Project tile:

AGRICULTURE MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

Location:

Afghanistan

Financed by:

ADB

Status :

Expression of interest

Position:

Agribusiness Specialist/Team Leader - (international, 16 person-months)

Description :

The impact of the Project will be increased agricultural growth, through development of more efficient livestock and horticulture agribusinesses. This outcome will be achieved with the following outputs: improved agricultural marketing infrastructure with investment in slaughterhouses, small-scale horticulture market facilities, laboratories to certify products, and improved standards for horticultural products and product-management systems.

Start/ Duration :

The Project will be implemented over the period to December 2013, which is the Project completion date

Qualifications/Experience:

• report to the Project Director all Project related concerns and issues.
• develop with the Project Director and staff, the project inception plan.
• work closely with the Project Director in organizing the technical and financial components of the Project
• develop with the Project Director the TOR for the PMO technical staff, participate in interview process and staff recruitment.
• prepare annual implementation work plans with PMO input, and provide oversight in implementing these plans.
• supervise and coordinate the work of the consultant team, and oversight on the small scale market infrastructure investments that will be implemented under a separate contract.
• provide technical support on agribusiness areas (marketing/ value chain) to team and PMO.
• Review the International Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist's and the Domestic M&E Specialist's proposed baseline study, mid-term evaluation, and final evaluation survey methodologies; review the outcome of these surveys and the overall evaluation reports
• Prepare framework for the project reporting with input from PMO , and provide input into the quarterly reports of the Project
• Coordinate input from consultant team into the annual, mid-term, and final reports

• Post graduate qualifications (Masters or PhD) in Agribusiness
• At least ten years professional experience working at a senior level in agribusiness, and preferably with some private sector experience
• At least five year's experience in managing project implementation and consultant teams
• At least five years experience in developing countries, and experience in managing agribusiness projects in such environments
• Experience in Afghanistan preferred

Languages:

English

Nationality:

ADB member countries

Contact:

If you are interested in a co-operation, please send your current CV to the following e-mail address, quoting the project title in the reference: Ms Barbara Braun
Barbara.Braun@afci.de

Thank you!

Only candidates under serious consideration and contacted will receive notification of the final outcome of the selection process.