UN Jobs Zimbabwe – Consultant Team Leader
Are you a consultant interested in joining an organisation with a long term commitment to fighting poverty? Are you looking for development assignments at an international level?
SNV Netherlands Development Organization is looking for a:
Consultant Team Leader MARKET LINKAGES SMALLHOLDER OPPORTUNITIES
Based in Zimbabwe, Harare with extensive and regular travel to the project regions
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation, funded from public and private sources. SNV was founded in the Netherlands in 1965 and currently works in 38 countries world-wide. SNV is a specialized advisory services and knowledge-brokering organisation. We provide capacity development support to local and national organisations at the government, non-government and private sector levels. SNV provides advisory services in the sectors Agriculture, Water Sanitation & Hygiene and Renewable Energy/Climate Change.
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
SNV’s advisory services focus on creating effective solutions with local impact. We work in partnership with a wide range of clients to impact poverty and build capacity worldwide. From bilateral donors such as USAID, AusAID and DFID, to philanthropic foundations and leading corporates, we help our clients achieve their development objectives and make a difference where it matters most.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
We are looking for a consultant to join us in upcoming international DFID project based primarily in Harare, Zimbabwe with extensive and regular travel to the project regions. The Team Leader will be responsible for overall team and programme management and for overseeing technical consultancy, capacity building and training inputs which will improve overall incomes for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe through:
- Improving yields achieved and productivity by smallholder farmers for both crops and livestock;
- Supporting the further development and strengthening of advisory training and information (extension) services provided to smallholder farmers;
- Further developing smallholder farmer cooperation;
- Encouraging more effective and affordable input supply services (seeds, fertilisers, machinery etc.);
- Encouraging the further development of mechanisms for financing smallholder production (such as through banks, SCAs, contracts etc.);
- Strengthening linkages between suppliers to, and buyers from smallholders and to improve value chain efficiency;
- Ensuring equal and fair inclusive access for both genders and for all groups;
- Providing advice and guidance for the development of national policy and programmes for the further development and strengthening of smallholder farm production and marketing;
He/she will provide specific technical inputs as required and as defined and will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all project outputs are effectively achieved. He/she will report to the Project Steering Group and Project Director and will ensure that an ethical framework is in place and all workplans, deliverables and reports are effectively completed.
The Team Leader will manage, coordinate and provide guidance to the project team and ensure coordination of international and national consultants. Their work will include preparing consultant ToRs, evaluating work practices, monitoring project outputs and deliverables and ensuring a central poverty and value for money focus. The Team leader will also need to ensure effective communications internally and externally with beneficiaries and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have substantial team leader experience in a developing economy and preferably in sub-saharan Africa
Experience of working with DFID, M4P, agricultural commodities/value chain development and on poverty alleviation programmes would be a significant advantage.
How to apply?
Are you interested in this position? Upload your CV and motivation letter in English in our in-house recruitment system below.
For more information, please refer to our website: www.snvworld.org
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
Closing date:
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Type of contract:
Consultancy
http://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/327685
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