IRAM is looking for a team leader/senior value chain expert
Strengthening the cassava value chain in Liberia – boosting sustainable production, processing, and market access
IRAM
IRAM is a non-profit research and consulting firm with around forty employees and a strong self-management culture. IRAM specialises in rural development, particularly in Africa and South-East Asia, and works on a wide range of issues, including farmers' organisations and agricultural sectors, public policy, decentralisation and civil society organisation, pastoralism, irrigation, and more. IRAM is active in three main areas: conducting expert/advisory missions, providing technical assistance teams and implementing projects.
The project
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to increasing the competitiveness, inclusivity, and environmental sustainability of the cassava, fisheries, and wood processing value chains in order to foster decent job creation, economic growth, and competitiveness of Liberian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Its specific objective is to ensure that MSMEs, with a particular focus on those owned by women, youth, and persons with disabilities, increase their productivity and production quality so that they are able to provide decent and inclusive job opportunities while committing to environmental sustainability standards. To achieve this, the Action is structured around three main result areas:
I. Strengthening policy and institutional frameworks;
II. Boosting production and value chain development in the cassava, fisheries, and wood sectors.
III. Enhancing human development through improved access to skills, decent work, and inclusive economic opportunities.
The specific objectives for the cassava intervention are:
To improve the productivity and resilience of cassava farmers through access to improved planting materials, adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices, and the promotion of sustainable and market-oriented farming systems.
2. To reduce post-harvest losses and increase value addition through improved storage, processing, and packaging capacities for cooperatives and MSMEs engaged in cassava transformation.
3. To strengthen the market position of cassava products by facilitating sustainable market linkages, improving competitiveness, and reducing dependency on imports.
4. To enhance financial inclusion and business development support for cassava producers, processors, and MSMEs, with a particular focus on women-led and youth-owned enterprises and enterprises owned by persons with disabilities (PWDs).
5. To build institutional and organisational capacities of farmer cooperatives, business associations, and sectoral stakeholders to ensure effective participation, coordination, and long-term sustainability of cassava value chain development.
LE POSTE
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Titre du poste :
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Team leader/senior value chain expert
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Management of the team of experts.
Technical contribution to the activities of the work stream.
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Qualification and experience
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Duration :
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The assignment willl be implemented over 44 month
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According to IRAM’s grid
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Please send your CV at this adress : profil4@iram-fr.org
With « team leader Liberia » as reference
Dead line
: 25/01/2026
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