Market System Development Specialists

Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.

The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off. 

TechnoServe has an ongoing need for Market Systems Development (MSD) Specialists throughout our West Africa Region to strengthen and support the MSD approach and tools, as well as designing and managing MSD interventions in order to improve the delivery of services and products for the benefit of beneficiaries. Market Systems Development Specialists' main responsibilities are to identify, design, plan and implement systemic interventions relating to access to skills, access to markets, access to finance and access to information. 

Responsibilities may include:

Qualifications include:

Please note the specific requirements and locations for these positions will vary based on TechnoServe and donor requirements.

This pipeline will be regularly monitored by our recruiters for current and future considerations. When and if your profile matches with an opportunity in TechnoServe, our recruiters will be in contact with you. Kindly note that this pipeline is used as an additional source to the active requisitions advertised on our . We advise you to continue to monitor our and apply directly to your position of interest.

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.