Market System Development (MSD) Manager

Job Description

The Market System Development (MSD) Manager will provide technical leadership for the team to stay abreast of market trends/changes and risks and ensure that the contractor is adapting interventions to respond to such trends/changes and risks. 

Please copy and paste this link to access the Terms of Reference containing full Selection Criteria
https://www.cardno.com/media/3890/msd-manager.pdf

About you
You will a motivated and proactive Manager with the right combination of talent, energy and a commitment to technical excellence. You will also have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification, such as a Master in agricultural economics, business, or related studies with specialized study in market systems development or relevant field.
• Five years of expert-level experience delivering Market Systems Development (MSD) programs and analyzing agricultural market systems and designing and implementing strategies/ interventions that apply globally recognized approaches and tools, including partnering with the private sector, to facilitate inclusive and sustainable market systems improvements in SE Asia.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining effective working relationships with private and public sector players that foster collaborative learning.  
• Familiarity with the issues affecting the private sector in Myanmar as well as international trends in business and the economy. 
• Experience working in related fields in Myanmar and SE Asia, preferably on USAID or other international donor-funded programs.  Experience working on Market systems strengthening and private sector preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to priorities your time.

Why join Cardno?
Cardno Myanmar the Australian-government funded Myanmar Education Quality Improvement Program (My-EQIP); the UK Government –funded Centre of Good Governance: the Myanmar Department of Rural Development (DRD)-Funded National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP) across eleven townships in five states/regions and Enhancing Rural Livelihoods and Incomes Project (ERLIP) across three states and regions; and the World Bank M & E of Myanmar Education Projects. Cardno is a specialist international development project management company.
By joining Cardno Myanmar, you will be part of an environment where you can collaborate with leading experts from diverse backgrounds, access development programs to achieve your career goals.

Duration
Full time for 5 years, please note this position is contingent upon contract award to Cardno

How to apply
Please write “MSD Manager” in the subject line, and send to recruitment.myanmar@cardno.com.

Contact
Queries relating to this assignment should be directed to recruitment.myanmar@cardno.com. It is essential that you quote ‘MSD Manager - query’ in the subject line, or you may not receive a response.

Closing date
Applications close 23.59 (Yangon time), Tuesday, 12 February 2019. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that incomplete and late applications will not be considered.

Cardno is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect this commitment and may include relevant criminal record checks

About the Organization

Cardno is a leading global development project management firm. Cardno’s registered Myanmar entity - Cardno Myanmar Ltd – runs across all states and regions of Myanmar.

Cardno (Myanmar) Ltd is implementing a growing portfolio of donor-funded activities including: the Centre for Good Governance (CGG) on behalf of the UK Government; the National Community Driven Development Program (NCDDP) and Enhancing Rural Livelihoods and Incomes Project (ERLIP) for the Myanmar Department of Rural Development (DRD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; the Myanmar Education Quality Improvement Program (My-EQIP) on behalf of the Government of Australia; and the M&E of World Bank Funded Education Programs.

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