Chemonics seeks a chief of party for an anticipated multiyear, USAID-funded Feed the Future agriculture project in Mozambique. The five-year project aims to promote market-oriented, competitive businesses in priority food and cash crop sectors, strengthen the policy environment for private sector development and trade, and improve nutrition and sanitation behaviors. Project activities will support farmer organizations in the Zambezia, Nampula, Tete, and Manica provinces. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing overall project leadership, management, and technical direction
- Serving as key liaison with USAID, the government of Mozambique, stakeholders, and counterparts in the public and private sectors
- Managing and supervising the work of project personnel and subcontractors
- Ensuring that all project assistance is appropriate and technically sound
- Creating and implementing a strategic, long-term programmatic vision
- Overseeing project work planning, performance management, and strategic communications
Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in agriculture, economics, or a related field required
- Minimum 15 years of senior-level experience designing, implementing, and managing large (valued at $50 million or greater) agricultural development and nutrition-related interventions; USAID or other donor-funded project experience preferred
- Proven track record in building local private sector capacity and improving government agricultural development policy
- Experience as chief of party on a donor-funded project in Mozambique, elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, or similar development context preferred
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in English required; Portuguese proficiency strongly preferred
How to apply:
Send electronic submissions to MozambiqueFtF@chemonics.com by September 22, 2014. Please include Chief of Party in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
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