I. About TechnoServe

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. Founded in 1968, we are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital, and markets. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.

II. About the Project

Horticulture 4 Growth (H4G): An Initiative of the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs) is a new $6M, 5-year project being jointly implemented by TechnoServe and the Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. H4G will accelerate the transformation of Ethiopia’s horticulture sub-sector by leveraging the power of the private sector to strengthen the link between production and demand and improve the road-to-market for horticultural products through modernized domestic and export market channels. The project will primarily focus on five priority horticulture crops (banana, avocado, tomato, onion, and avocado) sourced from horticulture ACC woredas to transform the relationships of key market actors to be more inclusive and equitable. By the end of five years, a strengthened horticulture market system underpinned by a strong private sector will enable Ethiopian small-scale producers to earn higher, more stable incomes and increase the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in rural and urban areas.

III. Position Description

Reporting to the Analytics Manager, the Investment Analyst will be responsible for the pre-award administration of the catalytic fund which is provided to support private partners to expand sourcing models or invest in improved market infrastructure and logistics e.g. wholesalers, traders, farmer cooperatives and unions, transport service providers, and processors. His/her tasks will include announcing opportunities, proactive identification of potential applicants, reviewing applications, contract negotiation, and signing. The investment analyst is also responsible for the grant pipelines tracking and documentation such as the financial documentation of delegated grants, and the filling of grantees' documentation.

IV. Duties and Responsibilities

The Investment Analyst's duties and responsibilities are described below:

Grant fund award and management:

• Design structure, processes for selection and management of the grant fund

• Be the primary contact person to answer questions related to application, monitoring, and closeout procedures

• Announce a fund opportunity that outlines all the pertinent information and requirements for an applicant to assess their eligibility, competency, and interest in the funding opportunity; ensure the fund is advertised regularly and on mediums that are easily accessible to applicants

• Solicit and identify investment opportunities and coach those companies through the application process

• Pre-screen applications to ensure it includes all the required elements to qualify for the grant

• Initiate and facilitate the evaluation process by sharing all the necessary documents with the selection committee will assess and score each application

• Initiate and conduct pre-award assessment/due diligence    

• Track the status and keep a record of all applicants

Attracting new investments:

• Demonstrate profitability of private sector investments in infrastructure & logistics that benefit male and female smallholder farmers

• Explore appropriate, affordable technologies that address proper harvesting, storage, and potential service providers for the technologies identified

• Engage and convince private companies to invest in H4G geographies in the identified areas

Business model development:

• For selected grant recipients, conduct a business diagnostic to identify possible areas for growth, ways to increase profitability, ways to improve efficiencies, ways to reduce cost, etc by analyzing the root causes of issues faced by the business.

• Based on the finding, prepare a detailed strategic roadmap outlining target outcomes and the interventions needed to achieve that

Job Requirements

Education:

• MSc/BSc in Economics, business, management, finance, or related field

Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in Economics, business, management, finance, or related field

• A minimum of 3 years (for BSc) and 1 year (for Masters) years of experience in business analysis or a related field

• Strong familiarity with foundations of Finance, Accounting, and economics

• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.

• Advanced Excel skills

Core Competencies:

• Strong and very detailed oriented when planning and preparing documents

• Problem solver, a structured thinker with high attention to detail

• Innovative mindset; learning attitude

• Flexibility and ability to adjust to rapidly changing circumstances

• Committed to quality and achieving impact; motivated; high level of integrity and honesty

• A results-focused achiever with a high sense of ownership

 How to Apply

Register using THIS LINK and submit a cover letter resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) by March 9, 2023. Applications will be reviewed and considered as received/on a rolling basis. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.  

TECHNOSERVE ENCOURAGES DIVERSITY IN ALL LEVELS AND ACROSS ALL FACETS OF OUR ORGANIZATION. WITH THIS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, WE ARE PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DO NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF GENDER, RACE, COLOR, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AGES, DISABILITY, AND ALL OTHER PROTECTED CLASSES. 

Women are highly encouraged to apply

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