Business Advisor at SNV Netherlands Development

Position Summary

The Business Advisor is an innovative practitioner with an Agric-economic profile. He/she must be able to facilitate production-push and market-pull dynamics of horticulture value chains in Ghana. He/she is a team player with strong networking, communication and facilitation skills, who is able to engage with a range of public and private sector stakeholders.

Under the supervision of the Horti-Fresh Program Manager, the key responsibilities of the Business Advisor include:

• Supporting the public-private partnerships and initiatives of the program. This includes the preparation of the meetings (agenda/invitations, meeting minutes and follow-up actions)
• Organization of quarterly Business Platform meetings; which are high-level meetings for private sector representatives, researchers and policy makers and government agencies.
• Support horticulture companies with technical agri-business management advice and positioning. 
• Developing bankable business plans together with companies. 
• Management of cluster development funds that target specific horticulture hotspots in the country; develop a multi-stakeholder platform and public-private action agenda. 
• Support trade missions, Horticulture trade fairs & exhibitions and other business-to-business activities. 
• Pro-actively explore new Business Opportunities in Ghana’s horticulture sector.

Qualifications

Applicant must have relevant experience in Agric-economics, Vegetable value chain and good marketing dynamics skills. He/she must have experience in strong communication skills. 

• Minimum six years’ experience working in private sector development, preferably in Ghana’s horticulture sector. 
• Minimum of five years’ experience in leadership positions.
• Master’s degree in one of the following: Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Food Security and/or related field. 
• Excellent analytical and writing skills for developing business case studies and contributing to sector reports (using computer Microsoft office applications such as Word and Excel).