Điều Phối Viên Nông Nghiệp & Chuỗi Giá Trị

Job Overview Under ACE Program Manager and Entrepreneurs du Monde rural development manager supervision, the Agri-adviser manager is in charge of identifying business opportunities for ACE partners leading to the development of a cooperative that promotes women entrepreneurship in ACE's operation areas, while supervising the other agricultural services offered by ACE.
Job Responsibilities
A. Identifying business opportunities for ACE partners
1. Conduct agricultural and handicraft value chains analysis
• Based on the value chains pre-selected or newly identified, adjust the methodology, questionnaires and planning of the study
• Interview ACE's partners and all relevant actors identified
• Draft a report on the value chain analysis
2. Conduct market studies on the most interesting value chains selected
• Collect information based on the methodology and tools provided
• Suggest the cooperative strategic positioning on the market
• Identify the competitors
• Identify potential clients for the cooperative
B. Preparing the creation of a cooperative promoting women entrepreneurship and Dien Bien terroir
1. Assist in designing the cooperative's business plan
• Participate in the determination of the cooperative's mission, vision, and theory of change
• Facilitate the cooperative's registration under the most suitable legal status
• Participate in the strategic plan definition and financial projections
2. Implement the cooperative
• Redact the operation manual and tools for the cooperative
• Train the cooperative board on leadership skills, bookkeeping, and other skills necessary for the good management of the cooperative
• Find the premises adapted to welcome the cooperative members and store the products
C. Managing the daily operations and development of the cooperative
1. Monitor the cooperative activities:
• Ensure the proper implementation of operational procedures
• Participate in the recruitment process of temporary staff and facilitate their onboarding and supervision
• Facilitate the budget follow-up and administration of the cooperative
• Prepare cooperative's reports to be submitted to legal authorities, ACE management, EdM or other partners
• Prepare and facilitate cooperative decision-making meetings.
2. Promote products offered by the cooperative:
• Provide and create communication content on the cooperative and its members to be promoted on Internet and other channels
• Participate to networking events and identify new market opportunities
• Support and follow-up product certification
3. Build-up cooperative members skills and competences:
• Identify technical partners to create training content adapted to the needs and capacity of cooperative members (craft, agriculture, business)
D. Supervise the ACE Agri-workers/Veterinaries team (AW-VET)
1. Conduct the administrative follow-up of the AW-VET (recruitment, yearly appraisal, absence management, ...)
2. Ensure the proper implementation of the tasks expected by the AW-VET based on the related manual
3. Review the AW-VET organization and performance by regularly checking their planning, reports and encoding in the dedicated MIS
4. Conduct 2nd level of control by regularly visiting partners on the field to ensure the quality of the advice given and by calling a sample of partners visited
5. Promote and explain the services offered by the AW-VET among ACE field staff and partners to ensure a successful coordination and an efficient implementation
6. Contribute to the translation and the adaptation of agricultural modules and tools upon request of ACE ORM and EdM
7. Participate in Skype meetings with the EdM Agro Technical Adviser to share information on the AW-VET services and performance, and build up competences
E. Other
1. Participate in meetings and workshops organized by ACE Head Office