Enterprise Development Coordinator at ACDI/VOCA

Job Summary

•  Facilitates the development of poultry firms' capacity to improve its profitability and access to investment/financing from the formal/informal financial sectors.
•  Provides demand-driven assistance and training on improved management practices Encourages inter-firm relationships and the development of service markets that enhance value chain performance between businesses and their trading partners.
•  Work with input/service providers/processors/other off-takers in the sector to extend training services to smaller businesses and outgrower businesses
•  Work with poultry organizations to demonstrate cost-effective input-management and veterinary and animal-husbandry practices targeting poultry producers and households and work on strategies for the adoption of these practices.
•  Collaborate with stakeholders (VSD, input supply companies, etc.) to create a sustainable Community Animal Health Worker (CAHWs) entrepreneur network to deliver poultry production and disease control technics to households.
•  Establish commercial linkages with veterinary input suppliers, buyers, cold store owners, retailers and other players in the poultry value chain and collaborates with government and non-government stakeholders in the playing field.
•  Connect poultry farms to retailers of certified vaccinations and medicines and ensure adherence to protocols and standards.
•  Periodically design tailored curricula that address essential production/business topics relevant to the knowledge needs of poultry actors in the value chain.
•  Provide additional support around adoption of good husbandry practices that limit disease transmission and promote and strengthen early-warning system with CAHW, poultry producers, households, etc.) in cases of outbreaks.
•  Performs monitoring and evaluation task in relation to the activities
•  Incorporates GPP gender mainstreaming and environmental management plans into daily operations.
•  Performs other duties and undertakes other projects as may be assigned.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Bachelor's degree (minimum 7 years) or Masters (minimum 3 years) in business, development studies, agriculture, livestock, veterinary, economics, agribusiness or any related field.

Must have:

•  Strong communication skills (English) including demonstrated ability to write required documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner and have integrity interpersonal skills.
•  Excellent facilitating skills,
•  Proven ability to develop business competitiveness strategies.
•  Expertise, knowledge and understanding of the poultry health, production, the poultry value chain and related government agencies such as VSD, APD, EPA etc.
•  Advanced computers skills in windows package.

Location: Kumasi & Sunyani