Project
Management Specialist, Agricultural Markets and Value Chains
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa Mission seeks to fill the position of Project Management Specialist, Agricultural Markets and Value Chains in its Office of Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI).
Basic Function of the Position:
- As
a member of the Agriculture and Food Security Team in REGI, the incumbent
will assist in the development and management of projects funded through
the Feed the Future Initiative, designed to address increased market
opportunities, and enhanced trade flows of targeted staple food
commodities along principal transit corridors in East Africa.
- He/she
will provide analytical and knowledge support; ensure coordination and
leverage with other technical programs; provide technical support services
to African regional partners and USAID bilateral missions; represent USAID
with partners and with representatives of governments and regional
organizations; and perform a range of other tasks as required.
Required Qualifications:
Any
application that does not meet the minimum requirements stated below will not
be evaluated. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
If you
have not been contacted within one month from the closing date of this
advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful.
- Education:
A Master’s degree in agricultural marketing, agribusiness, agricultural
economics, business administration, international development, or a
closely related field.
- Prior
Work Experience (40% of evaluation criteria):
- A
minimum of five (5) years of experience in implementing development
programs, managing donor programs and/or working in the development
sector.
- Proven
ability to implement programs in a developing country that result in
increased agricultural market competitiveness and private-sector-led
growth.
- Demonstrated
ability to broker alliances between the public and private sectors, and to
ensure that trade policies incorporate the private sector perspective.
- Language
Proficiency: Fluent English is required. The applicant must demonstrate
ability to prepare well-written reports in English.
- Knowledge
(30% of evaluation criteria): Thorough understanding of the key challenges
faced in East Africa, and a proven ability to develop and implement
innovative solutions to such challenges.
- Proven
ability to support market-driven solutions in the planning and development
efforts of public sector officials, particularly regional economic
communities, such as East Africa Community and Common Market for Eastern
& Southern Africa.
- Skills
and Abilities (30% of evaluation criteria): High quality organizational,
interpersonal, planning, writing, and oral communication skills;
self-motivation and the ability to work independently in an efficient and
timely manner; analytical and problem solving skills; and ability to work
in a cooperative, team-oriented manner.
- Ability
to shepherd projects in various stages of design and implementation.
- Ability
to develop and maintain strong working relationships across cultures, on
teams, and with a broad range of development partners.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the position should submit
their application, together with a detailed curriculum vitae/resume and copies
of all relevant certificates to:
A written test will be administered as part of the interview process.
For a complete position description, please visithttp://kenya.usaid.gov/employment-opportunities.
The Human
Resources Office,
USAID/Kenya,
P.O. Box
629, Village Market 00621,
Nairobi,
Kenya
Re: Project Management Specialist, Agricultural Markets & Value Chains
All applications must reach the USAID Human Resources Office by COB MAY 30, 2012
