CIAT NGO Jobs – Seed Business Development Specialist at International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Organisation: The
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Duty Station: Kawanda
Agricultural Research Station, Kampala- Uganda.
About CIAT:
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT-
www.ciat.cgiar. org) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org) –
develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable
farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and
profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
CIAT conducts research for development in tropical regions of Latin
America, Africa and Asia. Among various research areas, CIAT has a global
mandate for beans and in Africa, bean research is carried by the Pan Africa
Research Alliance (PABRA) which encompasses 3 regional bean research networks
working to improve the livelihoods of small scale bean farmers in sub-Saharan
Africa. PABRA facilitates collaborative research for development within and
between the networks by providing a forum for collaboration of multiple
partners who include researchers, private sector involved in bean seed and
grain business, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based (CB) and
producers’ organizations (POs), universities and millions of farmers.
Organisation: The International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Duty Station: Kawanda Agricultural Research Station, Kampala- Uganda.
About CIAT:

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT- www.ciat.cgiar. org) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org) – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.s.



Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • In partnership with seed producers, NARS
    and national seed services and development partners, assess various client
    oriented bean seed production and delivery options in PABRA member
    countries and identify most effective ones (sole or combined) to be mainstreamed
    or tested further.
  • Conduct R4D for testing innovative seed
    production and market strategies such as the use of affordable packs,
    their commercial viability and explore how the mainstream best practices
    across PABRA countries.
  • Evaluate and explore institutional
    linkages in order to sustain best seed systems practices and create
    synergetic actions for scaling up of these best practices across several
    countries.
  • Collaborate with partners such as NARS to
    enhance capacity of decentralized seed producers, particularly women
    involved in the production of locally preferred bean varieties.
  • Provide advice related to business
    development services to bean seed producers (individual seed
    entrepreneurs, farmer organizations, seed companies and public
    enterprises/research farm) and stimulate private (small and large)
    investment in bean seed production and delivery in business sound manner.
  • Train bean seed producers/suppliers in
    specific areas such as seed business management including production,
    post-harvest, marketing, financial management, and strategy development.
  • Strengthen the seed component and
    facilitate its linkages with other elements of the bean platforms across
    PABRA countries.
  • Document (reports and professional
    publications) on improving the efficiency and sustainability of bean seed
    producers and supply and share knowledge.
  • Design and conduct a sound Monitoring and
    Evaluation (M+E) framework to capture relevant seed data and to document
    case studies.



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • A Strong background in seed business,
    agribusiness and business administration at MSc / MA levels.
  • At least five (5) years practical
    experience in managing a seed business is strongly preferred.
  • Past or current work on seed related
    activities in Africa is an added advantage.
  • In addition to good command of written and
    spoken English language, an acceptable
  • knowledge of French language will be added
    advantage.

Personal Competencies:
  • Ability to work both persuasively and
    diplomatically in a team-based environment with a high degree of
    complexity.
  • Exceptional drive and entrepreneurship, a
    pronounced ability to motivate others.
  • Hands-on problem-solver with strong
    analytical abilities.
  • Organizational and business planning.
  • Strategic thinking & creativity.
  • Problem analysis and problem-solving.
  • Team leadership & persuasiveness 
How to Apply:
All interested applicants should send their motivation letter, a detailed
and updated C.V. including relevant certificates and one page essay on the main
steps and their sequence for developing the ability of seed suppliers to
provide quality seed of improved bean varieties and complementary inputs to
small-scale farmers on a sustainable basis. Additionally please send the names
and contact information of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience. Applications should be sent
to Isabela Botero (i.botero@cgiar.org) at the CIAT Human Resources office and
ciatkenyainfo@cgiar.org
Deadline: 1st
August,  2013.
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