Currently, SNV in partnership with Consortium Partners (Save the Children, Mercy Corps and TechnoServe) is implementing a “Livelihoods Improvement for Women and Youth (LI-WAY) project in Addis Ababa with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction, improved gender relations and social stability in Addis Ababa. Specifically, the programme aims to improve the livelihoods of 200,000 poor people, of whom at least 50% are women and 75% young people, by increasing incomes and improving access to economic opportunities in Addis Ababa.

SNV is looking for  professional and experienced Market System Development specialist (MSD)(for key implementing activities of  LI-WAY programme.

 The MSD specialist shall work in close collaboration with Microenterprise sector team including Enterprise development specialist, Microenterprise sector MRM specialist and other sectoral teams of the LI-WAY programme (labour, growth and skills sector staffs).

· The MSD specialist will be responsible for identifying/selection of relevant and potential market systems for the LI-WAY target groups, detailed analysis of the selected market systems to identify the root causes (constraints) that affect the performance of the identified market systems (core function, support functions and rules), and to design strategic interventions to address the identified root causes.

The MSD specialist will be responsible for the following, not limited to,

· Identify/select relevant and potential market systems for the LI-WAY target groups.

·  Identification, assessment and on boarding of relevant stakeholders/implementing partners/key market players for collaboration with LI-WAY interventions implementation.

· Develop interventions implementation detailed concept note in close collaboration with the identified implementing partners.

· Prepare, share and finalise interventions implementation agreement (sub grant agreements) with the selected implementing partners and facilitate the signing process.  

· Provide all the required technical and follow up supports during the implementation of the agreed interventions with the implementing partners;

·The MSD specialist shall ensure all the facilitation related to the development of the enterprise market systems (both the start-up and growing/expanding enterprise are in line with the approach of Making Market Works for Poor approach.  

At least a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and other related fields.

 · At least 5 years direct experience in relevant working areas (technical support to project activities implementation, working with stakeholders, market development, etc.); 

· Experience in marketing, business development and access to finance; 

·  Experience in public and private sector development;

 ·  Very good professional experience in market systems development and facilitation; experience in facilitating stakeholders’ engagement including assessment of incentives and capacity (attributes and gaps), specifically facilitating private sector involvement.

·    Very good knowledge on enterprise business development policies, procedures including range of business support services such as BDS, financing, sales and marketing;

·    Very good understanding of range of enterprises development opportunities;

·    Strong networking, partnership and interpersonal skills;

·    Ability to communicate effectively in oral and in writing, work independently and as part of the team, and work effectively with co-workers, partners and the private sector;