Market System Development Specialists needed at TechnoServe

TechnoServe has an ongoing need for Market Systems Development (MSD) Specialists throughout our West Africa Region to strengthen and support the MSD approach and tools, as well as designing and managing MSD interventions in order to improve the delivery of services and products for the benefit of beneficiaries. Market Systems Development Specialists’ main responsibilities are to identify, design, plan and implement systemic interventions relating to access to skills, access to markets, access to finance and access to information. 

Responsibilities may include:

• Identifying and prioritizing systemic issues and constraints and promoting value-added activities through stakeholder consultations. 
• Designing and implementing interventions for market systems access to skills, markets, financing and information. Carrying out ongoing sector analyses and providing input, data and information for the design of new intervention activities. And, developing a pipeline of potential partners to support interventions.
• Strengthening and coaching teams to improve MSD technical skills – leading them to be self-sufficient MSD experts.
• Facilitating the capacity development of local players, agribusinesses, financial institutions, marketing associations, local authorities and other market players by providing support services targeting technical, managerial, business and advocacy capacities.
• Evaluating and adapting new and existing program models, to enable increased scale-up and effectiveness, developing business cases and providing support to other local actors and project partners.
• Actively participating in monitoring, evaluation and learning activities; reviewing and analyzing model/pilot and partnership performance to identify successes, challenges and lessons learned.

Qualifications include:

• A degree in entrepreneurship, management, economics, business, marketing or equivalent.
• Experience in implementing the M4P/MSD (Making Markets Work for the Poor/ Market Systems Development) methodology. 
• Good understanding of market systems and their role in poverty reduction from a systemic perspective; experience in conducting market analysis in order to make business or investment decisions.
• Demonstrated work experience in the private sector in the fields of studies or consulting, partnership management with a focus on development programs.
• Proven understanding, skills and experience in market systems development programs and facilitative approaches.
• Experience in facilitating links and relationships between the private sector and government.
• Experience in developing well-written reports and presentations.
• French and English language skills.