Marketing and Value Chain Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) provides a collegial and supportive working environment where young professionals with a learning attitude thrive and succeed. LI-BIRD provides unparalleled mentoring support while challenging its staff to learn, innovate and acquire skills and experiences that will become foundational for the rest of their careers.

‘Green Evolution: Pathways for Food System Transformation’ is funded by the Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project is implemented in Surkhet, Dailekh and Jumla covering five municipalities. The project aims to support the implementation of national pathways towards equitable, responsible and sustainable food systems and is expected to strengthen the local agroecological systems through improved policy frameworks, operational structures and multi stakeholder cooperation at all levels.

LI-BIRD invites applications from eligible and qualified Nepali citizens who are committed and can deliver results with the highest integrity for the following positions:

1)  Marketing and Value Chain Officer (Level 7)-1, (based at LI-BIRD Site Office, Birendranagar, Surkhet)

Job Summary: Reporting to the Senior Program Officer (SPO), the Marketing and Value Chain Officer’s (MVCO) key duties include planning and implementing project activities especially the value chain development, cooperative’s capacity development on entrepreneurship and participatory guarantee system (PGS), data management and report writing. The MVCO will provide technical support to the local partner organization and coordinate with the local government and other key stakeholders for effective project implementation, building synergies, resource leveraging and scaling up of potential innovation with a focus to agroecology-based value chains.

Education and Experience: Master's degree in agribusiness or agriculture economics or equivalent in related fields, with 2 years of work experience. Candidates with valid motorbike/scooter license and working experience in agriculture value chain development, agroecology, market strengthening, participatory guarantee system (PGS) and private sector promotion are encouraged to apply.  

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Please visit our website at: https://libird.org/career/ for organizational details and full announcement, including detailed job descriptions, skills/competencies requirements, and application instructions.

LI-BIRD offers competitive remuneration and other fringe benefits as laid out in its personnel policy. Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications with CV, including three references, citizenship certificate, motorbike/scooter driving license and relevant testimonials, by 6 January 2025 (22 Paush 2081) by filling an application in the link bit.ly/li-birdvacancy . Applications should be submitted with a complete set of required documents, otherwise they will not be considered for further processing. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the interview. Telephone calls will not be entertained and could lead to disqualification. 

LI-BIRD promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women and candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai and other minority communities).

Please apply to: Human Resources Manager, LI-BIRD, Pokhara, Kaski.