Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : Agence Belge de Développement
Site web : https://jobs.enabel.be/job-invite/19854/
Lieu de l'emploi : Maputo /
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Mission terrain
Date de publication : 03/11/2022
Date limite : 20/11/2022
Profil
Required training/degree (eliminatory on CV):
Master or Professional Bachelor’s Degree
Agronomy/Bio-engineer
Economy/Commercial engineer/Marketing
Development studies
Others: business studies; agribusiness development; value chain development
Required specific knowledge (eliminatory on CV):
- If Agronomy, no additional knowledge requested
- If other diploma: shown experience OR additional certificate/diploma in agronomy is requested
- Experience of work with farmer groups
Preferred assets (not eliminatory on CV):
- Ability to work with various stakeholders in a support function and under supervision.
- Dynamic, good team player, able to work in multi-cultural environment and establish good working relations with colleagues, local partners and programme beneficiaries.
- Knowledge of how private sector driven agribusiness markets function
Language skills:
English - essential (working language)
Portuguese - preferable (The JE is encouraged to learn Portuguese ASAP to facilitate full embedding with the programme activities)
Dutch: essential basic knowledge (level A2)
French: essential basic knowledge (level A2)
Description
The Government of Mozambique and Belgium have been working together in the fight against poverty since 2001, when several provinces were affected by flooding. Many efforts are made to improve access to resources, infrastructure and services, in particular in the most vulnerable rural areas.
The Solar Powered Irrigation Component seeks to promote the productive utilisation of renewable energy solutions (solar) for agricultural irrigation in Manica and Zambezia provinces. Working closely with public and private stakeholders, the irrigation component promotes demand activation, installation, sustainable operation and maintenance of solar powered irrigation solutions as a strategy for agriculture commercialisation and deepening community resilience to climate change.
Solar powered irrigation systems represent a relatively new technology in Mozambique which still requires better understanding by all actors in the value chain. In this respect, RERD2+ is investing in enhancing skills development in the sector through tailored training courses (delivered in partnership with tertiary education and vocational professional institutions) and exchange visits designed to promote peer learning. The programme also supports the promotion of an enabling environment for the sector through regular multi-stakeholder dialogue events (at all levels) and the generation of evidence to guide policy development and implementation, mainly through technical studies and sector reviews.
The Junior Expert (JE) is sought to enhance the commercial performance of solar powered irrigation schemes that will be established with support from the RERD2+ programme. Enabel considers the commercial viability of established irrigation schemes (through strategic market linkages for supply of output produce) as critical to protect farmers income, a return on their investments and their long-term capacity to operate and maintain the solar powered irrigation systems. The required JE will be based in Chimoio, Manica Province and will have regular travel to Maputo and Zambezia province.
The JE will particularly support the development and implementation of business plans (at the irrigation schemes) and promote the competitive participation of beneficiary farmers in agribusiness markets that have capacity to generate adequate financial incentives for the long-term sustainability of established irrigation schemes.
The scope of this position entails:
- Collection of strategic market intelligence to guide farmer production and marketing strategies
- Supporting RERD2+ supported farmers to develop and implement viable business models/plans that are linked to their solar powered irrigation systems
- Training farmers on farming as a business including provision of basic financial literacy education
- Knowledge management including reporting of performance, emerging learning and innovations