Date Posted: 12 Jan 2013
ACDI/VOCA has invited applications from qualified and deserving applicants for the jobs/vacancies of Consultants-Senior Technical Specialists, Rwanda for for an anticipated multiyear, USAID-funded Feed the Future project in Rwanda.
ACDI/VOCA is presently seeking candidates for the following positions:
- Staple Foods Value Chain Specialist: Significant experience addressing the causes of underperformance in production, post-harvest handling, processing, trade and marketing issues for staple crops. Success in leveraging private sector investment.
- Investment and Ag Finance Specialist: Demonstrated experience facilitating access to finance for SMEs in the agriculture sector. Experience developing agricultural and rural finance products such as warehouse receipts.
- Market Linkages Specialist: Demonstrated experience facilitating partnerships and transactions between value chain actors in the staples sector.
- Institutional Capacity Building Expert: Experience developing and implementing institutional and sustainable strategies for local organizations. Demonstrated ability to work with and obtain support of private sector stakeholders.
- Business Enabling Environment Advisor: Demonstrated experience working with government stakeholders on agriculture and food security policy.
- Business Development Advisor: Demonstrated experience providing business development services to agrisector SMEs in the areas of marketing, finance and investment.
- Market Information System Specialist: Experience developing commercially driven MIS platforms and leveraging private sector buy in and investment.
- Gender Specialist: Experience integrating gender into programmatic interventions.
- M&E Specialist: Demonstrated experience developing an M&E plan that monitors progress toward achieving the project’s objectives and USAID’s reporting requirements.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in international trade, economics, business administration or other relevant area
- Minimum eight years of progressive professional experience in an applicable subject area
- Excellent English and French language skills.
No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply.
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