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What you will do

As Junior Cooperative Advisor, you will be based in a regional office, working closely with cooperatives, field officers, local government, and the FORT team.

Your work includes:

Mapping and Scoping

• Identifying promising cooperatives and farmer groups
• Visiting communities and understanding their story, structure, and ambitions
• Exploring how they create value for their members

Assessment and Categorisation

Assessing governance, financial management, business potential, and member commitment

What you will do

• Supporting cooperatives through our categorisation and graduation pathway

Helping them grow step by step, at their own pace

Advisory and Business Support

• Providing hands-on advice in marketing or advocacy
• Supporting production, finance, and value addition strategies
• Connecting cooperatives to peer expertise through our Agripool network
• Facilitating negotiations and preparing business deals

Participatory Planning (EFFORT methodology)

• Supporting cooperatives to implement our participatory approach
• Linking household “vision journeys” to cooperative strategies
• Ensuring every member has a respected and influential voice

Training and Peer Learning

• Organising practical training sessions
• Strengthening governance and inclusive leadership
• Facilitating peer-to-peer exchanges between cooperatives

Community Engagement and Advocacy

• Promoting inclusion of youth, women, and remote farmers
• Supporting advocacy plans that address policy and market challenges

Monitoring, Learning and Reporting

• Translating plans into action
• Monitoring progress and key results
• Reporting clearly and transparently
• Ensuring compliance with financial and donor guidelines

Sustainability and Graduation

• Supporting cooperatives to meet milestones
• Preparing them for long-term independence

Strengthening the national apex to continue cooperative development beyond the project