SENIOR HORTICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS ADVISOR – The Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project (HEEP) 406 views

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO.
DATE OF ISSUANCE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

PROJECT BACKGROUND
The Horticulture Enterprise Enhancement Project (HEEP) is an eight- year derotopment project financed jointly by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), CPEC Find and tba Government of Zimbabwe. HEEP supports the transformation of smallholder horticulture in Zimbabwe through Wage horticulture model and the 4P hub and spoke horticulture development The Project is focused in (cur provnces for tba VHGs: Matabetetand South, Masvingo. Manfcaland and Midlands. It axisrsts of three interlinked components Component 1: Wage Hcrtkukural Garden and 4P Mobilization and Development, Component 2 Access to Finance, and Component 3: Institutional Support and Project Coordination.
HEEP is in the process of recruting officers and service providers for its National Project Management Unit (NPMU) in Harare and in the three Regional Project Management Itois (RPMU) in the field. Io manage and ccordnate HEEP project activities. Whie the lead agency of the project is Ministry of Lands. Agriculture. Fisheries. Water and Rural Development (MLAFA’RDi, the Vilage Horticulture Gardens will he implemented through ARDA and HEEP 4P activities include pro-active co-operations wih the private sector, including the farming coirrourity, small and medium enterprises and larger precessing and marketing companies in key agricultural value drain.

Overall Scope of Work
A. Reporting to the Project Cocrdinatcr. the Senior Horticultural Agribusiness Advisor is the lead agribusiness specialist fcr HEEP, and wil support implementation of all components.
B. The Adviser ensures that HEEP 4P and otbar activtes will have
the ccrrroercial and development inpact intended, following the guidelines provided by the Fnarang Agreement, project desgn report, and the PIM; and fdlcwng the gudance by the Protect Coordinator, the lead ministry MLAFWRD, the PSC KEP sub- comtntr.ee. and IFAD implementation support and supervision missions.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
⦁ Advise the PMU PC. IFAD. MLAFWRD on all agribusiness matters;
⦁ Ensure that the ARDA VHG busness plans are techntaly and commercially sound.
⦁ Plan, ccordnate. and supervise and ensure the high qualty of technical and busness capacity KEP provides for (i) 4P EOV proposal development (ii) Technical and business capacity buldng
⦁ Plan. coordinate. supervise, and ensure the high quality of tie HEEP-supported pairing far ARDA business managars of VHGs and rrigatico schemes:
⦁ Supervise and support HEEPs supper for HDD’s for developing and promoting 4Ps, and developing dear and fair practices for hub & spckeicortract farming;
⦁ Renew al 4P EOIs and proposals to ensure foal proposals are technfaaily and financially sound:
⦁ Prowde enpert advise and mentorng as requred to the 4P Partnership. Access to Ffoarxte, Export Finance. Farming as a Business. Nanlion Garden, and other HEEP advisors and staff
⦁ Maintain and develop contacts and networks with horticultural value chain players in the public and private sectors, and as relevant attend mewngs, technical working groups, conferences, etc. to share knowledge, ooordfoate programmes, and promote HEEPs work.
⦁ Coordinate with SIRP and SACP to idenbfy syncrges and potential areas of collaboration,
⦁ Prowde the tertbubural agnbusness development perspective vision and nputs to the development of the AWPBs.
⦁ Contribute to HEEP M4E acivities from the agribusiness point of view, including sex and age disaggregated data colection and reporting in coordination with the M&E team.
⦁ Other tasks as may be required by the PC
Qualifications and Competences
A Bachelors Degree in Agribusiness. Agricultural Economics. Management, or Business ts adequate provided strong work experience. Advanced Degree m foese disciplines a plus

Required Work Experience
⦁ 15 years experience bn commercial agribusiness in Zimbabwe a
Soufoan Akica;
⦁ 5 years expenence in the hoftcultad sector, riedly with
substantial expenence in sourcing or facilitating SHF commercial production of horticultural produce;
⦁ A strong retwak of contacts and understandng of the agribusiness, horticulture, smallholder development, value chains and financial indusicn;
⦁ Strong leaderships skills, hebding the abiity to delegate responsibility wifofo the team.
Mode and Duration of Contract
Recruited for tie total duration of tie project.
Initial contract for 3 years (wih possbiity of extension based on performance]