The Alliance of Bioversity International recruits 01 Value Chain Specialist
The Organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve
people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
About the position
Our Climate Action team is looking for a talented, motivated, and high performing Value Chain Specialist to support the delivery of our advisory services to public and private actors. You will be able to develop innovative
and high-quality decision-making solutions to help unlock investments in sustainable food systems. We consider the Alliance and the CGIAR work on sustainable finance as strategic to contribute to reducing poverty, improving
food and nutrition security, and scaling sustainable agriculture and land use.
As a result of the diverse nature of our work, you will have the opportunity to work within a multicultural and multidisciplinary team. The team provides services globally with a focus on Asia and Africa working with a broad
range of clients, including impact investors, governments, multilateral development banks and development partners. One of the key projects currently led by the team is the “The Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate
Research for Africa project (AICCRA)” which supports the scaling of Climate Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Services across Africa.
The Value Chain Specialist will join the Alliance’s Climate Action team and work under the supervision of the Global Advisory Services Lead based Rabat, Morocco.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead analytical work of the Alliance on value chain related issues, in particular lead value chain analyses for investment opportunities in sustainable food systems.
- Support with the analysis of complex information and develop investment cases for value chain actors across sustainable food systems
- Lead the review of investment cases across value chains for instance in selected SME’s, cooperatives, conducting a case by case investment feasibility assessment and building a pipeline of bankable projects.
- Contribute to develop cutting-edge research on value chain finance/development and sustainability.
Qualifications and requirements
- Advanced degree in Economics, Development Studies, Agriculture Economics, Agronomy or related fields required
- Minimum 5 years working experience at international level in value chain finance/development. Direct experience working in the financial services industry or in a top tier consulting firm preferred.
- Regional experience in West Africa and specifically in Dry Lands value chains
- Good understanding of food systems and climate related challenges in developing countries, and how environmental and social issues relate to value chain risks and opportunities
- Intellectually curious and business-driven to deliver innovative and high impact results to clients
- Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative, and decentralized environment, and operate under tight deadlines
- Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office, with advanced Power Point/presentation skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in French and English.
Terms of employment
This is an international recruited position hosted by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and funded by AICCRA. The position will be based in Dakar, Senegal.
The initial contract will be for up to two (2) years, subject to a probation period of six (6) months, and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT offers a multicultural,
collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer, and strive for gender, diversity, and inclusion among our staff, without regard to race, color, religion,
gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic.
Applications
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of
three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to Mr. Tomas Solis (t.solis@cgiar.org) with Cc to Dr. Godefroy Grosjean
(g.grosjean@cgiar.org) and Dr. Stephanie Jaquet (s.jaquet@cgiar.org) with the subject Application: Value Chain Specialist.
Closing date for applications: Aug/27/2021
We invite you to learn more about us at:
https://alliancebioversityciat.org/ ; https://annualreport2019.alliancebioversityciat.org/