Call for Technical Experts, USAID Moldova Rural Competitiveness Activity

Call for Technical Experts, USAID Moldova Rural Competitiveness Activity – Moldova

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

Palladium Americas:

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This Opportunity:
The purpose of the future USAID/Moldova Rural Competitiveness Activity (RCA) is to accelerate the transformative, climate-resilient economic development of rural Moldova by further stimulating the competitiveness of key economic sectors (wine, high value agriculture, and tourism) to drive sustainable economic growth. The USAID-funded, five-year flagship activity will further integrate Moldova as a reliable EU/Western trading partner and will position Moldova as a competitive regional hub for sustainable and value-added products and services across the assisted sectors, ultimately underpinning an inclusive economic growth model for developing rural Moldova. RCA will aim to improve productivity and market access in target sectors including value addition (Objective 1), improve key value chain supporting functions including workforce development, private sector investment, and industry associations (Objective 2); enhance the enabling environment to sustain growth and drive innovation (Objective 3).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Palladium is seeking long-term candidates with the following technical capabilities for the anticipated Rural Competitiveness Activity (RCA) in Moldova.
Private sector engagement
Value chain development and export promotion in one or more of the following high-value agriculture sub-sectors: horticulture, viticulture, honey, and organic)
Food safety and quality standards
Tourism sector development
Climate change mitigation, resilience, and environmental sustainability, especially utilization of relevant technologies
Digital communication, marketing, and e-commerce solutions
Business enabling environment and policy/policy implementation in target sectors
Duration: 5 years
Location: Moldova

Key Competencies Required:
Experience working with the private sector and government in target sectors.
Excellent interpersonal and leaderships skills.
Proven experience developing and finalizing high quality deliverables.
Experience working for large donor organizations such as USAID preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Written and oral proficiency in English; fluency in Romanian, Russian, or other relevant regional language preferred.
Nationals of Moldova are encouraged to apply
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