Malawi - Farm Income Diversification Programme

The Farm Income Diversification Programm (FIDP II) purpose is to improve the livelihoods and nutritional status of rural households through increased and diversified production, and better market access.

The proposed contract will involve the provision of technical assistance for FIDP II mainly in the fields of agribusiness, nutrition and finance and grants management to support achievement of this purpose.

FIDP II seeks to address a number of problems:

1) to diversify and increase agricultural production

2) to promote income generation through agribusiness initiative with the involvement of the private sector

3) to improve FIDP farmer group management capacities

4) to improve FIDP farmer group social dynamics

5) to capacitate farmers and district level staff on nutrition issues.

The programme will be managed and implemented by the Department of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, through a Programme Co-ordination Unit (PCU) as well as through Grants to be implemented by NSAs.

Qualifications: 

Key experts have a crucial role in implementing the contract. All key experts mobilised under this contract must have:

  • Excellent communication and analytical skills (written and spoken English)
  • Excellent skills in facilitating meetings, workshops and conferences
  • General computer literacy
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and engage with a wide variety of stakeholders

Qualifications and skills

  • The Finance and Grant Management Expert should possess a minimum of Bachelors degree in Accountancy or Finance. Relevant additional degree(s) will be favoured
  • Specialised computer literacy, including recognised financial management packages used for the production of financial reports
  • Coherent (financial) report writing skills
  • The expert must be a member of a professional accountancy body.

General professional experience

  • Minimum 5 years relevant work experience

Specific professional experience

  • Experience in financial management of projects within a donor funded programme environment, preferably including EU programmes
  • Experience in establishing and developing financial management systems for large decentralised programmes working in public sector
  • Experience in internal audit systems, financial monitoring and financial reporting consistent with the management information needs of a donor funded development programme in the public sector. This includes proven track record in assisting public sector in successfully implementing audit recommendations
  • Experience in developing and facilitating financial management systems suitable for rural businesses in developing countries an advantage
  • Experience of training in the use of financial systems and financial management software.

Duration of the assignment: Indicative 325 working days over a period of 40 calendar months commencing at start of the execution of the contract.

If you are interested in this project, please send your most recent CV to:

Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de

 

Thank you!