COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge):
1. Hold at least a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Food Science/Technology, Agribusiness, Finance, and Management, Development Economics or relevant Social Sciences-related discipline.
2. Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, in multilateral development institutions working in agricultural investment, agribusiness advisory services, agribusiness investment, linkage with the private sector, project formulation, preparation, appraisal and management; and/or business development.
3. Knowledge of agro-industry and agribusiness concepts and challenges facing the African continent.
4. Capacity to analyze trends, constraints, policies, institutions and provide technical support to related agribusiness and agro-industries sectors.
5. Ability to thoroughly do agricultural value chain analysis, and identifying key intervention areas within given value chains.
6. Ability to design appropriate agro-industry programmes for solving issues in the sector.
7. Ability to identify the appropriate methods and techniques to conduct economic studies and ably present the results.
8. Extended and relevant experience in project formulation and technical backstopping.
9. Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
10. Ability to work in a team and work in a multicultural environment.
11. Ability to work effectively in partnership with clients and seek feedback to improve work processes.
12. Communicate verbally and write effectively in French or English, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
12. Competences in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); knowledge of SAP is desirable.
THIS POSITION DOES TTRACT INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE POSITION HOLDER WILL HAVE INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT).
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