Market Support Specialist at RWANDA DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (RDDP) :Deadline Jan 13, 2022

Job description

Under the supervision of the RDDP Program Manager, the Market Support Specialist is the focal point in the SPIU/RDDP for dairy market support initiatives.
He (She) shall be responsible for but not limited to:
• Support the participating dairy cooperatives in developing and implementing efficient and effective internal structures, membership policies, management procedures, governance and oversight processes;
• Support the participating dairy cooperatives in establishing appropriate technical and organizational capacities;
• Support the participating cooperatives in shaping the federations and unions to represent their interests;
• Support the dairy cooperatives in establishing business-oriented operations that offer high quality services and attractive producer prices to members, and regular and accurate reporting to their members, the project and RAB;
• Ensure that the hired service providers working with the participating cooperatives provide appropriate and high-quality services, as required by the cooperatives and the project;
• Support the establishment and use of functioning internal monitoring systems for the participating cooperatives;
• Support the participating cooperatives in establishing functioning relationships with private partners, including Public Private Producers Partnerships;
• Ensure that the dairy cooperatives are regularly audited by the competent authority, and that the recommendations of the audits are acted upon;
• Link the dairy cooperatives with financial institutions (SACCOs, Commercial Banks, Development Banks, and Insurance Companies);
• Coordinate the district dairy data collection, analyze and dissemination to the data users in the most appropriate format;
• Train project staff at the districts on the use and dissemination of market information.