Feed and Fodder Business Development Expert at African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop and support the implementation of selected business models and strategies to address feed and fodder shortages.
• Coordinate multi-stakeholder actions and processes towards feed and fodder production and increased investment.
• Facilitate linkages between supply-chain actors including public and private sectors, and financial institutions, and producer organizations.
• Support development of sector policies aimed at creating an enabling environment for feed and fodder solutions.
• Support documentation, knowledge management and adoption of best practices and viable models across the implementing countries
• Submit a monthly progress report on the implementation of this contract.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• A minimum of post-graduate degree (Master’s degree) in Agri-business or Business Administration, or related degree. A PhD will be considered as an added advantage.
• Professional certification in M&E, and or Project Management.
• Foundational training in financial management.

Relevant Experience

• Minimum of ten (10) years of sector-level engagement in the feed and fodder sub-sector.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of viable models for enhancing access to quality and affordable feed and fodder.
• Evidence of supporting multiple-country feed and fodder programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in linking and coordinating multi-actors in the feed and fodder sector.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing aggregation, functional financing, co-investment and risk management mechanisms to enhance access to feed and fodder.
• Experience in working for or with financial institutions, public, private and development sectors will be an added advantage.
• Evidence of participating in policy formulation or review in the feed and fodder sector. coordinating and feed and feeding policy reform.

Required Skills

• Good networking skills and ability to maintain positive and constructive dialogue and relationships with key institutions operating in the regions;
• Self-starter with the ability to strategically plan own work and follow-up on implementation;
• Sector related project development, management and implementation skills at national, regional and continental levels;
• Very strong writing, analytical and communication skills are necessary;
• Ability to complete assignments and tasks on time;
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong leadership and foster team environment is required.