicators as specified by the
Knowledge Management Team and as required by the Irish Aid agreement
Required Qualifications and Skills
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Minimum Of a Bachelor’s Degree in
a relevant subject such as Agricultural Sciences, Food Sciences, Agricultural
Economics, etc.
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A strong understanding of the
Zambian agricultural sector
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At least four years working with
in the agricultural sector, with a proven track record in nutrition sensitive
agriculture and/or the nutrition-sensitive agro-food sector
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Proven experience in delivering
relevant capacity building, training and/or advisory support
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Ideally some experience working
in the private sector
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Highly self-motivated with good
data collection and data analysis
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Good verbal communication and
interpersonal skills, and ability to function as part of a team
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An ability to write clearly and
coherently and articulate complex issues
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Willingness to travel to rural
areas
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Clean driving license
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Good computer literacy
Only qualifying candidate’s
sh0uld apply, enclosing their detailed curriculum vitae, which should include
three referees, contact address and daytime phone/mobile numbers.
The preferred mode of application
is through email to jobs@musika.org.zm. Persons unable to submit via
email may forward their applications to:
The Head-Human Resource,
Post Net No. 481, Private Bag E891,
Lusaka.
Closing date: 16th November, 2018
Only short listed candidates will contacted