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).
The position is open to
qualified Kenyan citizens and is based in Nairobi. The selected candidate will
be required to travel within the East Africa region.
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 visit http://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