AGRIBUSINESS TECHNICAL LEAD

Fintrac, a woman-owned international development company, develops agricultural solutions to end hunger and poverty. For more than 20 years, we have worked with local and global partners to increase incomes and improve livelihoods for the world’s most vulnerable farmers and communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. By teaching farmers proven technologies and practices, we are increasing yields and incomes, improving nutrition, and strengthening food security.

Fintrac is seeking an Agribusiness Technical Lead to work with the (EAT) project to apply practical private-sector experience in agriculture to issues of policy and enabling environment. The EAT project is based in Washington, D.C.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide guidance to USAID and other partners in the area of agricultural policy and reform in support of a private sector approach to address market constraints affecting food insecurity;
• Develop an action-oriented agenda with a focus on improving the business environment for agriculture in EAT focus countries;
• Conceptualize, scope, budget and implement new EAT technical products and services, in response to expressed or latent demand from USAID and other EAT stakeholders;
• Assure the quality and timeliness of all technical analysis under the EAT project, and EAT staff/consultants who lead specific technical analysis activities. Related to this, manage the ‘brand’ of each technical analysis component under the EAT umbrella;
• Liaise with USAID institutions, advisory panel members, non-governmental organizations, and client partners to advance and refine the EAT technical agenda;
• Supervise country assessment teams that will focus on detailed analyses of the business environment for agriculture, including but not limited to AgCLIR, vcCLIR, AgBEE Snapshots and Doing Agribusiness teams;
• In conjunction with the Project Director, manage the pipeline of EAT technical assessment activities;
• Work with the Project Director to assign budget and personnel managers for each activity under the Technical Analysis component;
• Identify additional sources of technical consulting expertise in core EAT technical areas.

Qualifications

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• Master’s degree or equivalent in agricultural economics, business administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience.
• At least 5 years of experience on agribusiness development issues, with a mix of policy research and implementation of capacity-building programs, preferably with direct experience in the private sector.
• Proven leadership abilities with project management experience.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of agriculture policies and systems.
• Strong private sector focus.
• A track record of managing successful agriculture projects, preferably in a developing country context.
• Well-developed client relationship skills and sensitivity in dealing with development partners and government authorities.
• Strong analytical, writing and communication skills – with the ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively.
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in French or Spanish is very desirable.

Contact Details

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Contact:

Shirley Stanton

Telephone:

202 462 3305

Email:

SSTANTON@FINTRAC.COM

Application Instructions

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For more information visit www.fintrac.com; select Job Opportunities to apply. Be sure to include cover letter indicating recent salary history with resume submission. Only fully qualified candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please. EOE.