Long-term and Short-Term Technical and Administrative Experts, Ethiopia

ACDI/VOCA Since 1963 and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 93 projects in 40 countries and revenues of $124 million.

ACDI/VOCA is currently collecting CVs for long-term and short-term technical and administrative experts for an anticipated USAID-funded agricultural development program in Ethiopia. The overall goal of the project is to sustainably reduce poverty and hunger by improving the productivity and competitiveness of value chains that offer job and income opportunities for rural households.

Qualifications:
• Minimum 10 years of relevant and progressive work experience in developing country(ies) focusing on issues such as the following:
o food security
o agricultural market development
o value chain development and analysis, with a focus on finance and policy
o market linkages
o market information systems
o post-harvest handling
o association development/business development services (BDS)
o financial services, microfinance, access to credit
o agriculture/trade policy development and implementation
o public-private partnerships
o youth and gender development
o natural resource management and climate change
o grants management

• University degree in related field (e.g., agriculture/agribusiness, rural sociology, international development, international business, economics, etc.) is required; master’s degree is required for senior positions.
• Prior experience with large, complex USAID projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in Ethiopia is required.
• Fluency in English is required; Amharic is strongly preferred.

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