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USAID Agricultural Development Officer

Location:	Afghanistan
Job Type:	Contract
Posted:	9th Jun 2011
Closing Date:	8th Jul 2011
Posted By:	Management Systems International (MSI)
Details:
USAID Agricultural Development Officer Project/Proposal Summary: During the last year, USAID has undertaken a nearly unprecedented staffing increase as they added hundreds of new positions to the mission in Afghanistan and around the world. MSI is proud to partner with USAID on this effort, and has been working closely with AID since 2009 to support this massive recruiting effort. USAID and MSI are looking for strong development and technical professionals for positions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the capital cities as well as throughout the regions. Openings include engineering, economic growth, democracy and governance, health, education, and general development. Position Summary: The Agricultural Development Officer will support agriculture and rural development assistance programs in various locations in Afghanistan by developing strategies, analytical models, and methodologies; analyzing data; and providing assistance and advice on agriculture and rural development issues. Contracts are one year to start, renewable up to five years. Grade and Series: FS-0301-02/03. Responsibilities: •For country, regional, or agency-wide programming, performs strategic analysis to strategic planning documents, country assistance strategies, sector strategies, and similar planning exercises. •Employs analytical tools and insight to provide guidance to senior managers for decisions about allocation of resources to agriculture and rural development programs, and as input to cross-cutting issues such as environment or gender. •Serves as a technical resource and advisor, providing analyses of agriculture and rural development sector trends relating to country of assignment to inform senior management and program managers of relevant factors that may affect the U.S. assistance program. •Analyzes agriculture policies present in country of assignment and briefs and advises senior USAID and Embassy management regarding the agriculture policy and issues relevant to successful achievement of USG assistance objectives. •Sets the vision and leads the design of agriculture and rural development programs and projects. •Serve as supervisor and mentor to junior agriculture staff and to culturally development programs. Ensures that junior staff receive adequate training in the design, implementation, monitoring evaluation and reporting of agriculture programs and projects. Qualifications: • U.S. citizenship required. Candidates with dual citizenship would need to renounce secondary citizenship. • FS-02: Bachelor’s + 8 years relevant experience, of which 6 years overseas; OR Master’s + 6 years relevant experience, of which 4 years overseas; OR Ph.D. + 5 years relevant experience, of which 3 years overseas. • FS-03: Bachelor’s + 6 years relevant experience, of which 4 years overseas; OR Master’s + 4 years relevant experience, of which 3 years overseas; OR Ph.D. + 3 years relevant experience, of which 3 years overseas. • Knowledge of agriculture development theories, principles, methods, or techniques. Physical Qualifications: Due to the rugged nature of these positions, all candidates will need to meet minimal physical requirements in order to perform daily responsibilities in Kabul, and most especially in the field. *Additional Afghanistan and Pakistan openings are expected soon. Sign up for MSI's listserv to receive updates about these opportunities. For full position descriptions and to apply to these openings, please visit our website, MSIWorldwide. Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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