Chemonics seeks a team leader for the anticipated five-year DFID-funded East and Southern Africa Staple Food Markets Programme. The programme aims to improve the functioning of national and regional staple food market systems and increase regional trade in staple foods. It will ultimately benefit more than 375,000 male and female farmers, primarily poor farmers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi. The programme is expected to start in February 2013 and the team leader will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide overall program leadership, management, and technical direction
- Supervise technical and administrative staff
- Serve as the primary liaison with DFID, host-government partners, the private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in business, agriculture, international development, or a related field required
- Minimum five years of experience managing international development projects or subcomponents required
- Experience implementing or designing programs using Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) methodology highly preferred
- Familiarity with Challenge or Development Funds in a development context preferred
- Demonstrated experience in agriculture and staple foods (e.g., agricultural inputs, finance, supply chain strengthening, transportation, business development services, storage/warehousing, processing, and/or whole sale trade)
- Experience managing DFID contracts or components highly preferred
- Ability to engage with central government and policymakers on pressing issues
- Experience in managing donor relations
- Experience in Africa required; experience and knowledge in East and Southern Africa highly preferred
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- English fluency required
Application Instructions:
Please send CV and cover letter to ESAStapleFoods@Chemonics.com by December 16, 2012. No submissions or expressions of interest will be considered after this date Please include the name of the position in the subject line. This recruitment is being conducted on a rolling basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. To review additional job opportunities, please visit our website atwww.chemonics.com.
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