For over
50 years and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and
transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington,
D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that
delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial
services, enterprise devel
opment, community development and food security in
order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society.
ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 34 projects in 26 countries and revenues
of approximately $174 million.
Technical
Team Leader/Deputy Chief of Party, Tanzania
We are
currently seeking a long-term Technical Team Leader/DCOP for multi-year
USAID-funded market development program in Tanzania. The project will have a
strong focus on sustainable, private-sector driven market development in
several agricultural value chains. The position is based in Morogoro. Serving
under an experienced Chief of Party, the Technical Team Leader/DCOP will have
primary responsibility for the strategic technical direction of the project,
the quality of the market-based approach, the analytical rigor behind the
models, pilot activities, and partnerships invested in by the project, and the
alignment between desired project outcomes/impact, work planning, and approach.
The Technical Team Leader/DCOP will directly supervise the core technical
component managers and engage in relationship building with private (and
public) sector stakeholders key to achieving the project’s goals.
Responsibilities:
- Provide
active technical vision and leadership in market systems/value chain
development approach, with a strong private sector-orientation and a
commitment to sustainable, inclusive, and scalable intervention models.
Design high-impact interventions. - Manage
the day-to-day technical operations of the project, including the
practical implementation of the work plan, supervising the key component
leads, trouble-shooting issues, and supporting the match between
operational modalities, budget/financial realities, and technical plans. - Develop
an effective, coordinated approach across project components and value
chains, related actors, and implementing partners. - Monitor
program indicators, facilitate a team culture of learning and reflection,
and evaluate program results. - Lead
the preparation and submission of work plans and progress reports and
achievement of program results to USAID. - Understand
the project budget, the key financial health indicators for the project,
and the practical links between the budget and the work plan. - Liaise
regularly with private sector stakeholders to build relationships, nurture
win-win partnerships, and inform market-orientation. - Coordinate
regularly with the Chief of Party as well as with ACDI/VOCA’s Headquarters
and represent the organization at relevant events and meetings with
industry, government officials and the donor community.
Minimum
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated
experience in transferring the concept of systems-based approaches into
the applied, practical, complex reality of a large market development
project. - Demonstrated
interest in sustainable and scalable agribusiness models, comfort with
adaptive management, and private sector-orientation. - Ability
to interact comfortably with the private sector, building strategic
relationships and partnerships, identifying ‘win-win’s, building capacity
for growth, and staying abreast of dynamic market trends. - Experience
forming, motivating, and managing technical teams around a strategic
vision, a committed approach, a learning agenda, and an implementable work
plan. Ability to be collaborative across projects, flexible and creative. - A
minimum of 10 years experience in international development, with at least
3 years experience based in the field. - Field
experience in Africa, preferably Eastern or Southern Africa - Masters
degree in a relevant field highly preferred. - Strong
communications and interpersonal skills; Fluency in English required. - Excellent
oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
Please
apply online at http://acdivoca.bosmaxhire.net/cp/?E5556D361D43515B7E59192F77501E6B0D627B4D.
No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities
encouraged to apply. EOE.
