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Consultancy, Business Development Manager

JOB SUMMARY

Company Rainforest Al...
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category Consulting
Location Sefwi
Job Status Contractor/Co...
Salary N/A
Education Bachelor̵...
Experience 2 years
Job Expires Jul 18, 2020
Contact None
 

Company Profile

The Rainforest Alliance is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities. To achieve our mission, we partner with diverse allies around the world to drive positive change across global supply chains and in many of our most critically important natural landscapes. 

Our alliance spans 70 countries and includes farmers and forest communities, companies, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people.
 
As an international nonprofit organization with more than 30 years of experience in sustainability transformation, we understand that the social and economic well-being of rural communities is tightly connected to ecosystem health. This knowledge has shaped our rigorous programs to advance sustainable land-use and commodity production.
 
At the Rainforest Alliance we combat climate change, protect forests and biodiversity, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. The enormity of the social and environmental challenges we are facing requires working together in a broad alliance. This is why we bring farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers together to change the way the world produces, sources, and consumes.

 Why 
To protect nature and improve lives it’s becoming increasingly urgent that we approach the way we use our land and produce food and other products in more sustainable ways. For this to succeed we need to fundamentally change the way that businesses operate and source, and the choices we all make as consumers. 

How 
Our growing global alliance aims to transform our relationship with our natural resources and each other, to create a better future for people and nature together.

For more information, please visit http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/about.  

Job Description

Consultancy, Business Development Manager for Landscape Management Board Located in the Corridor Between the Sui River, Tano Ehuru, Tano Suhien and Suhuma and Santomang Forest Reserves.
 
  • Project: Rainforest Alliance-Olam Partnership for Livelihoods and Forest Landscape Management in Western Ghana
  • Reporting to: Project Manager, Rainforest Alliance, Accra
  • Location: Ghana (Western North Region)
  • Period of consultancy: 50 days (Average of 10 days from August – Dec 2020)
 
BACKGROUND
The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City and Amsterdam, with offices located in major markets and key countries producing tropical commodities, and a global network of partners, the Rainforest Alliance works with over a million producers whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest timber and host travelers.
 
In 2017 Rainforest Alliance Ghana began a collaboration with Partnership for Forests (P4F), a programme funded by the UK government designed to support deforestation-free production of tropical commodities. In West and Central Africa, Palladium manages P4F. The Rainforest Alliance initiative is working in collaboration with Olam Ghana, a Licensed Buying Company (LBC) and national office of the major commodity supply chain company, Olam International, together with the Forest Service Division of the Forestry Commission of Ghana, Ghana Cocoa Board, Traditional Authorities, and local communities. Together, the parties share the goal of conserving the cocoa forest landscape in the corridor around Sui River, Suhuma, Tano Ehuru, Tano Suhien and Santomang within Sefwi Wiawso municipality and Bodi and Akontombra districts in the Western Region. During the Phase I of the project, the parties signed an MOU to work together to promote improved landscape governance through the creation of two Landscape Management Boards (LMBs).
 
Baseline assessment, business and financial plan and Landscape Management Plan (LMP) have been drafted to monitor the activities of the LMBs. In Phase II of the project, the business and commercial viability of the forest landscape governance mechanism is being implemented. Mechanisms are in place to implement the LMP and forest protection. The project actions will include restoring degraded areas and improving farmers’ livelihood.
 
ASSIGNMENT 
 
Purpose
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the operations of the LMBs to evaluate current business performance and establish sound financial systems and controls. The consultant will support the LMB to manage interest free loans which enables profiled farmers to meet their short to medium term financial needs through a simple loan process and flexible repayment plan.
 
Objectives
  • Manage the implementation of diversification strategies within the landscape.
  • Aid the LMB to engage private and public companies to demonstrate viability and profitability of the project
  • Develop and manage Post- P4F Project Management Plan in coordination with the LMBs and project partners.
  • Design and maintain internal control systems for the LMBs 
Scope of Work 
The consultant tasks are as follows:
  • Conduct research to identify off-takers for “One Village, One Enterprise” produce within the landscape.
  • Research into other business opportunities and viable income streams beyond One Village, one enterprise model to sustain the activities of the LMB.
  • Develop and implement Post- P4F Project Management Plan in coordination with the LMBs and project partners.
  • Support Olam Accounts department for the disbursement of interest free loans to Purchasing Clerks and farmers and update the LMBs on overall loan portfolio. 
  • Prepare repayment report and share with LMB to track and support lagging Purchasing Clerks and farmers.
  • Scout and arrange meetings with prospective landscape investors 
  • Increase visibility of the LMBs using appropriate media; meetings, workshops and communicating activities of the LMBs and manage farmer expectations.
  • Draft and review contracts including off-taker agreements for the LMBs
  • Work closely with Rainforest Alliance´s Project Manager to ensure Rainforest Alliance´s Key Performance Indicators are achieved;
  • With the support of the project manager develop a case study focusing on farmer diversification.
Approach and Methodology 
  • Consultation: Consultant is expected to interact with key stakeholders to gain a good understanding of the project.
  • Review of documents: The consultant will review all the relevant documents pertaining to this project.
Deliverables
  • Financial management procedures
  • Loan disbursement and repayment report
  • Private and public sector investment engagement reports
  • Case study in Farmer Income Diversification 
  • Post- P4F Project Management Plan
Institutional Arrangements
The consultant will work closely with the Rainforest Alliance Project Manager and Palladium’s Senior Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning throughout the process. The consultant will have access to project documentation. The Project Manager will provide inputs, guidance, review and approval during each stage of this consultancy.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Suitable qualification in Business Administration, Finance, Commerce. Agricultural-Economics and related degrees. 
  • Experience in sales, marketing or related field.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience conducting administrative duties preferably related to farmer cooperative or small and medium sized enterprises.
  • Experience with design and implementation of business development strategy
  • Experience of applying professional skills in Western North region and of working with smallholder cocoa farmers in the Sefwi landscape.
  • Speak fluently in the local languages (Twi) and write proficiently in the English language, with good communication and presentation skills (oral and written);
  • Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.
  • Comfortable using a computer for various tasks. 
  • Stakeholder management skills
  • Conflict resolution skills

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