Job Summary:

The overall responsibility of this position is to drive and deliver the loan target of the project aligning with its objective to accelerate smallholder farmers’ adoption of post-harvest hermetic storage technologies by extending last-mile delivery networks, with non-collateral agriculture loans and insurance.

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Support to the last mile of supply chain actors/CBFs for the creation of demand for agriculture loans and the post-harvest hermetic storage bag and technologies.
• Implementation of all field activities in close coordination with local government and stakeholders and linking the smallholder farmers to the financial institutions for adoption of hermetic storage technologies.
• Work with all branch teams of the partner financial institutions to develop the appropriate mechanism to pursue agricultural loans for smallholder farmers.
• Organize various mass media campaigns and other promotional activities to stimulate demand for loans or financial products.
• Involve in different capacity development activities, conduct interaction meetings between financial institutions and potential smallholder farmers in need of loans and link them.
• Involve in the development and strengthening activities of last-mile supply chain actors and link them with the agri-input enterprises to promote access to inputs and finance.
• Participate and supervise group sales meetings being organized by the last mile supply chain actors.
• Report to program officer and support in updating progress in the MIS system.

Key Requirements:

•  Minimum secondary level education or equivalent (agriculture, business management, or other related fields )
• At least 2 years of professional work experience in the financial sector, agriculture value chain, implementing direct field activities with market system development, and private sector engagement.
• Strong communication ability to interact and influence diverse stakeholder groups.
• Good coaching, and mentoring skills, and a track record in rolling out training programs for business development services.
• Good computer skills with the ability to use standard software and tools in agricultural extension systems.
• Demonstrated ability to write reports, success stories, and promotional materials.
• Preference will be given to candidates from the same districts.

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