Job Title: Team Leader – West Africa Staple Foods Markets Programme
Employer: Development Associate, Inc. (DAI)
Location: Africa
Location Details: Based in Accra, Ghana – with travel to Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria
Department: Private Sector Development
Division: Economic Growth
DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
Objective of the programme: – The focus of the programme is on providing support to the production and trade in staple food markets between Ghana and Burkina Faso, and between Nigeria and Niger. The programme will work to enable policies that allow for equitable and efficient regional market development and will aim to tackle the cause of multiple market failures by deploying carefully targeted interventions across the region. The anticipated outcomes of the five year project are; better business models for agricultural production; better business models for agricultural marketing and; agriculture and trade policies and regulations rationalised and improved. – The programme consists of two main activities; 1) Challenge fund to provide finance to innovative business models in food production and marketing and 2) Policy Facility to provide evidence, analysis and advocacy for policy and regulatory reform.
Objective of the role: We are seeking applications from highly experienced technical and managerial experts for the role of Team Leader. The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of all programme outputs, as well as overall management of the programme staff.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Delivering a comprehensive overview of selected food staples value chains at national and regional levels
• Supporting and overseeing the development of a political-economic analysis and comprehensive market analysis, using an M4P approach
• Development of an effective monitoring and evaluation strategy
• Ensuring the participation and engagement of key stakeholders within the selected countries, regions, and value chains
• Oversight and quality control in relation to programme activities
• Delivery of key reports and workplans
• Ensuring value for money (VfM) as per DFID guidelines
• Supporting behaviour change at policy and household level
• Management of technical, administrative and administrative staff
• Delivering against defined milestones and targets
Requirements:
• At least 15 years of related experience, preferably with significant West African experience in PSD and value chains promotion
• Solid Grant/Challenge Fund Experience
• Must be fluent in English and French
• Ideally at least a Masters Degree in economics, or a related discipline.
• Experience with the M4P approach
• Strong experience and demonstrated competence in managing teams under donor funded programmes, particularly with DfID
• Significant networking and relationship management skills, as well as project management expertise
• Understanding of key approaches to monitoring and evaluation and the delivery of value for money
• Track record in delivering development results
• Track record in facilitating catalytic change that benefits poor people
• Experience of effectively managing large budgets of development aid ensuring value for money and strong fiduciary systems
• Willingness to re-locate to Ghana
Project Location: The Project will be based in Accra, Ghana with travel to Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria
Length of the project: 5 years
Anticipated Project Start date: October 2013
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