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Crown Agents USA Country Directors


Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking Country Directors for anticipated USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) projects located in the Caribbean Basin, West Africa and other regions worldwide.
Our Business
Crown Agents is an international development company with offices in more than 30 countries, employing over 600 personnel worldwide. Crown Agents provides direct assistance, management consulting, and human and institutional development for public and private sector clients, particularly in customs and trade facilitation, public financial management, procurement, logistics, and health systems strengthening. Crown Agents currently operates in more than 85 countries on projects with an annual value of more than $181 million.
Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of CA Group, provides direct procurement services, technical assistance, and training to improve health outcomes, establish good governance, and stimulate economic growth across the developing world. Established practice areas include Health, Supply Chain Services, Food Security and M&E. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the Gates Foundation.
Project Description
The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program provides for the transfer of knowledge and expertise of U.S. agricultural producers and businesses on a voluntary basis to middle-income countries and emerging democracies. The F2F program is a volunteer-focused effort that seeks to link volunteers with host organizations and institutions in a chosen country. The F2F program seeks to address the need for technical assistance to introduce new technologies and innovation and development of local capacity for a more productive, profitable, sustainable, and equitable agricultural system through volunteer-led efforts. The anticipated start date for this project is October 1, 2013. These positions are contingent upon Crown Agents USA being awarded the program.
Specific Responsibilities
The Country Directors will be responsible for the coordination of all F2F program activities within country: • Manage volunteer assignments, including coordinating potential partners and hosts, developing volunteer Scopes of Work (SOWs), and providing pre- and post-assignment assistance. • Serve as the point person and CA-USA representative for the project, including ensuring volunteer targets are met, SOWs are adequately planned for, reports are prepared and resources are utilized. • Identify, design and implement F2F projects within the host country. • Maintain close communication with the project’s host companies and organizations, as well as with the USAID Mission. • Keep updated on any security matters. • Prepare host profiles, host strategies, Organizational Capacity Assessment Tools (OCATs), and SOWs, and other documents as needed. • Ensure sound systems for monitoring and assessing impact of program activities; update sector and sub-sector analyses. • Provide training to personnel on project development principles and methodology. • Conduct regular performance evaluations of staff and make recommendations for improvement and growth, providing close supervision of progress. • Prepare program documents and reports (including but not limited to weekly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports). • Maintain annual country budgets to support program activities and monitor expenditures based on allowed budget allocations.
Qualifications
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics, international development or a related field is required; Master’s degree preferred. • At least eight years of professional experience with donor-funded projects in agricultural development or a related field is required; Previous Chief of Party or Deputy Chief of Party project management experience preferred. • Fluency in English is required; Additional fluency in language of the host country is strongly preferred. • Demonstrated experience managing related size programs or projects in a developing country context. • Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines. • Excellent communications skills a must.
How to apply:
To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA and local labor law as applicable. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department directly. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.