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POSITION TITLE: Conservation Enterprise Development Specialist

LOCATION: Lilongwe, Malawi

UNIT: Forestry & Natural Resource Management

REPORTS TO: Deputy Chief of Party

POSITION SUMMARY

Winrock is seeking Conservation Enterprise Development Specialist candidates for the upcoming USAID-funded Malawi REFRESH initiative. This initiative is a fisheries restoration intervention to foster ecosystem based and participatory fisheries management in Lake Malawi.

Position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

§ Act as a subject matter expert and advisor to the Deputy Chief of Party in the following technical areas: conservation enterprise development and livelihoods; investment development and networking; business and entrepreneurship development; and business innovation and research.

§ Lead project activities/results around the commercialization of conservation enterprises to counter unsustainable fishing.

§ Assist in designing and developing project activities that would promote sustainable fishing while providing economic benefits that could be scaled up to provide value to Lake Malawi.

§ Develop project activities that support a comprehensive enterprise enabling environment with relevant business development agencies such as financial services providers, and business development service providers.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:

Education:

  • A Master’s degree or higher in one of the following fields: business administration and/or biodiversity conservation, business and enterprise development, or public administration.

Work Experience:

  • At least 5 years of demonstrated technical expertise, with substantial developing country experience in development and implementation of innovative strategies within their subject areas and experience and expertise to effectively provide technical assistance and oversee the design and implementation of conservation enterprise activities.

Skills:

  • Ability to organize and conduct business and product development trainings and technical workshops.
  • Experience and skills necessary for facilitating business development and networking; market research and negotiating sustainable financing mechanisms for district councils and other beach village committees, or commercial fishers and others.
  • Proven track record of working on design of commercially viable enterprises which are self-sustaining and thorough understanding of the trade and business regulatory frameworks and public private partnership processes.
  • A thorough understanding of issues relating to local discourse on tourism development, cultural heritage, and potential natural resources-based enterprises along the lakeshore districts.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required.

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Winrock International is a recognized leader in U.S. and international development with a focus on social, agricultural and environmental issues. Inspired by its namesake Winthrop Rockefeller, Winrock combines scientific and technical expertise with entrepreneurial innovation to deliver market-based solutions that improve lives around the world. Winrock’s mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources across the globe.

Winrock International grew from parallel dreams and a shared vision. And it grew from the land, a 927-acre tract atop Petit Jean Mountain in Arkansas, where Winthrop Rockefeller, grandson of Standard Oil’s John D. Rockefeller, established Winrock Farms in 1953. He brought in a herd of hardy Santa Gertrudis cattle from Texas and created a model farm and livestock center to demonstrate state-of-the-art agricultural methods.

Economic development was a hallmark of Rockefeller’s two terms as governor of Arkansas, and after his death in 1973, trustees of his estate created the Winrock International Research and Training Center to further his wish that the farm be “venturesome and innovative” and provide tools to help people help themselves.

While Winthrop was focusing on livestock research and rural development, his brother John D. Rockefeller III was concentrating on Asia’s burgeoning population and its food shortages. The two organizations he created — the International Agricultural Development Service and the Agricultural Development Council (A/D/C) — addressed these issues by identifying, educating and maintaining a network of homegrown experts. A/D/C, for instance, supported U.S. professors who lived and worked in Asia — a unique approach that provided a deep understanding of local needs.

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0 USD Lilongwe CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Winrock International

POSITION TITLE: Conservation Enterprise Development Specialist

LOCATION: Lilongwe, Malawi

UNIT: Forestry & Natural Resource Management

REPORTS TO: Deputy Chief of Party

POSITION SUMMARY

Winrock is seeking Conservation Enterprise Development Specialist candidates for the upcoming USAID-funded Malawi REFRESH initiative. This initiative is a fisheries restoration intervention to foster ecosystem based and participatory fisheries management in Lake Malawi.

Position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

§ Act as a subject matter expert and advisor to the Deputy Chief of Party in the following technical areas: conservation enterprise development and livelihoods; investment development and networking; business and entrepreneurship development; and business innovation and research.

§ Lead project activities/results around the commercialization of conservation enterprises to counter unsustainable fishing.

§ Assist in designing and developing project activities that would promote sustainable fishing while providing economic benefits that could be scaled up to provide value to Lake Malawi.

§ Develop project activities that support a comprehensive enterprise enabling environment with relevant business development agencies such as financial services providers, and business development service providers.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:

Education:

  • A Master’s degree or higher in one of the following fields: business administration and/or biodiversity conservation, business and enterprise development, or public administration.

Work Experience:

  • At least 5 years of demonstrated technical expertise, with substantial developing country experience in development and implementation of innovative strategies within their subject areas and experience and expertise to effectively provide technical assistance and oversee the design and implementation of conservation enterprise activities.

Skills:

  • Ability to organize and conduct business and product development trainings and technical workshops.
  • Experience and skills necessary for facilitating business development and networking; market research and negotiating sustainable financing mechanisms for district councils and other beach village committees, or commercial fishers and others.
  • Proven track record of working on design of commercially viable enterprises which are self-sustaining and thorough understanding of the trade and business regulatory frameworks and public private partnership processes.
  • A thorough understanding of issues relating to local discourse on tourism development, cultural heritage, and potential natural resources-based enterprises along the lakeshore districts.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required.
2019-05-01

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