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Arba Minch University (AMU) is implementing Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded research and development project called RUNRES: The Rural - Urban Nexus: Establishing a nutrient loop to improve city region food system resilience in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Switzerland, IITA in DRC and Rwanda and University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. Following successful completion of Phase I, the project's second phase (2023 – 2027) will start operations in October 2023 and focus on scaling innovations piloted in the previous phase. During the first phase, the project team found that most small and medium enterprises (SME) selected to test innovations lack a proper understanding and capacity to develop and implement business plans. As we transitioning into the second phase, focusing on scaling, it is crucial to provide business development service (BDS) to enterprises. As a result, we are planning to hire independent part-time business expert for the project.

  1. Job Summary

The business expert will be responsible for business development service (BDS) project, which focuses on supply chain management, access to market and finance, and growth management. This will involve a quick review of the existing innovation partners who already developed business plans and helping new ones to build their business plans while in parallel or starting with capacity-development initiatives to strengthen the enterprises/companies' production, business development, marketing, and sales skills. The Project business expert will make all available efforts to contribute the successful implementation of the project and achieve its intended objectives.

He /she will also strengthen and promote effective communication between with AMU-RUNRES project office, abroad partners, and partner organizations on over all operational support deem necessary for competent project implementation.

  1. Duties and responsibilities
  1. Employment Type: Contract with RUNRES project period, while renewed annually depending on performance.
  2. Job Requirements

Master’s Degree/BA/MSc. degree in Project Management, Business Management, Development Economics, Business administration, Supply chain management, Development Management, Marketing Management, Operations management, Agricultural economics, Agribusiness and Value chain management, international business and related

  1. Work Experience
  1. How to Apply

Interested applicants are invited to send application letter, a non-returnable copy of their CV, and credentials in 3 working days of the announcement of this vacancy in one PDF file through: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. put This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in CC//

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Apply in person at Arba Minch University Office of Vice president for research and community engagement from 8:30 to 6:00 AM in morning and 2:00 to 4:30 PM in afternoon.

 

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