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Palladium has been implementing a regional smallholder agricultural development project covering selected areas of Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho known as the Seed and Markets Project (SAMP) from 2010. A major thrust of SAMP 1 and 2 has been the creation and capacity building of community based enterprises enabling them to produce quality seed for local markets and contribute to seed security and enter commodity production. Palladium is now looking to consolidate the accomplishments through SAMP 3, beginning in October 2015. In SAMP 3, Palladium will be moving to a investment fund based - facilitation role which will require working with and further building the capacities of Community Owned Enterprises CoE's to expand their enterprises into strong and sustainable businesses. To achieve this, Palladium will be offering extensive training and capacity building in business development and management to the current funded CoE's. Against this background, Palladium wishes to engage the services of individuals/Consultants or organisations (Trainer) which are capable to deliver specific training to the CoE's in Zimbabwe (Masvingo), Swaziland (Ezulwini), and Lesotho (Maseru). Under the overall supervision of the Grant/SME's Advisor and working directly with National Coordinators, the trainer shall deliver training of the CoE senior management staff and their warehouse staff. The objectives of this training are to:
Responsibilities:
Strengthen knowledge, skills, attitude and competencies of target trainees to successfully managing their company warehouses
- Minimise product loss and pilferage during storage
- Minimise potential work place injury to staff
- Understand the warehouse structures standards and documentation needs and processes.
- Understand the regulatory provisions that relates to warehousing in respective countries
The above will have to be designed into a single course that can be delivered in not more than 5 days. The training materials must be tailored made to suit the trainee levels of warehouse staff and CoE Senior Staff.
The key deliverables of the warehouse management training will be as follows:
- Conduct an inception visit to at least one warehouse and consult with CEO operational staff.
- Design appropriate training course content and associated materials (modular trainee and trainer manuals) for the course. The course will consist of pre and post-test exercises.
- Deliver a well a systematic, appropriate and practical training course of 5 full days in liaison with the Grants/SME Manager and National Coordinators.
- CoE technical, administrative and warehouse staff are trained and capacitated in the areas identified. Trainees should reach a score of 60% for post training test.
- Prepare and submit final training report to SAMP management which includes modular training materials.
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the area of capacity development of SMEs;
- Must possess an appropriate academic qualification at first degree level or higher (e.g Economics, Finance, Business studies, Agribusiness, Development studies etc);
- Excellent Knowledge and experience on warehousing structures, procedures, warehouse pests and diseases and their control on agricultural crop commodities including certified seed;
- Knowledge of the regulatory provisions that relate to warehousing;
- Excellent written and spoken English, with a working knowledge of local languages being an added advantage;
- Excellent Knowledge of Training Materials development;
- Excellent analytical skills;
- Excellent training, facilitation and communication skills at various levels;
- Cultural and gender sensitivity
HOW TO APPLY:
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