Knowledge Manager & Advisor Income & Market System Development (100 %)

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Knowledge Manager & Advisor Income & Market System Development (100 %)

Caritas Switzerland is a leading NGO in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Our ultimate goal is to fight poverty. The programmes of international cooperation focus on the topics of income, climate and migration. We operate in around 20 countries. Caritas Switzerland wants to further expand its commitment to disadvantaged people in the coming years. With the Knowledge and Quality Management Unit (since January 2020), Caritas Switzerland pursues the goal of further developing and expanding its competence in core and cross-cutting topics as well as in quality management.

Your duties

• Responsible for thematic knowledge management, including development and application of approaches, methods and instruments on the topics of income/food security/market systems development and value chains in the context of international cooperation
• Project-related technical consulting and support in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects
• Provide market systems/value chain development technical input to teams working on grants acquisition, business development, programme management, evidence and learning, advocacy and communications
• Support market systems/value chain development capacity building needs of Caritas project implementation teams through designing and delivering training courses (face to face and on-line) and project management tools
• Cooperation and coordination with external consultants and project managers
• Development of relevant knowledge products (1-3 per year)
• Analysis, development and feeding of lessons learned, innovative methods and applications and other findings from science and project work
• Responsible for the practice-relevant thematic learning dialogue to strengthen the methodological and application competence of employees and partners
• Participation in networks, in Switzerland and internationally

Our requirements

• University degree or equivalent education, different disciplines possible, topic-relevant further education
• Relevant work experience in the area of international cooperation (7-10 years) including practice-oriented and project-related advisory
• High & proven methodological competence
• Comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals and principles of local economic development, in particular the development of market systems (MSD/M4P), value chains, the private sector and entrepreneurship in the international development context
• Competences in knowledge and process management
• Publications in relevant journals
• Relevant network
• Conceptual, analytical as well as didactic & pedagogical competences
• Very good written and oral skills in English, German, and French
• Willingness to travel

The place of work is Lucerne. The position is associated with short work assignments abroad.

Start of work: Immediately.

Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in an international environment.