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Value chain advisor , Azerbaijan

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Chemonics seeks a value chain advisor for the anticipated five-year, USAID-funded Regional Agricultural Development Program (RADP) in Afghanistan. The program aims to improve food and economic security for rural Afghans, with a focus on improving the production for targeted value chains from the wheat, high-value crop, and livestock sectors. Additionally the program will use a longer-term agricultural value chain approach designed to address sustainability as well as to support policy, legal, and regulatory development. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
* Provide technical leadership to program activities related to targeted value chains 
* Ensure adequate linkages to local public and private sectors stakeholders
* Identify and mitigate program risks, including on-farm water management
Qualifications:
* Advanced degree in agriculture, business management, economics, or related field required
* Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in implementing large donor-funded agricultural value chain activities, particularly in transitional, Islamic, or post-conflict countries
* Experience developing value chain activities to support farmers and private sector partners with a track record of project design, implementation, capacity building, and working with host governments, local private sector, and other related players
* Minimum five years of progressively responsible program management and implementation experience and developing agribusiness and value chain activities
* Minimum five years of direct supervision of a diverse team of professionals including agro-economists, extension workers, and support staff
* Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
* Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills in English required; Dari or Pashto proficiency desirable
Application Instructions:
Send electronic submissions of resume, cover letter, and five references to RADP_VCA@chemonics.combyDecember 31, 2012. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
In addition, please download and complete Chemonics' equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "RADP Value Chain Advisor" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check "I do not wish to complete the information requested." Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

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