Project tile:

NEPAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Location:

Nepal

Financed by:

DFID

Status :

Expression of interest

Position:

Various

Description :

The overall objective of this assignment is to design and implement a Market Development Programme (MDP) in Nepal aimed at creating jobs and raising incomes of poor people particularly those from excluded groups and women involved in the private sector as employees and entrepreneurs. The first stage of the work (design) will be complete upon delivery of and approval of a Programme Memorandum proposal to DFID

Start/ Duration :

The design phase of the proposed Nepal Market Development Programme is expected to run from May to August 2010. The envisaged date for the implementation of the programme is November 2010 to October 2015

Qualifications/Experience:

·           Development of concepts and tools regarding livelihoods diversification, income generating activities and pro-poor market approaches.

·           Analysis of new economic opportunities for poor farmers.

·           Building capacities within the programme teams and partners, in the field of pro-poor-market approaches, value chains, analysis of economic opportunities, policy issues.

·           Knowledge management and capitalisation of experiences among and across both programmes.

·           Facilitation and preparation of policy dialogue activities.

·           Planning, monitoring and annual reports of these activities in the respective projects.

·           Building networks, synergies with like-minded organisations as well as private sector.

·           University degree in Economics, Agricultural or Social sciences, with background and field experiences in rural economy in several countries (preferably in the region).

·           Experience in coaching and advising multi-disciplinary teams on the development of local income generating activities for the poor, market and value chain approaches and small scale industries.

·           Prior Work experience in DIFID funded projects and / or Nepal would mean an asset

Languages:

Fluency in English and can write easily reports in that language

Nationality:

open

Contact:

If you are interested in a co-operation, please send your current CV to the following e-mail address, quoting the project title in the reference: Ms Barbara Braun
Barbara.Braun@afci.de

Thank you!

Only candidates under serious consideration and contacted will receive notification of the final outcome of the selection process.