Chief of Party (COP)/Team Leader/Director
Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)
Senior Trade Advisor
Senior Finance  and Investment Advisor
Senior Value Chain Development Advisor
Qualifications desired include:
  • A Bachelor’s degree in economics, business administration, finance, public administration or related field
  • For the Chief of Party position, advanced degree level qualification (MA/MSc./PhD) in relevant field is required in addition to previous experience in managing similar USAID-funded projects, preferably as Chief of Party or in a senior leadership role.
  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, including extensive experience in the East African region, along with a strong knowledge of USAID or similar donor-funded projects focused on trade reform and/or one of the above focus areas listed above.
  • Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas, as relevant to the role: trade policy; trade and transport facilitation; trade promotion; export development; value chain development; investment promotion; financial services; and institutional development.
  • Knowledge of regional integration and international trade agreements desired.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required; Bilingual language capabilities (French) highly desirable.
We are also looking for candidates for other positions with experience in the following:Trade Policy; Integrated Border Management; Transport Economics; Banking and Finance; ICT;  Public/Private Partnerships (e.g. financing, infrastructure, energy); Value Chain Development; Export Development;  and Trade Association Institutional Strengthening.
Application Instructions:
Interested and qualified candidates are advised to email their application and CV, including the position applied for in the subject line of the email.  All applications should be received no later than June 8 2013.
Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.