Market System Development Manager at Cordaid: (Deadline 15 January 2024)

Organizational Unit      

Country Office

Job’s aim

MSD Manager is responsible for interventions and partnerships within a specific market sector or cross-cutting function prioritized for focus (e.g., cross-border trade, agriculture, financial inclusion, etc.) and support program intervention based on relevance; opportunity for growth/improved access; and feasibility of stimulating sustainable change in the market system.

Job Specification

Reporting to the Country Manager, Market Systems Manager will define and execute strategies for one or more market system/s.  Market Systems Manager will work with different stakeholders (private, public sector and value chain actors) within the market system, to prove the business case for changing their approach in favor of sustainable business solutions and models.

Aim of the Organizational Unit

Is responsible for realization of Country Office targets

Supervisor

Country Manager

Supervises

Partnership Officers

Results Areas

       Description

Market system development

• Drive the market system mapping and analysis and prioritized market sectors for program intervention.
• Develop and oversee the portfolio of market system development (MSD) interventions and partnerships within the prioritized sector.
• Lead and/or support relevant enabling environment interventions and development of partnerships to address social norms which exclude women and youth and the poor from accessing markets, follow Do No Harm principles.

Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting

• Lead and/or support ongoing MSD and gender and youth inclusion assessments, research studies and stakeholder consultations, as appropriate, to inform program strategies and approaches; Learning Agenda; and adaptive management.
• Provide relevant technical input for program work plans, budgets, and MEL Plan, including Learning Agenda, as appropriate.
• Actively participate in program monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities, including results reviews and other learning exchanges.
• Provide key support for data collection and analyses in collaboration with the MEL team to ensure interventions are impact-oriented and adjusted.
• Contribute relevant technical input for donor reporting and external program communications, such as technical reports, case studies/business cases, video/radio content, social media blogs/posts, etc.
• Participate in development of the annual work plan, ensuring alignment with technical strategy
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed
• Prepare program progress reporting.

Partnership

• Establish and effectively manage strong relationships with market system actors (e.g. private companies operating in the relevant value chains, representatives of the target group, local government offices, etc.)
• Networking and representing the organization through coordinating with stakeholders, partners, government officials such as project line Ministry and JADF to ensure the organization efficiency.
• Represent the program at networking and relationship meetings with private and public actors, as appropriate.

People management, capacity building and risk mitigation

• Build capacity of private sector actors to understand the business case for gender equality and unconscious bias; provide technical assistance (TA) to support partners to develop gender equality policies and help them establish equitable hiring and recruitment processes.
• Support private sector capacity building efforts, including TA to partners to build their understanding of the business case for regenerative and environmentally sustainable solutions, in collaboration with the Regenerative Business/Resilience Lead and Partnership Officers.
• Manage, supervise, mentor and coach Partnership Officers.
• Support other tasks as required by the Country Manager
• Work closely with Program Director and Financial Controller to ensure compliance with company and donor regulations and policies.

Compliance

• Complies with Cordaid’s policies and procedures in the area of MEL. Informs and trains other staff on the necessary procedures and systems to comply with the MEL policy.