PROJECT DESCRIPTION

USAID Trade and Competitiveness (Udhyam Nepal) Activity is a five-year project to increase Nepali private sector participation in targeted global value chains by making them more competitive, resilient, and sustainable. The Activity will chart a new growth path for private companies by supporting them to capitalize on global opportunities – targeting quality and high value exports (of products and services). It aims to foster sustainable growth, in selected value chains, by incentivizing actors (both private and public) through investments, innovations, employment, and a business enabling environment to expand their integration into the global market. The Activity is working to achieve the goal through the following objectives:

• To increase access to market-based financial and non-financial services; 
• To increase productivity in sectors with high growth and employment potential; and 
• To improve the investment climate and business enabling environment, for targeted sectors.

We are seeking a qualified candidate to fill the role of Agribusiness Marketing Specialist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is a five-year program; however, the position is currently for one year with opportunity of renewal. 

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Agribusiness Marketing Specialist will lead the project’s agriculture sector support by managing partnerships and implementing activities of agri-business companies. The Specialist will work in close collaboration with agribusiness companies to enhance their competitiveness, productivity, and operational efficiency. The Specialist will engage with public, private, and business membership organizations to streamline agri-businesses gaps, encourage innovations, support product and service marketing, and establish linkages throughout international markets. The Specialist will work with other workstreams (Objective 1 – access to finance, and Objective 3 – business enabling environment) to devise interventions to leverage investments, encourage cross-learnings (policy reforms, business models), and identify market opportunities. 

The position is full-time and reports directly to the Objective 2 Lead.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage partnerships and activities of agribusiness companies.
• Support agribusiness companies to become more competitive and improve management efficiency.
• Design a implementation plan (including sustainability plan) and marketing plan to promote agriculture products especially targeting high-value international markets.
• Provide support to agribusinesses to significantly increase their sales especially export sales.
• Design and lead technical activities and deliverables for agri-businesses (encourage innovations, investment generation, and business models).
• Coordinate and collaborate with different project teams such as Objective 1, Objective 3, Grants, and Monitoring & Evaluation to facilitate growth in the agriculture sector.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s in economics, agribusiness, marketing, or other related field
• Minimum five years of project implementation experience with three years in agriculture marketing
• Proven experience working in the market systems development approach, value chain approach, and private sector development
• Sound understanding the agriculture sector (market, stakeholders and policy regulations) in Nepal 
• Experience in implementing donor-funded projects involving multiple partners and host country counterparts (preferably with USAID)
• Strong interpersonal, written, oral communication, and presentation skills in the Nepali and English language.
• Willing to work beyond work hours and or on the weekends if required (allowed flexibility on the other days) 
• Nepalese nationality

Location: Kathmandu, with travel to other locations within the country as required.  

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 
Deloitte Consulting Overseas Projects LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages all to apply independent of age, gender, marital status, ethnicity or religion.  This position is open to Nepali nationals only.