French Speaking Senior Development Consultant

10 hours ago

Durban, South Africa Economic Sense Full time

We are recruiting a **French Speaking Senior Development Consultant with a special interest in development, farmer and processor business capacity.**

Full time, based in Durban South Africa

**The Job**

In this role you will be responsible for the management and implementation of development projects in a number of African countries for international donor projects such as the World Bank-IFC, GiZ, The Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Teagasc Ireland and various Embassies.

This role asks for learning and capacity development experience as we are looking to strengthen this skill set for current projects.

This job includes:

- **Project implementation**: You will oversee a variety of projects such as value chain analysis, business case development, sector strategy development, value chain benchmarking etc. This includes leading local teams in Africa and global experts. You will also be responsible for qualitative interviews, desk & field research, analysis and reporting, business modelling, client workshops, etc.
- **Training and capacity development**: Design and manage training and capacity development projects and programs
- farmer training and extension, processor training, business coaching, marketing skills development etc.
- **Global linkages**: Engage with the private sector and other stakeholders in importing countries to conduct market research, lead investment promotion and sourcing missions, roundtables, etc.
- **Business/partnership development**: Develop relationships with the private sector, sector associations, knowledge centres, etc.
- **Enterprise development and capacity building**: Assess and develop business cases
- market research, business modelling, business plans, coaching of entrepreneurs, sector roundtables etc.
- **New business development**: You will work with senior team members to develop client relationships, draft project proposals and design development projects and programs.
**Who You Are**

We are looking for a sharp thinking, team player who wants to make a positive difference in the world and at work. You’re willing to take on new challenges and keep learning. Our new colleague is able to work independently on different projects from beginning to end, adapting as we go and grow. They’re results-oriented and hands on. This role is best suited to someone with strong analytical skills, a person who is data driven and who tackles projects with energy and a positive spirit.
Ideally, you’d find the fine details fascinating, but use this to help us create an insightful picture for our clients. One of our favourite questions is ”so what?”
People skills matter. This is a job for someone personable, with a good sense of humour.

**What You Bring**
- Min 10 years of relevant work experience.
- Relevant Master’s degree level qualification (agricultural economics, Commerce, MBA, agronomy etc.)
- Consulting and project management experience
- Practical experience in agri-processing and food manufacturing. For example as supply chain managers, production managers, marketing and strategy etc.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- French and English is required, with Portuguese a valued addition.
**What We Offer**

Sense is a dynamic economic development consultancy working to solve the gritty development challenges faced by agri-business in Africa. The accelerating shift from aid to trade in global policy means that we’re on the cutting edge of development thinking. As a result we work with an increasing number of major donors in the development sector. Some of our clients are The World Bank-IFC, GiZ (German Development Corporation), The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CBI, USAID, etc.

Each year we tackle surprising challenges in a wide number of food supply chains such as fruits, nuts, livestock & dairy, cereals and forestry. Our projects vary from developing strategies for development programs to investment facilitation, sector development, business coaching, access to finance, value chain studies the variety of assignments, clients and value chains we work in continue to grow.

We’re known for sharp thinking, fact based insights, practical solutions and getting things done. So a Sense consultant is curious, inventive, has grit and iswell likeable. This is ultimately about people after all.

**What we offer**

Sense offers a dynamic, international environment with lots of scope for personal and professional development. There are no cogs in the machine here. Each member of our team is important. And all the while you’ll be playing your part in bringing about meaningful, lasting change in Africa. This position also offers:

- A competitive salary and a medical aid contribution
- Opportunities to learn, grow and build your CV
- Space to do “good work”- quality and making a difference in the world
- Regular regional and international travel
- Generous annual leave
- Support with visas, work permits & relocation
- Communal lunch where we

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