Programme Officer

Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is an international non-governmental humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries Founded in 1968, Concern Worldwide works in 25 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean with its headquartersin Ireland. Active in Malawi since 2002, Concern’s vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. Our culture is values driven and we believe that our people are central to all that we do and are key to delivering on our goal of Reaching the Furthest Behind First. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everybody feels valued and are enabled to succeed in their work and contribute to delivering on our mission.

Concern invites applications from interested candidates qualified for the following position:

Programme Officer – Markets (1 Vacancy)
Contract Type: One (1) Year Fixed Term Contract
Duty Station: Kasiya

Job Summary

Reporting to the Programme Manager, The Markets Programme Officer will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of market systems interventions to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers and other market actors, to make market systems stronger, more accessible and more profitable. They will work closely with project teams, government agencies, and private sector partners to identify market opportunities and constraints, design interventions that address market failures, and monitor progress towards achieving project goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Programme Manager, the Markets Programme Officer will perform the following tasks:

• Conduct market assessments and identify market opportunities and constraints that would affect project implementation.
• Design and implement market systems interventions that address market failures and promote the development of more inclusive and efficient market systems.
• Organise and facilitate private sector partner, farmers or producers and other stakeholder meetings, platforms and facilitating relationships.
• Capacity building of farmer organisations in business skills and collective marketing
• Scoping and mapping of private sector and other market systems partners
• Identification, engagement and analysis of value chains and input and output markets
• Engaging private sector partners to identify market opportunities, constraints and organisational challenges
• Promoting new technologies, crops and/or livestock, understanding of market system demands and access to markets.
• Promoting understanding and building capacity in product standards, quality, quantity, predictability and value addition
• Promoting gender and social inclusion in market systems.
• Monitor and evaluate project progress towards achieving market systems development goals, and provide regular reports to project teams and management on achievements and challenges
• Contribute to the development and implementation of tools and methods for measuring the impact of market systems interventions.
• Ensure that all project documentation and reporting includes market systems development considerations and that market-related data is collected and analysed.
• Conduct regular meetings with Case Workers, PSOs and beneficiaries within the TA to track progress in achieving objectives and targets and assess overall household welfare.
• Prepare regular training reports for presentation to Concern Worldwide and counterparts on the programme
• Collect data for effective monitoring, influencing management decisions and planning
• Document and disseminate lessons learned with partners at TA and community level and within Concern Worldwide Malawi.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly plans and reports on her/his activities and submit to the Team Leader
• Promote Concern Worldwide’s Complaints Response Mechanism widely within the targeted communities, in collaboration with the Field Monitors and Project Manager
• Coordination
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including government agencies, private sector partners, and other market actors.
• Provide technical support to project teams and partners on market systems development and facilitate capacity building activities.
• Emergency Response: Participate & contribute towards Concern’s Emergency response & comply with Concern’s health, safety & security guidelines during emergencies
• Accountability: In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle; work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed and; work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: To uphold & promote Concern’s values, including our workplace equality, diversity & inclusion values; To demonstrate leadership on workplace equality, diversity & inclusion & role model a positive safeguarding ethos.
• Resource mobilisation: To support resource mobilisation efforts by contributing to proposal development, donor mapping and partnership engagement; to provide technical inputs, evidence and results that strengthen funding applications; and to promote compliance, accountability and sustainability in all externally funded programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, or relevant study field.
• At least 3 years of proven experience in market systems development.
• Demonstrated experience working with private sector partners and stakeholders.
• Strong experience engaging and working with local communities within market systems programmes.
• Proven ability to design, facilitate, and implement training programmes and capacity-building initiatives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong social and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse audiences
ranging from rural producers to senior government officials.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and adaptability, with respect for gender, religion, race, nationality, and
age diversity.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.
• Able and willing to ride and operate a motorcycle.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

How To Apply

Interested candidates, who meet the above qualifications, should send their CV (Maximum 3 pages and including three professional referees) and Cover Letter to malawi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as “Programme Officer Markets“. The deadline for applications is Monday, 4th June, 2026.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been
developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with
vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

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Concern is an equal opportunities employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.

Concern does not charge for any kind of recruitment.