Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement from CIMMYT for a Seed Business Development Specialist / IRS position to be based in Africa.
Amir
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Greetings from Addis. Pl see attached vacancy and would appreciate its circulation in CA-CoP.
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Olaf Erenstein
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Ethiopia
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From: Flores, Guillermo (CIMMYT)
Sent: 06 May 2013 20:21
Subject: Vacancy Announcement: Seed Business Development Specialist / IRS position to be based in Africa ... (Ref. 12269)
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Texcoco, State of Mexico
Seed Business Development Specialist
(IRS position to be based in Africa)
Please note this is an adapted re-advertisement of an earlier vacancy (Seed Business Development and Policy Expert - Ref. 12269).
Suitable applicants to the former position are encouraged to re-apply.
We are seeking a dynamic, results-oriented, Seed Business Development Expert for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a strong background in the assessment and development of seed markets and businesses from an African perspective. The position focuses on seed business development in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), with particular emphasis on the assessment and development of markets for improved stress-tolerant maize seed and associated capacity strengthening efforts and backstopping of collaborating seed companies. The position contributes to and draws on the experiences of a large multi-disciplinary research for development team that develops and deploys improved stress-tolerant maize seed for SSA with public and private partners. In particular this position will support the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) and Improved Maize for African soils (IMAS) projects and focus on DTMA and IMAS products and markets. The selected candidate will work as a member of CIMMYT’s Socio-Economics Program (SEP) in close collaboration with CIMMYT’s Global Maize Program (GMP).
The selected Scientist will be based at one of the CIMMYT regional offices in eastern and southern Africa (Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Harare), but with frequent international travel, including other CIMMYT and DTMA and IMAS partner locations.
Specific responsibilities of these positions will include:
Agri-business and strategic management support to associated seed companies producing and marketing improved stress-tolerant maize seed in ESA, particularly DTMA and IMAS products; Assess maize seed business opportunities in ESA delivery countries with special emphasis on demand and supply of stress-tolerant maize seed, including seed market intelligence, demand assessment, and development of associated tools; Provide information and networks on seed market development on the advantages of stress tolerant maize in ESA; Identify, support and enhance market development strategies for stress-tolerant maize seed in ESA, including branding and targeting options, business models, scaling up/out; Identify bottlenecks affecting seed market development for small and emerging seed companies in ESA; Identify needs and opportunities for capacity strengthening of associated seed companies and community based seed organization and plan and implement capacity building strategy for enhancing seed business and marketing skills; Enhance access to business development services (e.g., financial services, certifying agencies, seed trade association) for associated small and medium seed companies to further seed sector growth and wider diffusion of improved stress-tolerant maize; Document the regional maize seed business development and associated lessons; Assist DTMA, IMAS and CIMMYT management in any other matters as and when required.
Contact:
Guillermo Flores, [log in to unmask]
Human Resources/CIMMYT
Reference 12269
Deadline: May 31, 2013
Announcement
We would greatly appreciate your assistance in bringing this announcement to the attention of qualified candidates.
If you or the candidate needed more information on the position, please contact the Human Resources Department to Guillermo Flores [log in to unmask],
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
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