Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) is an apex private sector member based organization mandated to develop and promote horticultural crops (flowers, fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and horticultural seeds) in Tanzania. TAHA's goal is to improve the growth and competitiveness of horticultural industry in the country for social and economic gains. TAHA is a strong voicing platform, representing farmers at all levels, processors, exporters and service providers in the horticultural industry in Tanzania. TAHA is looking for motivated and highly experienced individuals to fill the following
Position: Marketing Manager
Duty Station: Arusha
Main Duties and Responsibilities
-Conduct thorough market surveys to identify market opportunities at the local, regional and international levels
-Analyze market opportunity reports and ensure timely dissemination to industry practitioners
-Develop market requirement guidelines for different markets (local, regional, international) and ensure they are well disseminated to farmers for easy -market access facilitation
-Prepare market profiles for horticultural products with good market potential
-Establish and lead in the implementation of a practical model for linking farmers to available market opportunities
-Provide leadership in the collection and analysis of market driven data to inform stakeholders on various marketing aspects
-Prepare and provide input (price data, marketed volumes, product sources etc.) to TAHA information platforms including TAHA Information System (TIS)
-Prepare periodic market trends to inform and guide farmers on their production and marketing plansParticipate in the development and implementation of effective operational model for TAHA's collection centers/pack-house facilities to ensure maximum utilization of the facilitates
-Provide leadership to ensure that the collection centers are well linked to production clusters
-Ensure that the necessary services such as logistics are available for successful operationalization of the collection center.
-Identify farmer’s capacity gaps on marketing and related issues that are affecting farmers productivity
-Design and ensure effective execution of capacity building programs around farmers' market access and coordination matters.
Qualifications:
A degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Agribusiness, Economics or related field. Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in marketing in agriculture or related sector. Strong written and communication skills. Ability to perform cost-benefit analyses and assessing risks. A creative thinker who is passionate in designing marketing solutions in horticulture.
Application Instructions
Interested and suitably qualified individuals should send their applications enclosing detailed Curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificate and salary history to the following:
Human Resource and Administration Officer Tanzania Horticultural Association,
P.O. Box 16520,
ARUSHA.
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