Chief of Party, USAID/Timor-Leste Nutritious Market Systems Activity
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Project Overview and Role:
The purpose of future USAID/Timor-Leste
agriculture programming will be to strengthen Timor-Leste’s market systems for
nutritious agricultural products and the ability of enterprises and
organizations to expand their businesses eventually operating independently of
direct USAID or other development partner assistance. Building sustainable
business-to-business relationships based on mutual benefit among finance
providers, transporter-collectors, aggregators, input suppliers,
farmer-producers, wholesalfe-retailers, value-added processors, waste
recyclers, and community based entrepreneurs – collectively referred to as
‘value chain actors’ or VCAs – will be a primary goal. Success will be measured
by the degree to which VCAs are able to directly participate in Timor-Leste’s
nutritious agriculture value chains and expand their enterprises without market
subsidies or direct assistance from donor-funded project staff.
Purpose of Position:
The Chief of Party will report to
Palladium’s Home Office Project Director. S/He will serve as the primary
contact for USAID and will liaise directly with the donor representatives and
other stakeholders.
Duration: 5
years
Location: Timor
Leste
Role and Responsibilities:
- Provide
overall strategic vision and leadership to the project, including
approach; monitoring, evaluation and learning; collaborate, learn and
adapt - Manage staff
- Maintain
effective and open communication throughout the project with USAID,
Project Director, project operations teams, and other relevant
stakeholders - Achieve
project goals and objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner - Represent
the project at meetings and events with the Government of Timor-Leste, the
business community, non-profits, and other stakeholders - Liaise with
the Palladium DC office - Ensure
technical and administrative excellence and compliance
Required Qualifications:
- Prior experience
in senior management of development programs of similar or greater scope
and complexity - Prior
experience in Southeast Asia region required and in Timor-Leste, or
similar small economies, is highly preferred - Prior
experience with several of the following areas of expertise: market systems
development, capacity building, value chain development, agriculture
(including horticulture and aquaculture), dietary diversity, and social
and behavior change - Experience
working for large donor organizations such as USAID preferred - Knowledge of
USAID policies, procedures and reporting requirements preferred - Nationals of
Timor-Leste are encouraged to apply - Demonstrated
leadership, strategic thinking and planning, management, and presentation
skills - Strong interpersonal
and supervision skills managing teams - Written and
oral proficiency in English required
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