GOAL is currently seeking to hire a Market Development Officer who will be responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of the Inclusive Market Development and Farmer Organization Activities in coordination with Market Development Coordinator (MDC) within the Busoga region. The MDO will coordinate district level INSPIRE project implementation team and lead the technical design, implementation, monitoring and scaling of inclusive business models with Private Sector Actors, Entrepreneurial Groups (EGs), VSLAs, Cooperatives and SACCOs to establishing a district level agribusiness networks for improved access to inputs, agro-services, finance, and markets leading to increase in smallholder farmers’ resilient productions and food security within the agricultural market system. The MDO will be a core member of the INSPIRE Programme Team working in a matrix environment as a technical resource person for integrating market development best practices into the program. This position will join MDOs based in different districts of operation and will closely work with other INSPIRE project staff to ensure proper integrations of all the interventions. This position will focus on market systems in agriculture, natural resources and climate adaptation and will also contribute to expertise in having smallholder farming systems more sustainable, productive and resilient to shocks. The Market Development officer will support in development of tools, resources and conduct training and coaching to project field staff and Farmer organisations to support cross-project learning and the overall technical intervention for inclusive markets development portfolio.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Essential

• A bachelor’s degree in Agricultural

Sciences, Animal Husbandry, Development

•  Economics, Rural Development,
• Minimum of 2 -years’ experience working with the private sector actors
• Knowledge and experience in business financing for SMEs.
• Highly motivated and motivating individual who can lead SME’s from both the front and behind (depending on the situation)
• Partnership management skills and knowledge

Desirable

• Some practical experience in working with both very small and medium sized companies in a development setting,
• Knowledge of the agricultural sectors highly desirable
• Experience with market facilitation, supporting systemic change and promoting supporting services indirectly.