Chemonics seeks a chief of party

Chemonics seeks a chief of party to manage the upcoming USAID-funded Kenya Feed the Future Innovation Engine project, an initiative designed to foster and bring to scale innovative private-sector solutions to poverty and food insecurity. The program will identify, support, and scale up cutting-edge local innovations related to agricultural value chains, nutrition, and poverty. We are looking for individuals with a passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, and private-sector solutions to intractable problems. Responsibilities include: * Provide overall project leadership, management, and technical direction

• Promote outreach, communication, and networking with Kenyan innovators

• Supervise technical and administrative staff

• Serve as the primary liaison with USAID and international and regional partners

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field, such as business administration or economics

• Minimum eight years of experience managing complex private-sector programs

• Experience as a chief of party on a USAID project preferred; exceptional candidates without USAID experience will be considered

• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to large public audiences

• Ability to network effectively with diverse partners

• Personal experience in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private-sector innovation/incubation a plus

• Strong understanding of agriculture, value chains, agribusiness, or nutrition

• Experience working in East Africa a plus, in Kenya preferred

• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

• Fluent English

How to apply:

Send electronic submissions to KFIE_recruit@chemonics.com by March 31, 2012. No telephone inquiries, please.

Applicants should also download and complete our EEO self-identification form and separately it submit to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com when applying for this position. Please include "Chief of party/Kenya" in the subject line. You may indicate on the form your choice not to disclose information. Thank you for completing the form and supporting our EEO reporting requirements.

Finalists will be contacted.

Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability and genetic information.