Chemonics
International Inc., a leading international consulting firm based in
Washington, D.C. with more than 20 years of experience in Kenya, seeks
experienced professionals for the anticipated USAID East Africa U.S. Trade
& Investment Center Program.
Experience in
Kenya or East Africa is strongly preferred and English fluency is required.
Senior Trade
Promotion Expert
·
Master’s degree in international trade, economics, public
policy, business administration, or related area
·
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, five in developing
countries; at least five years of experience managing and coordinating trade
promotion and market linkage activities
·
Experience supporting firms export, particularly under trade
agreements such as AGOA
Senior Economic
Policy Expert
·
Strongly preferred Ph.D. or equivalent in economics, public
policy, international trade, or related area
·
Minimum 15 years (ten years with Ph.D.) of relevant experience;
minimum five years of experience analyzing, tracking, and improving trade
policy and global competitiveness in developing countries; and minimum three
years of experience managing and coordinating policy improvement activities
Senior Agricultural
Trade Expert
·
Strongly preferred Master’s degree in international trade,
agricultural economics, public policy, business administration, agricultural
development or related field
·
Minimum ten years of experience related to developing an
enabling environment for agricultural investment and trade, five of which should
be in developing countries
·
Demonstrated ability in policy development and technical
assistance implementation
Senior Investment
Specialist
·
Strongly preferred Master’s degree in banking, finance, business
administration, economics, public policy, international and/or agricultural
development, international relations, or related field
·
Minimum ten years of experience, five in developing countries,
working with commercial investment, development banks, financial services
companies.
·
Existing relationships with regulatory bodies, commercial and
development banks, microfinance institutions, investment funds, pension funds,
insurance companies.
·
Extensive experience in originating, analyzing, and structuring
financial transactions
Research, Data
Analysis, and Statistics Specialist
·
Strongly preferred Ph.D. in statistics, economics, data
analysis, research methodology or related area
·
Minimum eight years of experience researching, analyzing, and
reporting on economic issues related to development; minimum three years of
experience building, populating, and using reporting and analysis databases;
extensive experience with cost benefit analysis and general equilibrium
modeling and analysis
·
Minimum three years of experience applying econometric models to
measure and estimate the impact of such economic variables as trade flows,
investment flows, and GDP
Chemonics seeks
additional professionals with a Master’s degree and ten years of experience for:
1.
Senior Communications Expert
2.
Mid-level Trade Advisor
3.
Partnership Fund Director
4.
Agricultural Trade Specialist
5.
Value Chain Development Specialist
Application
Instructions: Please submit cover letter,
resume, and three professional references to EastAfricaTradeRecruit@gmail.com
by November 20, 2013.
Please note the
position title in the subject of the email.
Applications will
be reviewed on a rolling basis. No telephone inquiries please.
Finalists will be
contacted.
