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Job Title Partnership Intervention Managers 2 Job Placements
Site ⇒ ugandajobss.blogspot.com
Organization TechnoServe
Duty Station ⇒ Mbarara and Mbale, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Deputy Chief of Party, USAID FTF Inclusive Agricultural
Markets Activity and TechnoServe Partnership Intervention and PFS Manager

TechnoServe Background ⇒
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build
competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a non-profit organization
that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information,
capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the
opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate
income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than
four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise
to transform lives.

Program Description
TechnoServe Inc/Uganda, a subcontractor to DAI, is implementing the Feed the
Future Uganda Inclusive Agricultural Markets Activity FtF IAM. This market
systems development Activity works with producer organizations, business
development service providers, agro-industry/agribusiness firms, Government of
Uganda institutions and agencies, and other market actors to create
efficiencies in cross-market functions that enable systemic changes to
sustainably increase incomes and improve the livelihoods of households through
agriculture-led inclusive economic growth. The Activity will work throughout
the Feed the Future Uganda Zone of Influence ZOI, which covers 38 districts
across four regions of Uganda.

Position Description ⇒ TechnoServe is recruiting for two 2 Partnership
Intervention Managers who will support the implementation of TechnoServe's
efforts under FtF IAM and contribute to the overall delivery of program
activities within selected regions in Feed the Future Uganda Zone of Influence
ZOI.

The successful candidates will be responsible for
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
Facilitating partnerships and systems change within targeted geographies

⇗ Support implementation of FtF IAM'S inclusive market systems development
approach with an emphasis on cross-market functions, tailoring assistance to
partners, conducting due diligence, and monitoring implementation
⇗ In coordination with the wider Activity team, lead the successful delivery
of the overall activity within the selected geography -- providing support to
activities outside of TechnoServe's primary focus areas of PO/BDS/food
processing, including input supply, finance, and trade/investment;
⇗ Facilitate capacity development of POs, agribusinesses, financial
institutions, marketing associations, local government and other relevant
market actors in targeted geographies through the provision of BDS targeting
technical, managerial, business, and advocacy capacity;
⇗ Apply proven models from TechnoServe, IAM and other implementing partners
to new intermediaries, such as village agent networks, trader's associations,
input supply companies, financial institutions, ICT firms, etc.;
⇗ Evaluate, refine and adapt existing and new program models such e.g.
local farmer-advocacy platforms, to enable scale and effectiveness,
developing business cases and providing support to other program PIMs where
needed to ensure replication;
⇗ Contribute local data and insights to help develop and regularly update
program strategies to strengthen support across full set of program
interventions;
⇗ Identify food processors in ZOI and coordinate with TechnoServe's
Partnership and PFS manager to engage support from Partners in Food Solutions'
Uganda representative to evaluate needs and support scoping of projects
appropriate for PFS volunteer support that address partner needs.
⇗ Working with partners in targeted geography, facilitate innovation and
pilots that promote inclusive business models e.g. establish/strengthen
smallholder sourcing networks and improve efficiency in distribution to
increase access for marginalized populations, etc. and enhance linkages among
market actors.
Contributing to program delivery, stakeholder engagement and learning

⇗ Develop a pipeline of potential partners and propose partnerships and
Identify opportunities to leverage FtF IAM's Market Development Facility to
build capacity of key market actors including BDS, POs, input supply
companies, financial institutions and food processors, among others,
supporting business case development and developing deal notes as appropriate
⇗ Contribute to FtF IAM deliverables, including annual work plans,
monitoring, evaluation, and learning plans, quarterly/annual progress reports,
strategies and action plans, and external communications, ensuring timely,
high-quality delivery and compliance with donor reporting requirements.
⇗ Actively participate in and contribute to FtF IAM monitoring, evaluation
and learning activities, reviewing and analyzing performance of models/pilots
and partnerships to identify successes, challenges, and learning.



Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a Bachelor's degree in agriculture, economics,
business, or related field, excellent academic record
⇗ Five years of experience in agricultural value chain, rural development
and/or rural finance. Private sector experience preferred
⇗ Demonstrated understanding, skills and experience in market systems
development programs and facilitative approaches
⇗ Detail-oriented, with strong project and team management, organizational,
analytical and quantitative skills
⇗ Significant interpersonal and communication skills, especially in
multicultural and multi-ethnic contexts, adept at building relationships with
multiple stakeholders
⇗ Experience working with MSMEs, producers, producer organizations, traders,
wholesalers, retailers and consumers
⇗ Experience facilitating linkages and relationships between private sector
and government
⇗ Adept at developing and sustaining high-level relationships
⇗ Strategic thinker
⇗ Strong team player and consensus builder
⇗ Highly computer literate
⇗ Excellent oral and written English communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience
⇗ Master's degree
⇗ Financial and business modeling
⇗ Fluent in at least one local Ugandan dialect
⇗ Understanding of USAID's mode of work and rules and regulations

How to Apply ⇒
All qualified and interested applicants should submit a resume and cover
letter in one single Microsoft Word document to pkabagambe@tns.org All
applications must be received by close of business Thursday , July 9, 2020

Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line.
Due to a high volume of applicants, please understand that we are able to
contact only those who meet the minimum qualifications. No phone calls,
please.

NB TechnoServe encourages diversity in all levels and across all facets of
our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not
discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, ages, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status,
disability and all other protected classes.

Deadline 9 th July 2020

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