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Agribusiness Specialist, Worldwide

We are currently seeking short-term and long-term agribusiness consultants for the Economic Growth for Poverty Reduction (EG4PR) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The objective of this project is to provide a broad, integrated, and knowledge-driven suite of services to USAID missions and bureaus to foster sustainable economic growth that translates into poverty reduction. EG4PR will be a vehicle to provide solutions in the following technical areas: trade and investment; financial services; improvement of the business environment; private and public sector capacity building and economic opportunity; and cross-cutting issues such as conflict, gender, food insecurity and global climate change. The positions are contingent on ACDI/VOCA being awarded the IDIQ and subsequent task orders.

Responsibilities:

Provide assistance and expertise implementing programs in the following activities:

• Agricultural productivity and agribusiness development
• Domestic, regional and/or international trade of agricultural products
• Competitiveness of agriculture-related industries and value chains
• Other programs addressing the challenges of agricultural competitiveness and trade in specific sectors and value chains

We are looking for specialists at the senior, mid and junior levels. In your application, please provide a qualifications summary that includes years of experience, academic degrees and countries of specialty.

Qualifications:

• Experience working internationally on agribusiness, economic growth, small enterprise and/or private sector development projects.
• Relevant degree and demonstrated years of experience
• Ability to work in teams to accomplish program goals.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with programs funded by USAID preferred.
• English fluency.

Please apply online at http://acdivoca.maxhire.net/cp/?E5556B361D43515B7E59192F775519620C627A48. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities are highly encouraged to apply. EOE.