Market System Development Manager at Cordaid: (Deadline 15 January 2024)
Market System Development Manager
JOB CATEGORY:
Rwanda Salary Scale Grade 9
DUTY STATION:
Kigali, RW
EMPLOYMENT TYPE:
Full-time
SALARY SCALE:
Not Specified
DEADLINE:
Jan 15, 2024 11:55 PM
NUMBER OF POSITIONS:
1
AGE LIMIT:
Not Specified
DESCRIPTION
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 |
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Results and Competences
Results Areas |
Description |
Market system development |
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Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting
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Partnership
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People management, capacity building and risk mitigation
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Compliance |
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REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences
- Bachelor’s Degree + 6 years’ experience, Master’s Degree + 5 years’ experience in Economics, Statistics, Agribusiness, Business Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting or related fields.
- At least 3 years’ experience applying MSD (Market System Development) principles to develop interventions that local partners can independently lead and own.
- Demonstrated understanding of – and commitment to challenging – barriers that disadvantage the vulnerable, women and youth and exclude them from economic opportunities.
- Good understanding of market systems and their role in poverty reduction from a systemic perspective; experience conducting market analysis in order to make business or investment decisions.
- Demonstrated orientation toward innovative thinking with strong ability to generate creative ideas/solutions and predict possible outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience leading and coordinating consultative planning processes that involve input from a range of experts and stakeholders toward strengthened evidence-based programming and decision making.
- Strong adaptive management skills, including critical thinking, foresight, and vision to actively analyse program activities, challenge assumptions, and make decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills in a multicultural environment, including experience building relationships and managing conflict with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Confident, diplomatic and quick-thinking in the company of senior executives.
- Able to engage with low-income populations with a high degree of humility.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines while managing multiple tasks and programs.
- Detail orientation, including strong organizational, analytical, and quantitative skills.
- Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other administrative applications.
- Strong private sector market orientation, entrepreneurial and innovative thinker.
- Robust analytical skills; ability to synthesize information and distill insights and conclusions.
- Strong interpersonal and management skills required; Personnel management experience required.
- Demonstrated strong problem solving skills.
- Very strong attention to details and commitment to high quality, error-free end products.
- Ability to develop well written, clearly structured, cohesive analyses and reports in English, quickly and efficiently.
- Strong analytical and financial analysis skills.
- Learning mindset and a passion for learning.
OTHERS/EXTRA DETAILS
Cordaid is fully committed to provide a safe and welcoming workplace to its employees, and to maintain respect and dignity of everyone that comes into contact with Cordaid. Therefore, Cordaid participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. For more information about Cordaid’s work on integrity https://www.cordaid.org/en/who-we-are/integrity-and-code-of-conduct/.
Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English, should be submitted online; https://cordaid.hrmagic.co/careers/job?id=OTU5 by 15th January 2024
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