IITA Africa Job Vacancies for Regional Project Coordinators - Nigeria, Mozambique, Malawi

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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) invites applications for the position of a Project Coordinator.

Ref: DDG-R4D/PC/05/11
Duty Station: Nampula, Mozambique. Frequent travel to Malawi is expected.

IITA intends to implement projects that will integrate small scale farmers into the market economy through promoting soybean value chains. The overall goal of these projects is to commercialize the use of soybean through local processing, improved marketing and trade of soy-products, and promote use of environmentally sound production practices to sustainably increase agricultural productivity. The project will be implemented in Malawi and Mozambique.

Position/Responsibilities:
The primary responsibilities will include:
1.   Provide management and leadership, guidance, cohesion, accountability and profile to the project.
2.   Identify and facilitate collaboration among stakeholders encompassing all key actors along the soybean sub-sector (farmers' associations, small and large scale processors, end-users, national research and extension institutions, NGOs, industrialists, micro-finance institutions, agro-industry, market actors, policy makers).
3.   Carry out soybean sub sector studies to assess the bottlenecks and potential market opportunities for small-scale farmers.
4.   Facilitate the identification of development domains for targeting soybean production in the project countries.
5.   Design functional organizational structures to facilitate participation of diverse stakeholders in the soybean value chain.

Educational Qualifications: At least an MSc degree in the food technology, agri-business or agricultural engineering but a PhD is preferred.

Core Competencies:
•   Knowledgeable of the research-extension-production-marketing continuum
•   At least 5 years experience in leading and managing collaborative research-for-development projects
•   Experience in managing complex, inter-institutional partnerships
•   Excellent leadership, management, interpersonal, and team building skills
•   Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural environment
•   Fluency in oral and written English and Portuguese
•   Knowledge of East and Southern Africa is also an added advantage
•   Experience in commodity value-chain development.

General information: Initial appointment is for three years. IITA offers a competitive remuneration package paid in US dollars.

Applications:
Applications including curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three referees should be addressed to the Human Resources Manager. Please complete our online application form using this link: http://www.iita.org/irs-online-application

Closing Date: June 15, 2011.

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