National Value Chain Advisors

02 National Value Chain Advisors (12 months assignment, renewable)

Lux-Development, the Executing Agency for Bilateral Co-operation financed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is providing Technical Assistance support to the IFAD Tam Nong Support Project (TNSP) in Tuyen Quang province. TNSP is a rural development programme that supports the operationalization of the prevailing Government policy on Rural Development Tam Nong.

Key responsibilities:

• provide support and review the strategic plan for establishing capability in the use of value chains; and assist counterparts to prepare (i) an institutional capacity and strengthening road map and work plan with an associated time bound action plan, (ii) an organizational capacity strengthening road map and work plan with an associated time bound action plan encompassing provincial and district DARD and other priorities organisations;
• work with the International Value Chain Advisor, the Implementation Advisor and the Project Director to prepare a TNSP value chain capacity building strategy and work plan with district and provincial seminars to communicate this to all stakeholders;
• deliver capacity strengthening and mentoring to those with value chain work plan implementation responsibilities including value chain work planning, mapping and analysis.
• assist in the development of resource materials for both province and district value chains;
• review progress of each value chain program based on agreed indicators and report progress along with recommended changes and modifications to the work plans;
• support the TNSP stakeholders in their engagement with the Private sector, formalization of relationships, and market intelligence;
• act as a resource person for the CIG/CG group strategy formulation/strengthening programme to ensure that the value chain programme promotes pro-poor linkages.

Minimum requirements:

• a minimum of Masters Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Economics or Financing or related field;
• at least 7 years work experience in agriculture and agricultural markets;
• a proven ability to plan and supervise implementation work plans; and
• at least 5 years experience in rural development, markets and preferably value chain.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: before 5pm, 20 November 2014.

HOW TO APPLY: (1) application in English language via email; (2) a cover letter; (3) a CV, including 3 references; (4) copies of relevant degrees and certificates, must be forwarded by e-mail specifying in the subject line “Application for VIE/035 National Value Chain Advisor” to Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang at [email protected].

The detailed job description and further information can be provided upon request to the above email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview(s).