Company Profile

Resonance is an award-winning frontier market solutions firm based in Burlington, Vermont that helps a variety of donor, commercial and investor clients around the world to catalyze lasting impact. We envision a prosperous and just world of thriving markets, healthy ecosystems, and vibrant communities where business, governments and citizens work together creating a better world for all.

Resonance seeks to catalyze large-scale social, environmental, and economic change by fostering new and dynamic forms of collaboration. We do this by fostering public-private partnerships, facilitating sustainable investment, and providing deep analytical insights in frontier markets. We strive to merge strategic insight with practical on-the-ground knowledge into an integrated approach that emphasizes results.

Resonance was recently named one of Inc. 5000’s fastest growing privately-held companies. We seek candidates who are ready to apply their analytical and problem-solving skills to some of our planet’s greatest challenges in an entrepreneurial, fun, and fast-paced environment. We are looking for passionate and committed people who can work in a highly collaborative environment to deliver results for our clients and stakeholders around the world.

Job Description

• Work with apex fisheries and fish processing organizations to identify and screen youth in fisheries households who will be interested in piloting alternative livelihoods
• Work with apex fisheries and fish processing organizations to identify high-potential non-fisheries livelihoods to include in support activity
• Provide trainings for participants in financial literacy, financial management and technical skills relevant to supplemental livelihoods
• Support the Market Development Specialist to develop private sector partnerships to mitigate fish supply chain disruptions and capitalize on the economic opportunities with market shifts
• Review grant requests to support livelihoods activities and procure in-kind contributions for grantees who have met all criteria
• Carry out brief  market survey of alternative value-added foods to produce with fish processing equipment, and pilot production of any high-potential products identified in the market survey
• Link participants to local microfinance organizations and support loan applications on a limited basis 
• Monitor impacts of grants on participant’s incomes and livelihoods
• Produce reports evaluating the potential of piloted livelihoods to provide supplementary income to households involved in fisheries in collaboration with the Market Development Specialist and home office staff
• Other duties upon request

Required Skills or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in degree in economic development, business, or a relevant field
• Seven (7) years of experience designing and implementing livelihoods activities 
• Experience with supplementary livelihoods and micro-entrepreneurship, specific experience working with small scale fisheries value chains preferred
• Experience successfully integrating youth into livelihoods activities
• Experience supporting financial literacy and access to finance
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with local organizations, community groups, microfinance institutions, and other program partners and stakeholders. 
• Ability to conceptualize, plan, guide, and implement livelihoods and community business strengthening, with demonstrated experience in enterprise development.
• Demonstrated ability to work within cross-cultural teams 
• Proven ability to meet targets and deadlines for a project of similar scope and size
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated track record of working effectively in a teamwork environment
• Experience providing technical assistance, including organizing and conducting workshops and trainings
• Eligibility to work in Ghana