ACDI-VOCA, a private, international development nonprofit, is looking for a person to fill the role of Chief of Party for a five-year USAID-funded Feed the Future project in Ethopia. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA provides technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth.
The project will work to increase nutrition-sensitive agricultural productivity, strengthen market systems and trade and improve the agricultural enabling environment. The Chief of Party will provide overall technical vision, leadership, and project management, as well as supervise international consultants and local project staff, among other responsibilities.
The organization is looking for a person with a master’s degree in international development, agriculture, livestock management, economics or related field and at least seven years of chief-of-party experience in managing large (at least $20 million) agricultural development programs with a private sector/multi-value chain development focus, preferably within Africa.
For more information or to apply, email linda.aines@internationalink.net . Please include “Chief of Party – Ethiopia” in subject line of the email.
Deadline for applications is March 15, 2016.