For 46 years and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 57 projects in 32 countries and revenues of over $173 million.
Senior Agricultural Trade Expert, Kenya/East Africa
We are currently seeking a Senior Agricultural Trade Expert for the anticipated USAID-funded East Africa Trade and Investment Hub project (TIH). The project’s primary focus will be to spur economic growth through promotion of an enabling environment for trade and investment; it will build upon prior investments in order to increase regional trade competitiveness. This program will provide expert technical assistance to help farmers and firms, through private sector associations, efficiently meet market requirements of quality and volume and succeed in the regional and international market place. To achieve this objective, technical components will include improving the enabling environment for regional trade; enhancing the integration and competitiveness of regional value chains; and increasing international and regional trade.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement technical assistance interventions to improve regional competitiveness of target commodities at all levels of the value chain. Focus of those strategies should be on investment attraction and facilitation, commercial partnerships, and trade expansion
- Work with producers and enterprises across East Africa to develop their capacity to identify and respond to regional and international business opportunities in the potential value chains
- Use a market led, facilitative approach to identify and remedy enabling environment barriers to agricultural trade
- Develop and advise on policies that will support sector competitiveness and trade
- Improve the competitiveness and develop the demand for service provision
- Facilitate strategic, commercially viable partnerships between value chain actors
- Facilitate private sector engagement and investment among various levels of target value chains including but not limited to producer, processor, wholesaler and exporter levels
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree; strongly preferred Master’s degree or equivalent in international trade, agricultural economics, public policy, business administration, agricultural development or related
- At least ten years of relevant experience, preferably in Africa
- Strongly preferred extensive experience related to developing an enabling environment for agricultural investment and trade
- Demonstrated knowledge of policy development and technical assistance in implementation
- Demonstrated capability to work collaboratively with institutional and private sector partners and stakeholders in a multi-country setting
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Knowledge of related ICT technology and computer software programs
- Excellent English, written and oral
How to apply:
Please apply online at http://acdivoca.maxhire.net/cp/?E5556E361D43515B7E59192F77571A6802627B4D . No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE
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