Value chain facilitation specialist
Chemonics seeks a long-term value chain (VC) facilitation specialist for the five-year Regional Agricultural Development Program - South (RADP-S) in Afghanistan. RADP-S is working to improve food and economic security for rural Afghans. The VC specialist will develop and lead value chain activities, supporting USAID's emphasis on market-led agricultural growth. The overall objective is to develop inclusive, growth-oriented markets in the wheat, high-value crops, and livestock sectors. The VC facilitation specialist will be based in Kandahar or Kabul, with possibility of travel to Helmand, Zabul, and Uruzgan provinces.
As a member of the senior management team, the VC facilitation specialist will provide strategic leadership in market systems thinking and facilitation and oversee value chain interventions within the three sectors. The VC facilitation specialist will manage a team of sector managers to identify constraints to growth and identify leverage points to facilitate change in how the markets function. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead analysis of the wheat, high-value crops, and livestock sectors and prioritize value chains for selection based on opportunities for upgrading
- Develop causal models, theories of change, results frameworks, and intervention strategies for each value chain
- Manage a team of approximately 10 sector managers
- Lead quarterly reviews of intervention strategies and work with the monitoring and evaluation team to develop feedback systems to ensure project learning
- Build staff and local partner understanding of value chain methodology focusing on facilitation
Qualifications:
- Minimum five years of experience managing or advising private sector, value chain, or business development projects using the value chain or Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) methodology
- Bachelor's degree in agriculture, business, or related field required
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility and integrity
Only applicants with a minimum five years of experience using Facilitative Value Chain or Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) methodology will be considered.
Send electronic submissions to radp-srecruit@chemonics.com by April 18, 2014. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
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