Location: Kenya
Organization: Global Communities
Job Level: Senior-level
Background:
Global Communities seeks a Chief of Party for a
recently awarded five-year, USDA-funded Agribusiness Investment for Market
Stimulation (AIMS) program. The purpose of this program is to bolster
trade by increasing access to finance, capacity building, and market access for
micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in agribusiness in Kenya,
Tanzania and Malawi.
Responsibilities:
The Chief of Party is responsible for managing the
program and its outcomes. He or she will provide strategic vision and
oversight to program activities in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. He or she will
be responsible for negotiating partnerships with banks at the outset of the
program for participation in a loan guarantee facility, and will be the key
liaison with USDA, Global Communities HQ, and local partners. The position will
be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The ideal Chief of party candidate will have
experience managing similarly sized U.S. Government funded international
development programs and experience with financial services for micro, small
and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in agribusiness.
Specific responsibilities include
- Overseeing
the technical, financial and administrative functions of the project
- Negotiating
partnerships with banks and manage loan guarantee facility
- Work
with various stakeholders, including private sector firms, government
officials and other stakeholders
- Serving
as key point of contact with the donor and Global Communities
- Ensuring
that programming activities meet donor expectations for quality, quantity
and cost-effectiveness
Minimum Qualifications:
- Senior
level experience managing a U.S. Government funded international
development program required
- Minimum
ten years’ experience in economic development particularly in the area of
credit and lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly
those engaged in agribusiness
- Master’s
degree in finance, economic development, agribusiness or a related field
preferred
- Familiarity
with agricultural production and market-linkage constraints in East Africa
- Fluency
in English is required
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