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Head of Programmes - Financing agricultural value chains (permanent contract)
Working with the Executive Board, you will help to define and implement the association's strategic development.
You will manage a small team of programme managers based in Luxembourg and in the field.
You will develop and manage programmes that combine the development of appropriate financial solutions, technical support and market access to enable small-scale farmers to secure their economic resources in a sustainable way, in the three regions where ADA operates. You will also manage sectoral support projects for institutional players in inclusive finance.
The position to be filled is a permanent contract based in Luxembourg City, with regular missions to the countries concerned.
Your responsibilities:
- Develop financing programmes for stakeholders in agricultural value chains in line with ADA's operational development plan:
- Identify potential partners (organisations active in the field of financial inclusion, solution providers for players in agricultural value chains);
- Carry out pilot projects with identified partners;
- Formulate projects consistent with the programme's expected results.
- Managing and implementing these projects in collaboration with your team and local partners:
- Prospecting, monitoring and supporting partners in the countries where we operate;
- Planning, monitoring results indicators and reporting;
- Budgetary and administrative management
- Managing institutional and partnership relations.
- Contribute to knowledge management activities (capitalising on lessons learned, programme-related communication, etc.) and take part in exchanges with other ADA teams.
Your profile:
- At least 5 years' relevant professional experience;
- Proven experience in financing agricultural value chains;
- Practical experience in developing countries;
- University degree in agronomy, environment, economics, international cooperation or equivalent;
- Proven skills in team and development project management;
- Excellent writing and organisational skills;
- Autonomy, adaptability and initiative;
- Bilingual French-English, Spanish an asset;
- Willingness to travel around 20% of the time in the field.
Applications before 14 April 2024.
For more information and to apply, follow this link (French only).
Call for application - consultants
Project advisor in inclusive and innovative finance in Benin
ADA, in partnership with the Luxembourg Cooperation (LuxDev), is launching the "Inclusive and Innovative Finance" programme in Benin (2024-2026). The overall aim is to reduce poverty by improving the legal financial framework, educating people about finance and diversifying products tailored to the needs of vulnerable groups. The project aims to improve access to and use of affordable financial products in a secure environment, particularly for rural populations and women.
Scope
- Position: project consultant
- Status: consultant contract
- Project duration: 3 years
- Place of employment: Cotonou, Benin
- Estimated starting date: 01/04/2024
- End of contract: 31/12/2026
Activities to be carried out :
- Support for project coordination:
- Contribute to coordination with the project's stakeholders: the ADA team, the Beninese stakeholders supported (ANSSFD, FNM, FNDA, SP-SNIF) and external service providers;
- Prepare and organise the project's ADA monitoring committees;
- Participate in the meetings provided for by the project monitoring system.
- Project management:
- Contribute to the annual planning and budgeting of the project, in consultation with the stakeholders and under the supervision of the ADA Programme Officer;
- Act as an interface between the external experts and the project stakeholders;
- Monitor the progress of project activities and the activities of the external experts, and suggest adjustments where necessary;
- Carry out certain technical assistance activities directly in collaboration with partner institutions;
- Ensuring that deliverables (internal and external) are produced within the set deadlines;
- Ensure quality control of services and deliverables provided by external experts involved in the project;
- Contribute to the procurement of external service providers in close collaboration with the ADA Programme Officer based in Benin: drafting of ToRs, identification of experts, drafting of contracts, etc.
- Project monitoring:
- Monitor performance indicators;
- Contribute to the preparation of periodic technical and financial progress reports on project activities (monthly, quarterly and annual reports) in accordance with ADA's and LuxDev's internal procedures;
- Contribute to the budget monitoring of the project;
- Participate in ADA monitoring missions;
- Contribute to knowledge management activities (capitalisation of lessons learned, project-related communication, etc.);
- Maintain the project document base (deliverables, reports, contracts, etc.).
Experience and qualifications
- At least 10 years' relevant professional experience in inclusive finance, banking or the financial sector, including 5 years in project management;
- University degree (Bac+5) in business management, finance or economics. A background in sustainable development or equivalent would be an asset;
- Experience in West Africa, knowledge of the Benin context would be an asset;
- Proven skills in project management and implementation;
- Strong organisational and strategic planning skills to analyse, prioritise and take initiatives to implement activities within set deadlines;
- Excellent writing, organisational and summarising skills;
- Autonomy, adaptability and initiative;
- Collaborative skills and team spirit in a multi-partner environment;
- Good communication and diplomatic skills;
- Fluency in French;
- Good command of IT tools..
Applications before 24 March 2024.
For more information and to apply, follow this link (French only).
