Expert in Business Development Green Innovation Centers for the agriculture and food sector Vietnam

Tasks of expert 2

  • Development of training concept and training strategy for rice cooperatives (including ToT) for the following topics: cooperative’s principles & business models; good corporate governance; business plan development; marketing; financial management; internal control system; value chain promotion; quality control; negotiation and contracting skills.
  • Adjustment of existing training manuals to the needs of the rice cooperatives in the project area.
  • Development of a business coaching approach for the target cooperatives, of coaching capacities, and mentoring of business coaches
  • Quality control of ToT, training and coaching of cooperatives as implemented by the respective partners.
  • Implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the contractor’s support activities.
Qualifications: 
  • University degree (bachelor’s) in cooperative development, capacity building, agricultural economics, business administration, or similar
  • Knowledge of English (B2), Vietnamese, C2
  • 15 years of professional experience in the rural development sector, focusing on cooperative capacity development and/or on organizational and management development
  • 10 years of professional experience in implementation of training measures and/or capacity development measures
  • 5 years of management/leadership experience as project team leader or manager in a company, in leading training and capacity development projects,
  • 4 years of experience working on DC projects
  • 3 years of experience in business development services and coaching for rual cooperatives
Start / Duration: 

he assignment is foreseen to start in July 2021, assignment duration is expected to be 24 months, with an option or an extension.

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