Abt Associates Inc.’sInternational Economic Growth Division manages projects that are pioneering new approaches in agriculture, food security, climate change, and competitiveness—as well as monitoring and evaluating projects within these sectors. We work throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East for chiefly governmental clients, including the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Call for Experts
Summary
Abt Associates Inc. seeks highly qualified technical specialists in the fields below for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded agricultural competitiveness and trade development program in West Africa. The project will improve regional and international trade flows by building the capacity of West African governments, SMEs, and financial institutions. The project will contribute to USAID/Nigeria’s goals and the Global Food Security Strategy objective of inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth. Candidates with experience in the below fields that meet the minimum qualifications are encouraged to submit the following documents to: [email protected]. Candidates should specify the technical area of interest in the subject line of their email. French speakers are encouraged to apply.
Required documents:
- Résumé; illustrating relevant technical experience
- USAID 1420 Biodata form [EBD]; in Word.doc format
- Cover Letter; explaining how the candidate meets the technical requirements
Minimum qualifications
- University degree in related fields; economics, agriculture, science, business.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; French proficiency preferred.
- USAID or other donor experience; mainly in West Africa.
- Minimum of eight years of professional leadership experience in one or more of the technical areas outlined below:
Technical Areas of Interest:
Agricultural Production – Technical experience in improving the overall performance and productivity of select agricultural value chains, utilizing a demand-driven, private sector-led approach.
Agricultural Trade– Technical experience in identifying and working with counterparts and stakeholders to reduce and remove policy and regulatory constraints to regional and international trade. Familiarity with streamlining import and export regulations, trade facilitation, conformity assessments procedures, developing standards (particularly those related to food safety), risk management, customs law, or other tariff and non-tariff barriers, and implementation of trade agreements.
Agricultural Processing – Experience in post-harvest handling, processing, financing, storage, transport, packaging relative to key agriculture products of West Africa.
Market Development – Experience in commercial operations and marketing, product R&D, market R&D, agribusiness and business planning, in West African agricultural and textile markets, including exports.
Agricultural Economist – Demonstrated experience in assessing national enabling environments and designing and delivering tailored capacity-building programs for governmental, non-governmental and private sector agencies, organizations, businesses and associations. Familiarity with West African economic policies and the role in trade and infrastructure of ECOWAS.
Grades and Standards/Certification – Technical experience in building the capacity of industries to meet international grades and standards, such as FSMA, GlobalGAP, NOP, or HACCP. Familiarity with the certification requirements for regional and international trade of key West African products, as well as the current constraints affecting the market.
[Positions associated with the above technical sectors are contingent upon project award.]
Method of Application
Applicants should send CVs to [email protected]
More Information
- Job City Nigeria
