Short-Term Expert Agricultural SME Training

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Project objectives

 

Scaling up agribusiness enterprises in underserved areas of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, enhancing income generation, job creation, and social cohesion among displaced, marginalized and host communities. The project involves:

 

    1.        Capacity building of local BDS providers and familiarization with SME Loop for ToT

    2.        Strengthen the technical and financial capacities of agribusinesses in selected underserved areas.

    3.        Facilitate cross-governorate peer learning and exchange to spread best practices and innovations.

    4.        Create new employment opportunities by linking agribusinesses with youth and agri-graduates.

    5.        Contribute to social cohesion by fostering collaboration between host communities, IDPs, refugees, returnees, women, and PWDs.

 

The project is envisaged to start in June 2026 with expected duration ca. 8 months. The project is funded through the GIZ.

Qualifications:

• M.Sc. in Business Administration, Economics or Agricultural Economics
• 5 years of professional experience in the agricultural sector and agribusiness support.
• 4 years of professional experience in Market Access & Linkages expertise or 4 years of professional experience in product processing/sorting and packaging expertise, and quality assurance/standards expertise.
• 5 years of experience outside the Middle East.
• 3 years of professional experience in Development Cooperation projects
• C2 level language proficiency in English

Tasks:

·         Ensure materials to be distributed are aligned with the SME Loop methodology

·         Schedule training sessions, including dates, times, and locations

·         Prepare and/or adapt curricula to local context for agriculture and deliver ToT sessions according to the SME Loop methodology

·         Use interactive and engaging training techniques to facilitate learning

·         Track attendance and participation of SME representatives

·         Distribute evaluation forms or conduct surveys to gather feedback from participants.

·         Prepare a report on the training outcomes

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