# Sr. Partnership Specialist

**Company**: Tony's Chocolonely
**Location**: Abidjan
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: XOF 26000000.00–33000000.00 / year
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Food and Beverage

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## Description

Tony's Chocolonely is seeking a Sr. Partnership Specialist to build trusted partnerships with cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire.

The successful candidate will translate Tony's Open Chain ambitions into action, coordinating program implementation across Human Rights, Climate & Environment, and Cooperative Strengthening.

Key responsibilities:

- Drive program delivery: translating quarterly impact program plans into clear monthly implementation plans

- Be the partnership anchor: acting as the trusted advisor and primary operational contact for partner cooperatives

- Make plans happen: coordinating annual premium plans, quarterly meetings, and implementation updates

- Keep us sharp on progress: tracking implementation progress, flagging risks or delays, and gathering impact stories

- Lead the team: supporting collaboration across specialists and program assistants

Requirements:

- Relevant university degree

- 5+ years of experience in the cocoa sector, with exposure to cooperative partnerships and program implementation

- Strong communication skills in cross-cultural settings, fluent in French and English

- Experience with planning, reporting, KPI tracking, and turning program priorities into practical implementation plans

- Willingness to travel regularly to cooperatives, farmers, and communities

Benefits:

- Company bonus

- 28 holidays

- Medical insurance

- Field travel allowance

- Inspirational team updates and unforgettable events

Salary: XOF 26,000,000 - 33,000,000 per year

## Skills

### Required
- cocoa sector experience
- cooperative partnerships
- program implementation
- communication skills
- planning and reporting

### Nice to have
- voluntary certification schemes
- process innovation
- digitalization platforms

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