Overview
The consultant will provide in-country technical and coordination support for the Responsible Business Conduct Africa (RBC) project in Ghana, focusing on strengthening the capacity of value chain actors.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide in-country technical and coordination support.
- Participate in onboarding with relevant ITC experts.
- Identify and map key value chain actors.
- Mobilize key value chain operators and facilitate meetings.
- Develop a country-level workplan for Year 1.
- Conduct due diligence readiness assessments.
- Organize and facilitate multi-stakeholder workshops.
- Coordinate and support the participation of value chain operators.
- Assist stakeholders to develop national value chain-based action plans.
- Provide technical and coordination support for RBC country-level interventions.
- Participate in monthly coordination meetings.
- Monitor the impact of RBC activities.
- Participate in and/or lead field missions.
- Participate in relevant national, regional and international trade & investment events.
- Maintain ongoing communication with key project stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree.
- A minimum of Five (5) years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, agriculture value chain development and smallholder development, agro-processing and exports, including knowledge of agri-business and participatory approaches.
- Experience of working with international/donor organizations and or in national development agencies.
- Experience in supporting smallholder farmer development, and agricultural and rural development, including knowledge of Environmental Sustainability and Governances systems, stakeholder engagement and participatory approaches is desirable.
- Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders from the farmer unions, rural communities, MSMEs, and public-private sector is desirable.
- Experience in data collection and survey administration is desirable.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree (BA/BSC or other).
- Agricultural Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Agricultural Sciences or related fields.
