• Creating linkages between farmers, seed systems and agro dealers for farm inputs and tools
• Implementing digital tools working with farmers, agrodealers and aggregators e.g.  farmers registration digital tools, crop/seed traceability tools and other digital agriculture services such as agricultural extension and digital financial services
• Supporting initiatives on connecting farmers to markets, e.g. aggregators, retailers, wholesalers food processors and other traders
• Managing the project schedule, activity plan and planning milestones, supporting the tracking of progress and deliverables from project partners and implementing countries
• Coordinating and scheduling project review meetings at regular cycles and preparing documentation of findings and recommendations in PRISM (GAIN’s Project Information System Management)
• Helping the project manager to monitor risks and develop contingency plans to respond to emergencies. Making an assessment and reviewing the status of projects and providing recommendations to the project manager on approaches and procedures for project implementation
• Building strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other organizations
• Developing appropriate narrative reporting and financial accounting documentation for the Project Manager’s review in order to meet GAIN and donor’s requirements
• Facilitating accurate project budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring that activities costs are kept within budgets.
• Ensuring timely monthly project reporting on program progress achieved, program plans, changes in direction and challenges encountered

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in agricultural value chains, farmers mobilization, cooperatives development, farmers groups or crop aggregation and previous experience working with smallholders farmers or farmers groups either in Africa or Asia is a must.

You will have experience in project implementation and management as well as proven ability in donor contracting and budget management.

You will be a highly flexible individual with good command of written and spoken English and be willing to work in multicultural, multi-lingual environments. Candidates’ with knowledge of a second language within GAIN’s regional offices is desirable.

The ideal candidate will also have ability to coordinate and influence the formulation, implementation, monitoring of large-scale agricultural projects with a strong ability to work with diverse groups/individuals, ranging from local partners, local authorities, local community groups, civil society and the private sector.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.