POSITION DESCRIPTION
Cooperative Business Development Officer
Cooperative Resilience and Equity Activity (CORE)
Background:
Land O’Lakes Venture37 (Venture37) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening agriculture from farm-to-fork, helping businesses grow, and linking farmers to markets. Since our start in 1981, we have been leveraging nearly 100 years of expertise in crop inputs, agricultural insights, dairy and animal nutrition from our close affiliate, Land O’Lakes, Inc., a farmer-owned agribusiness committed to fulfilling its purpose of feeding human progress.
Project Description:
Land O’Lakes Venture37 is implementing the Cooperative Resilience and Equity Activity (CORE) cooperative development program in Rwanda and Zambia, a five-years project (October 2023- October 2028) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The goal of the CORE activity is to foster vibrant, sustainable cooperative ecosystems in Rwanda and Zambia, in which self-managed agricultural cooperatives and all their members flourish economically and socially.
Through CORE, Venture37 will take a localized and market-responsive approach, engaging market actors, including women and youth, in activity design, implementation and measurement. The activity’s objectives will be met through three major components, namely:
In Rwanda, (CORE) has identified the geographical scope split over 4 districts classified into two clusters: Eastern: Kayonza & Ngoma districts; Western: Nyabihu & Rubavu).
Position Summary:
Supervised by CORE’s Cooperative Business Development Advisor, the Cooperative Business Development Officer will be responsible for field implementation of CORE’s cooperative performance improvement component in the assigned geographical zone. This position will support the efforts to streamline activities associated with advancing the business performance of partner cooperatives from the assigned districts, ensuring quality program implementation by working directly with cooperatives and by building relationships with stakeholders. This role will also support to provide expertise in areas of cooperative business development services, cooperative governance and management, financial management, linkages/access to finance and markets.
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Reporting & Supervision:
Required qualifications:
How to apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their motivation letter and CV to https://lol.avature.net/Careers/JobDetail/Cooperative-Business-Development-Officer/1828 not later than May 7, 2024, at 5:00 pm Kigali time.
Land O’Lakes Venture37 will never ask you for personable identifiable information, and we will never request money or payment during the recruitment or employment process.
Land O’Lakes Venture37 is an equal opportunity employer and an organization striving to help global communities thrive through agriculture. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, among other factors. Our culture values a diversity of voices. So, bring us your unique experiences, your workstyle, and your dreams — they’ll only make us stronger.
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