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Business and Financial Analysis Lead

Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Ethiopia
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Role description

Business and Financial Analysis Lead Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the assessment of the commercial viability, efficiency, and sustainability of smallholder sourcing and aggregation models.
  • Analyze business performance indicators, including procurement costs, margins, productivity, quality improvements, supply reliability, and operational efficiency.
  • Assess the financial sustainability and profitability of investments made by agribusinesses and other market actors.
  • Conduct financial and portfolio analysis of lending mechanisms, risk-sharing facilities, and agricultural finance products supporting farmers, cooperatives, and enterprises.
  • Evaluate the accessibility, utilization, and additionality of financial services and their influence on business growth and farmer participation.
  • Analyze market system changes, including domestic sourcing, import substitution, market linkages, private sector engagement, value addition, and financial inclusion.
  • Lead quantitative and qualitative analyses of business and financial performance data collected throughout the evaluation.
  • Contribute to the design of methodologies, analytical frameworks, data collection tools, and performance indicators related to business and financial outcomes.
  • Develop analytical reports, technical briefs, presentations, and evidence products that communicate findings to diverse stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Development Economics, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in financial analysis, investment assessment, agribusiness development, market systems, or private sector development.
  • Demonstrated experience evaluating business models, value chains, agricultural enterprises, and market-based development interventions.
  • Strong expertise in financial modeling, investment analysis, profitability assessment, and business case evaluation.
  • Experience assessing agricultural finance programs, blended finance mechanisms, guarantee schemes, credit facilities, or impact investment initiatives.
  • Proven experience analyzing financial institutions, lending portfolios, and investment performance.
  • Experience working with private sector actors, financial institutions, investors, donor-funded programs, and development partners.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English; additional local language skills are an asset.