Senior Business Development Specialist

• Oct 2022 - Present

Founder

• Apr 2018 - Present

Agricultral National Expert

• Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

Agribusiness Development Officer

• Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

Conduct assessments: - Assessment of and mapping of potato processing units in Iraq, map consumer in formal and informal markets in the Baghdad region. - Work together with partners to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact assessment (ESIA). Facilitate Market linkages: - Organize visits for businesses and retailors. - Facilitate (long-term) agreements between farmer groups and food companies. Develop and execute trainings: - Develop business facilitation curriculum (incl. negotiations, business as a cooperation, budgeting). Organize and conduct trainings for farmers. Show less

Technical Coordinator

• Mar 2021 - Oct 2021

Responsible for managing and where appropriate, leading the training, financial literacy training, and ongoing coaching/ networking and market access activities and beneficiary engagement activities for both Agricultural Extension and Business Development.Manage the Business Development Officer to ensure successful training and support processes for Business Development beneficiaries.support the Field Associates to screen producers/processors, support business planning, and coordinate the evaluation committee.Provides leadership and day-to-day implementation of the project and high-level technical leadership in conducting training, facilitate the adoption of improved technologies and techniques, facilitates improved market access, sales, supplier agreements, marketing strategies, and directs field visits; Maintains direct contact and coordination with trained technical experts. Show less

Agricultural Extension officer

• Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

Develops and coordinates all capacity-building activities in support of smallholder farmers including onsite extension services, Siraj center training, and demonstration plots. It is important to coordinate the development and scheduling of capacity-building activities with the broader team. Additionally, Manages a staff of field associates responsible for identifying beneficiary farmers, gathering data, and managing project relationships with farmers. work with extension agents and other experts to build the capacity of field associates to provide direct assistance to farmers. Show less

Technical Agricultural Engineer

• Mar 2018 - Feb 2020

- Agriculture Extension services (Providing farmers with the most accurate information about seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides.) - Entomologist and consultant “Working on agricultural pest control and crop fertilizing in open fields and greenhouses” - Experimental designer “Setting seeds and pesticides experiments for the goal of products’ registration” - Agriculture Extension services (Providing farmers with the most accurate information about seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides.) - Entomologist and consultant “Working on agricultural pest control and crop fertilizing in open fields and greenhouses” - Experimental designer “Setting seeds and pesticides experiments for the goal of products’ registration”

Agricultural Engineer

• Nov 2011 - Sep 2012