Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Kenya
Palladium is seeking to fill the role of Cross-Border Trade and Market Systems Lead.
Palladium is a child-safe organisation that works with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and managerial support to strengthen structured cross-border trade in Regional Agriculture and Market Systems (RAMS) value chains and improve capacity to respond to shocks and stresses
- Lead efforts to identify cross-border value chain constraints and address barriers that limit trade competitiveness
- Develop action plans for focus value chains in collaboration with other stakeholders such as private sector lead firms, input supply dealers, producer organisations, banks and insurance companies, regional intergovernmental bodies
- Forge value chain-specific, business-led partnerships to stimulate cross-border trade
- Identify new opportunities for regional cross-border trade and facilitate medium-to-long-term private sector investment in value chain systems, supporting industries, and infrastructure
- Oversee provision of technical assistance and grants to the private sector and across value chains to increase competitiveness, diversify production/exports, support capacity building, and any other relevant efforts required to expand cross-border trade and strengthen regional market systems
- Improve the capacity of value chain actors, including private sector firms, financial institutions, agro-dealers, and regional organisations to facilitate cross-border agriculture trade, and overcome barriers to trade
- Share results and learning with project leadership, Palladium, and USAID
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, International Trade, or a related field
- Master’s degree is preferred
- Seven years, minimum, of relevant professional experience implementing trade and market systems interventions within the East African context
- Ability to establish effective, long-term partnerships and market linkages among private-sector actors and demonstrated ability to provide TA in strengthening value chains and building private sector firm-level capacity
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with intergovernmental, private sector, and governmental representatives, particularly at the regional level
- Prior USAID or donor experience preferred
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