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Agricultural Value Chain and Market Development Specialist

Global Rights Ethiopia
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Role description

Agricultural Value Chain and Market Development Specialist Key Responsibilities
  • Lead value chain and market systems analyses across targeted agricultural commodities.
  • Assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of smallholder sourcing and aggregation models.
  • Evaluate market linkages between farmers, cooperatives, aggregators, processors, financial institutions, and buyers.
  • Analyze supply chain performance, including volumes, quality, productivity, aggregation, and commercialization outcomes.
  • Assess how project interventions have contributed to improved access to markets and increased participation of smallholder farmers in commercial value chains.
  • Examine factors influencing domestic sourcing, import substitution, market competitiveness, and private sector investment.
  • Analyze relationships between producers, off-takers, processors, and market actors to identify opportunities and constraints affecting value chain performance.
  • Support assessments of agribusiness engagement, business model sustainability, and market expansion strategies.
  • Conduct stakeholder consultations with farmers, cooperatives, agribusinesses, traders, processors, exporters, and financial service providers.
  • Contribute to the development of analytical reports, presentations, learning products, and dissemination materials.
Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Rural Development, Agricultural Marketing, Value Chain Development, Economics, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in agricultural value chain development, market systems development, agribusiness, or agricultural commercialization.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting value chain analyses and market assessments.
  • Strong understanding of agricultural markets, commodity systems, market linkages, supply chains, and private sector development.
  • Experience working with farmers' organizations, cooperatives, agribusinesses, agricultural processors, traders, and financial institutions.
  • Knowledge of inclusive business models, market systems approaches, and agricultural commercialization strategies.
  • Experience supporting donor-funded agricultural development, market systems, or private sector development programs.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.