Company Profile
Equity program (support for fair trade dynamics in West Africa) began in January 2016. This program has already run over two phases (2016-2019 and 2019-2024), and the third phase will begin in October 2024. Based in Abidjan, it will operate in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Togo. Its aim is to contribute to the sustainable economic development of low-income countries, fight poverty and strengthen family farming by supporting the development of fair and sustainable value chains in West Africa. AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières) manages the program on behalf of Commerce Equitable France (CEF). In order to monitor the program's activities in Ghana, AVSF is looking for a bilingual project manager to support the project's beneficiary producer organizations (POs) in implementing their activities.
Context and Duties of the Technical Assistant
Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) is a professional international solidarity association recognized as a public utility, which has been working to support peasant agriculture since 1977. In Africa, Asia and South America, the association works with peasant communities to promote agro-ecological transitions to overcome food insecurity and the economic vulnerability of peasant families. AVSF also contributes to the consolidation of producers' organizations and their growing participation in both local and export sectors (fair trade, organic and quality sectors) to ensure fairer remuneration and a consequent improvement in the living conditions of farming families. To find out more about AVSF, visit our website: www.avsf.org
The phase 3 of Equity project in West Africa aims to transmit and disseminate the results and innovations from the previous phases. Its purpose is to contribute to poverty reduction by strengthening equitable value chains for small producers, supporting agroecological transition, and professionalizing fair trade-certified cooperatives in West Africa. In the case of the cocoa sector, it will specifically contribute to implementing the new European regulation against “imported” deforestation (RDUE), which requires full traceability of cocoa placed on the European market by 2025 : programme-equite.org
Job Description
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Job Title:
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Agronomist, Bilingual Mission Officer in Ghana
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Hierarchical position:
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AVSF Country Representative in Ivory Coast
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Place of assignment
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Ghana with regular field missions and in West Africa
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Start of taking up office
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December 2024.
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Nature and Duration of the contract
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Fixed-term contract (annual), with possibility of renewal
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Social benefits
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Social security: National Social Security Fund, health insurance
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Missions and Responsibilities
- Ensure overall coordination of Phase 3 of Equity in Ghana,
- Facilitate the identification of partners for phase 3 of the program,
- Support partner producer organizations (POs) in the implementation of their production, processing and marketing activities for their certified products;
- Disseminate to all stakeholders concerned by the Equity program and at the national level priority information concerning the existence, content and progress of the project;
- Ensure strategic monitoring of traceability issues in the cocoa sector,
- Support the implementation of action research activities within the OPs benefiting from the facility and monitoring of intermediate results,
- Support cooperatives in their search for profitable commercial opportunities in fair trade and organic markets,
- Facilitate the consolidation of management capacities and access to financing of POs in the cocoa sector,
- Coordinate regional and international exchanges between the National Fair Trade Platform,
- Carry out activities to promote gender equality and social inclusion,
- Facilitate activities to promote agroecology, fair trade and organic agriculture in Ghana,
- Support external providers of the Equity program,
- Contribute to establishing the project's baseline situation and provide input into the project's Monitoring/Evaluation tools;
- Follow the partnership with Fair trade Ghana Network (FTGN),
- Facilitate advocacy activities of the cocoa sector in Ghana,
- Ensure transparent management of financial and logistical resources,
- Ensure the representation of the project and AVSF and the monitoring of AVSF commitments to local authorities,
- Contribute to the development and implementation of a cooperation strategy in Ghana,
- Actively contribute to the identification, formulation and negotiation of projects,
- Contribute to the advocacy activity of AVSF and its partners, to communication actions, and to the associative life of AVSF,
- Ensure the archiving of all documents relating to the project (reporting, photos, accounting, mail, etc.).
Required Skills or Experience
Required profile:
- Be an ECOWAS national,
- Agricultural engineer or agricultural economist with at least 5 years of proven experience ,
- Good command of written and spoken French and English (mandatory);
- The candidate will demonstrate an aptitude for teamwork, will have solid analytical and synthesis skills, strong interpersonal and writing skills, as well as a strong personal capacity for autonomy and adaptation,
Skills and Experience
- A substantial knowledge of West African sectors and certification dynamics (Fair Trade mandatory, organic if possible),
- Experiences of collaboration with a diversity of technical and financial partners,
- Work experience in West Africa or Ghana is an asset,
- An experience in structuring producer organizations and facilitating advocacy actions, and developing agricultural sectors,
- Experience in implementing or coordinating projects and programs promoting agroecological practices,
- Good command of data collection software (kobo, ODK, etc.);
- Good writing and synthesis skills;
How To Apply
Interested candidates should send a CV of maximum 3 pages as well as a cover letter, which will mention 3 references + copy of diplomas and certificates, as soon as possible and before November 30, 2024 only by e-mail to recrutementavsfci@gmail.com mentioning as subject “Agronomist, Bilingual AVSF Mission Manager in Ghana ”.
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