Looking For An NGO Job? Global Communities Is Hiring A Trade Manager

Trade Manager Jobs at Global Communities Kenya

Trade Manager Job Summary

Global Communities (formerly CHF International) is an international development organization whose mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world,helping them improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions.

• Global Communities is seeking local candidates for the five-year Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program to increase trade links and access to finance for agribusiness SMEs located in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
• The Trade Manager will supervise a team of mobile Trade Specialists and will oversee efforts to improve access to market information systems, as well as the quality and integration for broader diffusion of available systems, and will also manage activities to facilitate market linkages, through workshops and trade fair participation.
• The Trade Manager will, through organized training session and other means, improve agribusiness operator skills in finance, marketing and in better networks to access business service provider assistance.
• The Trade Manager will offer expertise in trade facilitation and trade policy implementation with the primary objective of expanding the value and volume of agribusiness trade, .primarily in the cereals,pulses,and edible horticultural value chains.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Trade Manager will manage the operational and technical management of all trade related activities throughout the Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) program in all three countries
• Lead the design and implementation of all SME enterprise capacity building programs to include mobilizing cadres of business service providers specializing in the agribusiness
• Supervise three teams of Trade Specialists and Trade Officers in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi
• Oversee value chain mapping and facilitate market information analysis
• Promote integration of market information systems for broader diffusion
• Organize AIMS participation in appropriately selected agribusiness fairs
• Develop and nurture strong stakeholder relationships that foster market linkages
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation and reporting of project activities

Position Description –

• Help ensure quality performance of technical efforts and field activities by coordinating programmatic reporting, quality of data management and information
• Conduct regular visits to worksites to monitor the development and implementation
• Support the documentation of program learning throughout the life of the program
• Manage program databases and run regular reports to monitor progress including Program Tracker.
• Adhere to and incorporate Global Communities Kenya office Standards of Professionalism
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all privileged information on human resource and fiscal matters
• Assist with any other duties as required by Supervisor
• The duties listed above are not inclusive of all the duties of the position at Global Communities International.
• Global Communities reserves the right to change and update position descriptions at any time.

Education & Qualifications for Trade Manager Jobs in Kenya

• Bachelor’s degree or Advanced degree (preferred) in international trade,international business or other related disciplines.
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a field related to stakeholder coordination for trade expansion through more efficient market information and value chain integration in East Africa.

Skills & Experience

• At least 5 years of technical experience working with international trade, preferably in the fields of agricultural trade and investment, at least 5 years of which have been in developing countries(East Africa preferred)
• Demonstrated success in creating and implementing innovative solutions, and achieving measureable results in the areas of policy reform,advocacy, and policy analysis, training and capacity building of government.
• Demonstrated experience using market facilitation principles
• Strong computer skills and a working knowledge of statistical software
• Ability to maintain professional and constructive relationships and negotiate solutions.
• Demonstrate flexibility, cultural sensitivity when working with NGO partners, and the ability to adapt
• Global Communities policies and procedures to the local context
• A person of known integrity able to work in a team
• Superior written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills
• Ability to interact clearly and effectively with donors and other organizations

Language Skills

• Excellent command of English language including written and spoken English
• Effective use of written and spoken Kiswahili

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