Call for Technical Experts, USAID/Timor-Leste Nutritious Agriculture 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, wholesale-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.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Palladium is seeking long-term candidates
with the following technical capabilities for the anticipated Nutritious
Agriculture Market Systems Activity in Timor-Leste.
- Market Systems Development
- Value Chain Development
- Horticulture
- Aquaculture
- Dietary Diversity and Nutrition
- Social and Behavior Change
Duration: 5
years
Location: Timor-Leste
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced
degree in business, agriculture, economics, finance, or other closely
related field. - Experience
working with the private sector preferred. - 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 required
- Nationals of Timor-Leste encouraged to apply
More Information
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