Avis de recrutement :USAID recrute un(e) Conseiller(ère) en agriculture et résilience au Niger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roles and Responsibilities:

The STTA will serve as part of the Agriculture and Resilience team of the Mission and will provide technical expertise and oversight, strategic leadership support, and personnel and activity management support/mentoring/guidance and recommendations to management regarding USAID’s resilience and agriculture programming. The STTA will regularly interact with USAID Senior Management and Embassy leadership in Niamey and with high-level government representatives, donor community counterparts, key civil society members, and other stakeholders in Niger.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

  1. Manage day-to-day work planning and coordination of staff and resilience and agriculture programs in coordination with other staff in the office.
  2. Contribute to weekly and monthly reporting to Mission leadership on the part of the resilience and agriculture team.
  3. Contribute to preparation of briefing materials for USAID or other USG stakeholders, as needed.
  4. Contribute to proposals to apply for additional USAID resources for USAID/Niger.
  5. Assist with the development of the new Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) Country Plan for Niger in collaboration with Mission colleagues, the interagency and Bureau for Resilience and Food Security
  6. Advise Program Office, Mission Director, and Embassy leadership as well as Washington stakeholders and host country officials on key issues, achievements, and opportunities for Mission Niger.
  7. Conduct field visits inside and outside Niamey with other USAID staff focused on oversight as well as collaborating, learning and adapting. These visits may include travel to remote communities with long travel times, harsh physical conditions, and very limited services under security protocols determined by the US Embassy Regional Security Officer. At least one field visit per quarter will be required.
  8. Assist with orientation and mentoring of Foreign Service National (FSN) staff
  9. Take meetings with international and Nigerien organizations seeking to partner with USAID
  10. Contribute to USAID/Niger’s localization efforts
  11. Other duties as assigned.

Specific Deliverables Include:

  1. Briefing materials, proposals and other programmatic documents, as assigned
  2. Draft GFSS Country Plan for Niger
  3. Weekly and monthly reporting to Mission leadership and RFS Country Support Team in DC

Qualifications:

Education: The applicant should have a Master’s Degree in economics, agricultural economics, agronomy, business administration, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be substituted for educational requirements.

Work Experience: Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional or program experience in agricultural development, food security, and/or rural development programs with international donors, non-government organizations (NGOs), and/or government. Prior experience with international development agencies procedures and operations (e.g., development approaches, procedures for programming funds, defining objectives, and monitoring results, and procedures for awarding grants and contracts) is highly desired. Prior experience working for USAID and/or a USAID partner is strongly desired. Prior experience working in Sahel countries is highly preferred.

Job Knowledge required: Significant technical knowledge related to agriculture-led development, including resilient agricultural value chains development and water security, is required. Expert knowledge of best practices in agriculture development program design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning, including collaboration, learning and adapting strategy is necessary. Experience in climate change adaptation and mitigation preferred. Knowledge of strategies, programs, and working methodologies of other donor agencies in the livelihoods sector is desired. Knowledge of the structure and workings of the USG broadly and USAID specifically is strongly desired.

Language proficiency: Excellent English writing and speaking ability is required. French writing and speaking ability is required. The candidate should have a demonstrated capacity to communicate complex policy, strategy, and program issues orally and in writing in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner.

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Closing date : May 01st, 2023