BACKGROUND NU-TEC is a five year DFID funded programme that aims to increase the incomes and climate resilience of poor men and women in northern Uganda (NU) by (a) stimulating sustainable, pro-poor growth in selected agricultural markets and (b) improving the position of poor men and women within these market systems, to make them more inclusive for poor people. Palladium International manages the programme on behalf of DFID. NU-TEC has the potential to sustainably and significantly improve the livelihoods of over 750,000 poor people in NU. It is expected that the programme will deliver the following results: a) At least 750,000 poor people in Northern Uganda, 50% women, will see their resilience to climate change increased and incomes raised by at least 15%; b) At least £55m in new investment supported by the project (excluding loans) c) At least £90m in additional turnover in businesses supported by the project
SCOPE OF WORK The Market Section Manager will have the overall responsibility of providing strategic guidance and management for the programme’ market groups by managing all the programme interventions within the market section and overseeing both the strategic and administrative elements of the interventions. S/he will also be required to establish and manage relationships with potential partners and stakeholders in the various interventions within the market sector. The Market Sector Manager will identify and design potential interventions for the programme and develop strategies for implementing these interventions. S/he will be responsible for ensuring strong linkages between the market sector and the Results Measurement team of the programme. This position is based in Gulu with frequent travel to Northern Uganda The NU-TEC staff work as an integrated team. The Market Manager will be expected to contribute to other aspects of the programme.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES The Market Manager will be responsible for the following:
- Provide overall strategic direction for the market sector and all interventions within the sector; monitoring and quality assuring all intervention guides and resulting outputs.
- Identify new markets or market actors with the aim of contributing to the overall programme strategy; liaise with the programme Senior Management Team on potential markets and design effective implementation strategies for approved market interventions ensuring that they meet all donor and programme requirements.
- Identify and establish strategic partnerships within the market and play a lead role in managing all established partnerships. This will include approaching firms or other market actors and brokering deals.
- Lead on determining the commercial viability of new product areas within new market actors; identify the strategic partnerships between NU-TEC MD and these potential market actors.
- Coordinate the development of final market opportunity reports as well as all other weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports within the market sector.
- Drive the stakeholder analysis of the selected market systems as well as identifying and contacting potential agents of change.
- Oversee the implementation of all market intervention ensuring that initiative is taken within each intervention and setting work plans for the interventions.
- Ensure sustained reporting on all intervention activities, progress reports, on and off field feedback and lessons learnt from each intervention.
- Identify key policy areas for each intervention and establish appropriate partnerships and contacts aimed at driving the policy amendment process where applicable.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS The Market Manager should have;
- A Masters degree or similar qualification in Business, Economics, Development Studies, Agribusiness or Finance.
- Experience in investment analysis and planning, project management or operations management is a definite advantage.
- A minimum of 3 years experience in implementing and managing projects or running a business;
- Previous supervisory/ managerial responsibilities within a busy team;
- Experience in business strategy development with a focus in the agricultural sector;
- Experience reviewing and writing reports; as well as managing consultants
- Experience in the development of surveys and data collection instruments and Data analysis experience using Microsoft Excel or other data analysis tools; and ability to analyze and make sense of large volumes of data is essential
- Previous experience using the Making Markets Work for the poor (M4P) approach would be a definite advantage;
- Knowledge of the institutions and organisations and/or businesses that provide services to the agricultural sector in Uganda and especially Northern Uganda;
We especially welcome individuals from a private sector background, or those who have experience in agribusiness consulting, or experience in providing business development services for Medium and large companies.
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