Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Title: Administrative Intern
Program: AINFP
Reports to: Program Manager
Position location & travel potential: Based in Lusaka Zambia
Start date: 1st Nov 2019
End date: 31st Jan 2020
Duration: 3 months
TECHNOSERVE BACKGROUND
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
TechnoServe is implementing the USAID funded Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP) regional program in collaboration with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS). The program leverages the power of the private sector to create better nutritional outcomes for base-of-the-pyramid consumers and more profitable market opportunities for local farmers. This is achieved by supporting local food processing companies in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia through remote technical assistance and training from world leading food processing companies under PFS to increase the availability of safe, affordable and nutritious food.
Through this partnership, the AINFP program seeks to deliver Sector Wide Trainings (SWTs) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia covering industry best practices targeting systemic constraints and challenges. The Sector Wide Trainings will be offered to food processors and related industry stakeholders, bringing industry actors together and encouraging closer dialogue, knowledge sharing, and awareness across the sector. Our main objective is to bring about industry behavior change in the most effective and cost efficient way. Most of our sector wide training to date has been instructor led and we now desire to transition to a blended learning approach to deliver learning outcomes across our various knowledge centers starting with Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
TechnoServe is seeking an intern to support Training and Capacity building activities. .

  Job Responsibilities:
• Make follow up calls to all the Sector Wide Training participants to confirm attendance and registration fee payment
• Follow up the participants for pre-work before the Sector Wide Training
• Support all the Sector Wide Training logistics during the trainings
• Coordinate to ensure all materials are printed and available in good time.
• Support online data collection of the Training participants training

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree with business background required.
• 1 to 2 years’ experience handling logistics in a busy organization.
• Experience in logistics and data management.
• Experience in sales and marketing of innovative experiential trainings and start up initiatives is an added advantage.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Self-starter with a passion for learning and transformation.

Job Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree with business background required.

Job Experience Requirements:
• 1 to 2 years’ experience handling logistics in a busy organization.

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Job application procedure
Please submit your application (by email only) to with msilishebo@tns.org  the position title placed in the subject line. Please include (1) cover letter describing your interest, (2) curriculum vitae and (3) telephone contacts of three referees. Please include all requirements in one document. Applications will be treated confidentially. Deadline for applications is 24th October 2019. Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please
TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer.

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