Sector Lead Natural Ingredients, Processed Food, Fish & Seafood (100%)

Accountabilities 

• Provide strategic guidance to SIPPO Country Teams on trends, innovations, market mechanisms and requirements in EU / CH for the three food sectors 
• Support Country teams in the design of their inverventions in the Food Sectors 
• Collaborate and coordinate with Sector Leads Value-added Textil & Technical Wood and Sustainable Tourism 
• Provide sector specific expertise to thematic Leads Sustainability & Digitalisation, Monitoring & Resultsmeasurement (MRM) and Knowledge Management 
• Build and manage relations to EU / CH importer networks from the Food Sector and bridge between these networks and the SIPPO Country Teams 
• Create a global view on activities in the sector across the 12 SIPPO Countries and identify synergies 
• Manage and develop the SIPPO international consultant pool for the Food Sectors 
• Support SIPPO Country Teams in identifying and securing consultant capacities required for programme implementation in the SIPPO Countries 
• Responsible for global annual plans and global progress reports on Food Sector level 
• Coordinate and align with Swisscontact peers 

Requirements 

• Higher education (University, University of Applied Sciences) 
• Excellent English, written/spoken, is required, German is important and preferred (French and/or Spanish are a plus) 
• Experience in development cooperation, trade promotion and international trade 
• Experience in working in an international, intercultural environment 
• Good communication skills 
• Curious, thorough, determined, persistent 
• Self-driven and collaborative 
• Data-driven, tech-savy and willingness to learn to work with new technologies 
• Knowledge of the EU / CH Food Sectors 
• Network in the EU / CH Food Sector 
• Industry experience in the Food Sectors (buyer, retail, production) is a plus 
• Background in Sustainability and digitalization 
• Familiar with Market Systems Development concepts 

Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and intercultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork. 

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references

Swisscontact - Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation

Swisscontact is an independent non-profit development organisation established in 1959 by representatives of the Swiss private sector and civil society.

Our development work focuses on unleashing the potential of private initiatives in developing and emerging countries. We foster sustainable and inclusive economic development with the objective of improving the quality of life for all.

Our work is based on three foundational pillars: We strengthen the competencies of individuals so they can improve their income and their opportunities for employment; we enhance the competitiveness of businesses to help them grow and become more resilient; we promote socio-economic systems that favour comprehensive development for widespread prosperity.

The organisation is currently active in over 130 projects in 41 countries with around 1400 employees. It is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.