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Business Services Official (BSO)

JOB SUMMARY

Company ACDI/VOCA
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category Project Devel...
Location Kumasi
Job Status Full-time
Salary GH¢ 
Education Master’...
Experience 10 years
Job Expires Dec 15, 2015
Contact ...
 

Company Profile

Since 1963, ACDI/vOCA has empowered people in 145 developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a non profit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Business Services Official (BSO) to be based in the Kumasi Office for a multi-year USAID-funded project.

  • The successful candidate will be responsible for employment appropriate technical strategies and methodologies to achieve maximum benefits toward the short and long term goals of the project goals.
  • This include; but not limited to; supporting firms to adopt new business methods, technologies  and other innovations that improve firms and Industry performance to compete in the market place and encouraging inter-firm relationship

Main Responsibilities:

  • Provide demand-driven technical assistance and training on improved business practices to farm businesses, farmer organisations and other value chain businesses in the ADVANCE agricultural value chains. Such technical assistance  may include but not be limited to the production of crop budgets, annual farm budgets, determining profitability ,long term improvement plans, investment benefit/cost analyst, break even analysis business plans, bank loan proposals,use of contact staffing, Inventory control, banking and financial management,use of computers, payroll management, etc
  • Identify appropriate value chain actors and develop plans or leveraging/ facilitating their investments and innovation for buying down risk (when needed).
  • Recommend innovative use of the program grant facility  
  • Monitor closely the performance of participating actors and document all changes (both qualitatively and quantitatively)line With the program's M&E framework and assist M&E officials to feed such data into the MIS system
  • Familiarize him/herself With the ADVANCE gender and environmental management plans to ensure they are incorporated into their daily operations

Required Skills or Experience

  • Applicants should have a minimum of a Masters degree in agriculture, agricultural economics or related field from recognized university and
  • At least 10 years of post-qualification working experience, five of these years at senior management positions and preferably involving close work with smallholder farmers or setups in rural communities
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and proficiency in written and spoken English is required
  • Ability to work in a diverse teamwork environment
  • Ability and willingness to travel routinely within working areas and country
  • Computer literate with skills in the Windows office programs

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