Consultant to carry out a study on green entrepreneurship in Senegal
ADA is looking for a consultant to carry out a study compiling findings and analyses on green entrepreneurship in Senegal. This study will enable ADA to formulate its "young people and green jobs" project in the country. More specifically, the study should make it possible to:
- identify support structures (incubators, accounting solution providers, public and private structures and civil society organisations) involved in capacity building for SMEs and/or in actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change and protect the environment, with which ADA could enter into a partnership as part of its future project;
- identify the green and greening SMEs offering the most economic opportunities in terms of jobs and self-employment for young people, if possible in each of the sectors of activity mentioned. Identify the development potential and the main obstacles that these SMEs face in their growth, and find the support and funding they need to develop;
- make proposals on the actions to be taken in terms of capacity building and/or access to finance in order to remove the obstacles that prevent young people from being able to seize the economic opportunities offered by these green or greening SMEs;
- identify market catalysts (such as aggregators of products from green or greening SMEs, certification bodies, etc.) with whom ADA could work as part of its future project.
Activities to be carried out
- Activity 1: identify potential non-financial service providers for the future ADA project;
- Activity 2: identify the SME's in the intervention zone that are driving the creation of green jobs as well as the leverage effects that will ensure their growth;
- Activity 3: identify catalysts for market access for green products and services.
The study must include an executive summary and may not exceed a total of 40 pages (excluding annexes).
Scope of the study
The study will cover the eight departments pre-identified for the future project's intervention zone, namely: Kaolack, Nioro du Rip, Fatick, Foundiougne, Matam, Saint-Louis, Dagana and Dakar.
Duration of the study
The planned working time for this consultancy assignment is 20 man-days.
Your profile
- University degree, ideally in green entrepreneurship, environmental sciences or engineering, or other sustainability-related disciplines;
- Relevant professional experience in the field of green economy in developing countries, particularly in Africa;
- Relevant knowledge of environmental sustainability challenges;
- Ability to conduct research and to analyse and summarise data;
- Good writing skills, with the ability to contribute to high quality written documents (proposals and deliverables);
- Good communication and collaboration skills with partners, team members and other relevant stakeholders.
Application deadline: 14 March 2024 at 23:00 (GMT).
For more information and to apply, follow this link (French only).
Consultant to carry out a study on green finance in Senegal
ADA is looking for a consultant to carry out a study gathering findings and analyses on the green finance ecosystem in Senegal. This study will enable ADA to formulate its "youth and green jobs" project in the country. More specifically, the study should make it possible to :
- identify the constraints and opportunities represented by the existing and/or developing policy and regulatory framework in Senegal for the development of entrepreneurship and green finance, in order to formulate a project to support the financial inclusion of green or greening entrepreneurs, taking into account the local context;
- assess the level of maturity of the country's inclusive finance ecosystem (MFIs, banks, public and private investment funds, facilitation or guarantee funds, etc.) in terms of green finance, and identify institutions with which ADA could establish a partnership as part of its future project, taking into account their demonstrated interest in financing the green transition, their financial strength and their coverage of the intervention zone;
- identify potential synergies or complementarities with other existing programs/projects in Senegal targeting entrepreneurship and green finance.
Activities to be conducted
- Activity 1: analyse the policy and regulatory frameworks for entrepreneurship and inclusive in Senegal to highlight the constraints and opportunities they may present present;
Activity 2: analyse the ecosystem of inclusive green finance in Senegal by mapping the financial ecosystem (banks, MFIs, public funds, domestic and foreign investors, etc.) that aim to have an impact on the country's climate, environment or green transition;
The study will result in a report including findings and analyses of the two key activities to be carried out, as well as recommendations for the formulation of the youth and green jobs project. It will include an executive summary and may not exceed a total of 35 pages (excluding appendices).
Scope of the study
The study will cover the eight departments pre-identified for the intervention zone of the future project, namely: Kaolack, Nioro du Rip, Fatick, Foundiougne, Matam, Saint-Louis, Dagana and Dakar.
Duration of the study
The planned working time for this consultancy assignment is 20 man-days.
Profile
- University degree, ideally in sustainable finance, green finance, green entrepreneurship, environmental science or engineering, or other sustainability-related disciplines;
- Knowledge of green finance and climate change policy and development, particularly in Senegal;
- Relevant professional experience in the field of green economy in developing countries
particularly in Africa; - Ability to conduct research and analyze and summarize data;
- Good writing skills, with the ability to contribute to high-quality written documents
documents (proposals and deliverables); - Good communication and collaboration skills with partners, team members and other relevant team members and other relevant stakeholders.
Application deadline: 14 March, 2024, 23:00 (GMT).
For more information and to apply, follow this link (French only).
Internships
ADA only offers research internships for the duration of two to six months for students who need to complete their degree with an academic thesis. They will be tasked with researching an inclusive finance topic that is a priority for ADA. Fully supervised by the Knowledge Management team, the internship not only enables the student to acquire methodological skills, but also to contribute to the creation of new knowledge by answering specific research questions. If required, the student will go on sponsored field missions to collect data.
The desired research topic(s) should be indicated in the application. Please note that applicants need a working knowledge of both English and French.
To apply, please send your application (CV and cover letter) to info@ada-microfinance.lu.
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