Outgrower Scheme Coordinator

Job Description Outgrower Scheme Coordinator GIZ-Led Cassava Value Chain Improvement Project, Sierra Leone Number of positions Duty station

Localisation

Bo, Sierra Leone, with regular travel to project locations. Contract

Fixed-term position for the project implementation period, subject to organizational requirements and satisfactory performance. Reporting to Project Lead/Value Chain Expert. About the Opportunity Solidaridad Network West Africa is seeking an Outgrower Scheme Coordinator to lead the development and monitoring of inclusive out-grower schemes under the GIZ-led Cassava Value Chain Improvement Project. Key Responsibilities Lead the development of inclusive out-grower schemes linking smallholder cassava farmers with buyers and processors. Monitor the performance of out-grower schemes and report on progress, challenges and results. Facilitate engagement and agreements between farmers, farmer organizations and private-sector partners. Support farmer organizations to strengthen their institutional capacity to participate in out-grower schemes. Coordinate with the Field Coordinator and the Project Lead to align out-grower activities with farmer training and project workplans. Maintain accurate records and data on out-grower scheme participants, transactions and outcomes. Prepare regular progress reports for the Project Lead. Promote gender equality, youth inclusion, safeguarding and environmental responsibility in out-grower schemes. Required Qualifications and Experience Bachelor’s degree or higher in agribusiness, agricultural economics, agriculture, rural development, business administration or a related field.

Expérience

Relevant experience in out-grower, contract-farming or agribusiness market-linkage programmes. Experience working with smallholder farmers, farmer organizations and private-sector buyers or processors. Knowledge of cassava or other food-crop value chains is an advantage. Experience in monitoring, data management and reporting. Strong written and spoken English; knowledge of Krio and relevant local languages is an advantage. Willingness to travel frequently to project locations. Core Competencies Out-grower scheme and agribusiness development. Negotiation, partnership development and stakeholder engagement. Monitoring, data management and report writing. Integrity, teamwork and commitment to inclusion and safeguarding. What success looks like The position will be expected to demonstrate; Progress in developing and operating out-grower schemes. Quality of farmer–buyer linkages and agreements established. Accuracy of monitoring data and timeliness of reports. Compliance with safeguarding, financial and reporting procedures. Common Employment and Safeguarding Statement Solidaridad Network West Africa is an equal-opportunity employer. Recruitment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, experience and organizational requirements, without discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, age, marital status, pregnancy, political opinion, sexual orientation or other protected status. All successful candidates will be required to comply with Solidaridad’s policies and procedures, including its code of conduct, safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, anti-fraud, anti-corruption, confidentiality, health and safety, and data-protection requirements. Employment will be subject to satisfactory reference checks and any other pre-employment screening required by the organization. We encourage applications from qualified women, young professionals and persons with disabilities who meet the requirements of the job.

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