LEAD - PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & ECOSYSTEM COORDINATION - Gauteng, Centurion
Closing Date: 25 SEPTEMBER 2024
TO APPLY: Send WhatsApp message to cell number in REF above for email
PURPOSE: To develop and manage significant long-term partnerships with the private sector, provincial departments of agriculture, development and commercial banks, other financial institutions and major implementing partners that are necessary for sustaining agricultural transformation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Degree in Commerce / Science / Agriculture
EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of 7 years experience at management level
- A minimum of 3 years experience in strategic partnerships development and implementation
JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Partnership Origination: Develops and manages significant long-term partnerships with private sector entities like commodity organisations, development and commercial banks, financial institutions, and major implementing partners necessary for sustaining agricultural transformation.
- Represents the Company to broad stakeholders that include key partners, development/smallholder farmers, donors, and international organisations.
- Leads the identification and development of strategic partnerships with global organisations and translates them into managed programmes with demonstrable benefits to the agricultural transformation agenda.
- Contributes to and participates in the negotiation of agreements, working collaboratively with the bank's legal services function.
- Partnership Management and Ecosystem Co-ordination:
- Develops procurement linkage frameworks to facilitate the off-take of commodities from farmers on grower programmes by off-taking partners.
- Develops partnerships with agricultural local exporters and global importers to unlock export market opportunities for development farmers and aggregators.
- Manages a portfolio of stakeholders comprising development partners and off-takers.
Desired Skills:
- 3 years experience in strategic partnerships development and implementation
- Partnership Management and Ecosystem Co-ordination
- PFMA
- Business development and networking - Bringing new products or solutions to market - Stakeholder and client management
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