JOBS JOBS JOBS ZAMBIA 2020 Agriterra will implement its Jobs  Jobs  Jobs approach in African countries  i.e. Burundi  D.R. Congo  Ethiopia  Rwanda  South Sudan  Uganda and Zambia. Ambitious young professionals will be offered the opportunity to gain work experience in rural farmer-led businesses at known Agriterra partners. Agriterra will co-finance the salary costs of the cooperatives that have enrolled into the program and will guide the young professional and the cooperative in the development  implementation and evaluation of the personal development plan of the young professional.  In Zambia  approximately 5 Cooperative organisations and 3 Associations will benefit from that support. The cooperatives and associations will be selected from different clients of Agriterra Zambia who are working in various value chains (e.g. Poultry  Cooking Oil Processing  Groundnut   Soya Beans  Crop Marketing and Dairy). To provide business advisory services related to this project  Agriterra will have Business Advisor Chifula Kalisha who will work in close collaboration with recruited young professionals to ensure that services rendered to the selected cooperatives are efficient.  Basing on the need and the gaps identified in selected cooperatives and associations  the young professional that will be recruited will provide services related to fields of interest  e.g. business development  extension services  Marketing services  management and accounting. Improve the business operations and performance of 8 selected Organisations In Zambia  approximately 5 Cooperative organisations and 3 Associations will benefit from that support. The cooperatives and associations will be selected from different clients of Agriterra Zambia who are working in various value chains (e.g. Poultry  Cooking Oil Processing  Crop Marketing and Dairy). To provide business advisory services related to this project  Agriterra will have Business Advisor Chifula Kalisha who will work in close collaboration with recruited young professionals to ensure that services rendered to the selected cooperatives are efficient.Basing on the need and the gaps identified in selected cooperatives and associations  the young professional that will be recruited will provide services related to fields of interest  e.g. business development  extension services  Marketing services  management and accounting.The cooperatives that can apply for Agriterrarsquo;s support have to comply with the following conditions:The need for a young professional accompanied with a job description;The Cooperative or Association must be willing and capable to pay the salary and allowances in advance and send the invoice to Agriterra requesting for refund.The cooperative or Association must be willing to provide the young professional a contract;The cooperative or Association must have a track record of at least 1 year as a partner of Agriterra  either through a direct contractual partnership or indirectly through an umbrella organisation or a project approach;The cooperative or Association must be willing to facilitate the young professional to execute his activities.All the activities related to this assignment will be undertaken under the project 20ATZ-8549. In addition to business advisory services within this project  Mr Chifula Kalisha will also support the team in other assignments within the Agriterra Zambia portfolio.After this project comes to an end. it is expected that these organisations will have a running enterprise and will generate enough cash flows to support these young professionals. It will also help strength the governance structures of management of these organisations and will make the board members and general membership of these associations appreciate the importance of in cooperating the youth or young professionals in their structures. The major outputs will be increase in revenues and enhanced accountability a cooperative or association level.