Marketing Specialist – Aquaculture

ABOUT ACTED PAKISTAN:

ACTED is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Paris, founded in 1993. Independent, private and not-for-profit, ACTED respects a strict political and religious impartiality and operates according to principles of non-discrimination and transparency. Acted has been present in Pakistan since 1993 and currently supports communities in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Azad Jammu Kashmir. Acted Pakistan programmes range from short-term emergency responses to recovery and rehabilitation, as well as longer-term development initiatives. Acted strategy is to target vulnerable communities affected by natural and conflict-related disasters as well as lack of socio-economic development.

Assignment:Marketing Specialist – Aquaculture will Conduct aquaculture market assessment and mapping of buyers, traders, and processors.- Develop and implement market linkage strategy for fish producer groups.- Support creation of producer cooperatives and marketing clusters.- Recommend and promote value-added fish products (fillets, smoked, dried, etc.).- Support development of community-managed cold chain and processing facilities.- Facilitate investment linkages and PPP-based infrastructure initiatives.- Conduct ToTs and prepare marketing training materials for fish farmers.- Strengthen partnerships with seafood processors and export firms.- Develop monitoring systems for sales, income, and market performance.- Document success stories and develop exit strategies for market sustainability. Qualification & Experience:- Master’s degree in Fisheries, Business Administration, or Marketing.- Demonstrated experience in market linkage and value chain development for aquaculture enterprises.- Familiarity with Sindh markets and fluency in English are required.

Accountability

All Acted team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

PSEAH Obligation:

• Acted has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and strives to recruit those who share our values.
• All candidates will be subject to a pre-employment check that includes satisfactory references, screening, and criminal checks in line with legal requirements.
• All candidates who have been offered a position will sign and respect Acted’s Code of Conduct and related policies as part of their work contract. All staff are expected to abide by the standards of behaviour outlined in those documents.
• Managers will have a special responsibility to foster a safe environment.
• Misconduct can lead to serious disciplinary sanctions.
• For the purposes hereof, the following definitions shall be used

Sexual exploitation means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.

Sexual abuse means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions

Note: “Acted is equal opportunity employers. Females, minorities and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Final selection will be based on security clearance of the candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for next step of the recruitment”