Agricultural Marketing Specialist - Oxfam - Yerevan

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Develop and implement OGB Armenia agricultural marketing strategy in line with OGB Armenia Livelihoods strategy;
- Develop the marketing plan and budget derived from corporate objectives and the new strategy;
- Provide support to the Livelihoods Officer in planning, organizing and implementation of Livelihoods activities in the project sites;
- Conduct needs assessment, collect data concerning production, distribution or sales of a particular product, analyze and prepare reports;
- Based on the needs-assessment research develop market linkages between smallholder farmers in target regions and market players;
- Contact retail, institutional or intermediary marketers of agricultural products and inputs to exchange information concerning supply or demand of particular agricultural products;
- Organize meetings with potential buyers and traders for establishment of contacts and links;
- Develop and maintain a marketing database of national and regional agricultural market players, representatives of producer and marketing associations;
- Organize meetings in the communities, with individual farmers, farmer groups and associations;
- Participate in ongoing promotional activities (promotional campaigns, exhibitions, fairs, shows or sales) involving specific products or product groups to support production and distribution of Vayots Dzor and Tavush agricultural products;
- Ensure effective monitoring of results and impact of marketing activities;
- Prepare monthly/ quarterly progress reports on marketing activities;
- Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with OGB Armenia team members, OGB partners and other alliances.

Other Responsibilities:
- Abide by Oxfam principles/ values;
- Follow Oxfam travel regulations;
- Carry out any other tasks as seen necessary under the direction of Oxfam (GB) Armenia Country Director.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Degree in Marketing, Economics, Agricultural Economics or other relevant field from an accredited university;
- Minimum 3 years of “hands-on” experience in marketing and sales;
- Thorough understanding of the principles of Marketing, including basic market research techniques and procedures;
- Knowledge of specifics of Agricultural Supply chain;
- Professional communication skills to communicate with all executive levels involving a number of organizations and people;
- Excellent networking and negotiation skills to develop good working relationships within Oxfam and with different market players (agro processors, food processing companies, whole-sale and distribution channels, exporters, supermarket-chains, etc.);
- Research, monitoring and evaluation skills;
- Sound knowledge of the social, economic and political context within Armenia and how it can relate to the rest of the region and global issues/ trends;
- Excellent team playing skills;
- Understanding of gender issues and commitment to promoting gender equity;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Armenian and Russian languages and computer literacy;
- Demonstrable ability to think strategically, organize, plan and prioritize work to achieve results;
- Flexibility, ability to work independently and under pressure and to undertake intensive traveling, with frequent overnight stay.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Interested candidates should send their CV to: azakaryan@oxfam.org.uk . Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the interviews.