Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - is a public-benefit federal enterprise working in more than 100 countries worldwide. We work on behalf of the German Government and support public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and environment, and peace and security. Our activities cover three priority areas: Energy and Climate, which deals with renewable energy and energy efficiency; Training and Sustainable Growth for decent Jobs; and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, which focuses on good governance.

Project Brief:

• The regional project Agribusiness Facility for Africa (ABF) supports rural micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in realizing their potential as suppliers, investors and employers by providing broad-based, cost-effective advice and training on business management and business models.
• The agricultural sector is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
• The regional project has therefore adapted agricultural practices to climate change in its training courses.
• The resilient measures promote climate protection and contribute to the preservation of biodiversity.
• Since March 2023, the two projects ABF and Market-Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS
Region (MOVE) have been implementing the EU project Business Support Facility for Resilient Agricultural Value Chains.
• The co-financing initiative aims to enhance the capacities of stakeholders involved in the agricultural value chains (AVCs) of maize, cashew, cocoa and livestock in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, with a view to fostering investment

Tasks:

In your role as Regional Agribusiness Advisor:

• Co-lead the Advisory Helpdesk technically. Focusing on Francophone countries, use training approaches including e-learning, face-to-face and blended formats on climate-smart agriculture, agribusiness, cooperative and processing for MSME leaders, students and professionals from partner countries.
• Contribute to the ABF sustainable exit strategy by leading the process of creating and supporting an International Agribusiness Practitioners Association (IAPA), including development of by-laws, capacity development, general organisation development.
• Contribute to the results-based monitoring of assigned output (Output 1) by supporting surveys and adaptation studies for monitoring and evaluation.
• Contribute to the organisation and facilitation of ABF webinars and capacity development workshops for partners, including Master Training Programmes.
• Advise private sector partners on the implementation of Matching Grant Fund projects (iDPP) in francophone Africa, including contract monitoring as backstopper.
• Coordinate the partnership with the “Agence Nationale d’Appui au Développement Rural, ANADER” in Côte d'Ivoire
• Other tasks related to the project as assigned by the line manager or the head of the project

Qualification Required & Experience

• University Master's degree in Agricultural Sciences, Business Administration or related field with a focus on farmer organisation and MSME promotion.
• Proven professional experience in business models, capacity development of value chain practitioners and service providers, and transformative approaches to gender equality.
• Extensive experience with GIZ training approaches, especially Farmer Business School, Cooperative Business School, Processor Business School, etc.
• Strong organisational skills, structured thinking, and the ability to quickly and thoroughly familiarise oneself with new and complex subjects.
• Demonstrates aptitude for working in an interdisciplinary team and in an intercultural context, while demonstrating ability to take responsibility and advisory skills.
• Excellent proficiency in French and English.
• Proficiency in the use of Office 365 applications, with a particular emphasis on Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint and Outlook

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) and a one-page cover letter stating their motivation to the position and added value to the project to:

recruitment-ghana@giz.de quoting the Job Code 2025/RAA-ABF/30/04. If you do not hear from us four
(4) weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Closing Date: 16 May, 2025

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, race, and religion are encouraged to apply.