Market Systems Development
- Conduct market systems analyses to identify constraints, opportunities, incentives, and leverage points within targeted horticulture value chains.
- Design and facilitate market development interventions that stimulate sustainable market-led solutions rather than direct project delivery.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen supporting functions such as embedded services, access to finance, logistics, market information, input supply, and aggregation.
- Facilitate collaboration between producers, buyers, exporters, service providers, financial institutions, and government stakeholders.
Market Studies and Research
- Lead and coordinate value chain studies, market assessments, market intelligence exercises, and business opportunity analyses.
- Conduct assessments of domestic, regional, and international market opportunities for horticultural products.
- Translate research findings into practical interventions, business cases, and investment opportunities.
Farmer Organisation Strengthening and Export Readiness
- Facilitate the development of commercially oriented farmer organisations capable of engaging with domestic and export markets.
- Strengthen aggregation, traceability, record keeping, quality assurance systems, and contract management.
- Facilitate linkages between producer organisations and exporters, off-takers, processors, and retail markets.
- Develop roadmaps and improvement plans that help farmer organisations progress towards export readiness.
Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Certification
- Lead technical support related to food safety requirements and certification schemes.
- Support farmer organisations, exporters, and agribusinesses to comply with Local GAP and Global GAP requirements.
- Coordinate training and coaching related to food safety, post-harvest handling, quality management, and certification compliance.
- Liaise with certification bodies, exporters, government agencies, and technical service providers.
Knowledge Development and MEAL
- Generate and disseminate lessons learned and best practices on market systems development and export market development.
- Contribute to programme learning, innovation, and adaptive management processes.
- Produce technical reports, case studies, market briefs, and knowledge products.
- Contribute to annual planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.
- Provide technical backstopping to regional teams and implementation partners.
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
- Master's degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture, Rural Development, International Trade, or another relevant field.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree or 9 years with a Bachelor's degree.
- Demonstrated experience implementing market development approaches in agriculture or horticulture.
Additional Skills Required:
- Proven experience conducting market studies, value chain analyses, feasibility studies, and market assessments.
- Proven experience strengthening farmer organisations, cooperatives, and producer businesses.
- Demonstrated experience supporting export market development and market linkages.
- Practical experience with food safety management systems and certification processes.
- Proven experience supporting Local GAP and Globa GAP certification processes.
- Experience engaging with exporters, buyers, agribusinesses, service providers, and financial institutions.
- Experience working in donor-funded programmes and multi-stakeholder environments.
- Strong understanding of Ethiopia's horticulture sector and export market dynamics.
- Excellent networking and relationship management skills.
- Ability to translate complex market information into practical interventions.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with excellent reporting facilitation and presentation skills.
- Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
Contract Type: National, Full-time
Expected start date: January 1, 2027
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.
How to Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on October 23, 2026. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.
If your experience and skills match the position's requirements, we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.
Working at SNV
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Vetting
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SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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