Deputy Chief of Party – Senegal Agricultural Value Chain Services

Summary:

The Deputy Chief of Party (Value Chain Advisor Expert) must serve as a technical expert in value chain services. In addition, the DCOP will oversee the administrative functions to ensure the project meets its contractual obligations to deliver value chain services according to USAID regulations, and report results across the program to USAID and other stakeholders. The DCOP must have the following experience and qualifications:

Key Qualification:

• A minimum a Master’s degree;
• At least 5 years of regional/international experience, preferably with donor funded programs, in the West Africa region, in small and medium agribusiness development, supply chain logistics, value chain competitiveness, organizational and institutional development or contract farming;
• Strong proficiency with the success in implementing programs aimed at increasing the competitiveness, commercialization, and inclusiveness of value chains;
• General understanding of the latest developments for advancing best practices in value chain development (i.e., USAID’s value chain and facilitation approach) that reaches women, or undeserved communities living in low or middle economies;
• Demonstrated experience managing complex private sector development programs with extensive local capacity building components;
• Possesses the required oral, written communication, and presentations skills in French (equivalent to R4/S4) and English (equivalent to R2/S2).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

CNFA is a not-for-profit international agricultural development organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. and dedicated to increasing rural incomes by empowering farmers and rural entrepreneurs. CNFA assists smallholders in increasing household-level food security and nutrition through improved agricultural practices, introduction of new varieties, diversification of crop production, food preservation and storage, development of farmer-based organizations, and strengthened linkages to markets. CNFA has a successful track record of implementing agricultural development programs in 43 countries.  www.cnfa.org

CNFA est une ONG internationale à but non lucratifdont le siège est à Washington DC.  Nous sommes dédiés à l’augmentation des revenus ruraux en autonomisant les agriculteurs et les entrepreneurs ruraux. CNFA aide les petits exploitants à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition par améliorant des meilleures pratiques agricoles, introduction de nouvelles variétés, diversification de la production végétale, conservation et stockage des aliments, développement d’organisations paysannes, et renforcement de l’accès aux marchés.  CNFA a une grande expérience dans la mise en œuvre de programmes de développement agricole dans 43 pays. www.cnfa.org

Position Summary:

CNFA is currently seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for the upcoming USAID/Senegal Agricultural Value Chain Services project. The position will be based in Senegal.  The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will provide technical expertise and strategic leadership for all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, with the objective of providing project managers and stakeholders with timely data collection and analysis. CNFA considers monitoring and evaluation to be an essential management support function that facilitates evidence-based program management through rigorous identification, testing, and scaling-up of interventions that maximize impact and cost-effectiveness.  

Description du poste :

CNFA lance un appel à candidature pour le poste d’un spécialiste du suivi et évaluation pour le futur projet USAID/Sénégal Agricultural Value Chain Services.  Le poste sera basé au Sénégal.  Le spécialiste du suivi et évaluation fournira une expertise technique et une direction stratégique pour toutes les activités de suivi, évaluation et d’apprentissage, dans le but de fournir aux gestionnaires de projet et aux parties prenantes la collecte et l’analyse des données en temps opportun. CNFA considère le suivi et évaluation comme une fonction essentielle de soutien qui facilite la gestion de programme fondée sur des données probantes grâce à une identification rigoureuse, des tests et des interventions qui maximisent l’impact et la rentabilité.

Key Qualification:

• 6+ years of experience in the integration of M&E into field-level programming is required, experience managing M&E from a country office is strongly preferred;
• Demonstrated experience in developing and operationalizing a comprehensive M&E plan and systems is required; experience doing these activities for USAID projects is preferred;
• Outstanding ability to generate accurate qualitative information and analysis is required and must be demonstrated during the hiring process;
• Expertise in innovative data collection, management, sharing, and visualization is required;
• Familiarity with GIS is preferred;
• Knowledge of agriculture, resilience, livelihoods, and/or food security is preferred;
• Either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience is required;
• International donor experience is required, USAID experience is preferred;
• Fluency in French and English is required, fluency in local languages is a plus.
• Plus de 6 ans d’expérience professionnelle dans l’intégration du suivi et évaluation dans la programmation sur le terrain sont requis, l’expérience de la gestion du suivi et évaluation d’un bureau de pays est fortement préférée ;
• Expérience Professionnelle  avérée dans l’élaboration et l’opérationnalisation d’un plan et de systèmes complets de S&E est requise ; l’expérience dans la mise en œuvre des activités S&E sur des projets financés par USAID est préférable ;
• Une capacité exceptionnelle à générer des informations qualitatives et analytiques précises est requise et doit être démontrée pendant le processus d’embauche ;
• Une expertise dans la collecte, la gestion, le partage, et la visualisation de données innovantes est requise ;
• La connaissance du SIG est préférée ;
• Démontrez une connaissance en agriculture, résilience, moyens de subsistance et / ou sécurité alimentaire est préférable
• Niveau scolaire : Bachelor (Bac+4) ou Master 2 (Bac+5) avec plus de 5 années d’expérience est requis ;
• Une expérience internationale des bailleurs de fonds internationaux est requise, l’expérience de l’USAID est préférée ;
• La maitrise du français et de l’anglais est requise, la maitrise des langues locales est un atout.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Nous sommes un employeur d’égalité.  Tous les candidats qualifies seront considères pour un emploi et ne feront pas l’objet de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle, l’origine nationale, l’âge, l’invalidité, ou le statut anciens combattants. CNFA prend des mesures positives a l’appui de sa politique visant à faire progresser l’emploi des personnes qui sont des minorités, des femmes, des anciens combattants, et des personnes handicapées. 

Seuls les candidats sélectionnés pour la phase suivante seront contactés.

CNFA is a not-for-profit international agricultural development organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. and dedicated to increasing rural incomes by empowering farmers and rural entrepreneurs. CNFA assists smallholders in increasing household-level food security and nutrition through improved agricultural practices, introduction of new varieties, diversification of crop production, food preservation and storage, development of farmer-based organizations, and strengthened linkages to markets. CNFA has a successful track record of implementing agricultural development programs in 43 countries.  www.cnfa.org

CNFA est une ONG internationale à but non lucratifdont le siège est à Washington DC.  Nous sommes dédies à l’augmentation des revenus ruraux en autonomisant les agriculteurs et les entrepreneurs ruraux. CNFA aide les petits exploitants à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition par améliorant des meilleures pratiques agricoles, introduction de nouvelles variétés, diversification de la production végétale, conservation et stockage des aliments, développement d’organisations paysannes, et renforcement de l’accès aux marchés.  CNFA a une grande expérience dans la mise en œuvre de programmes de développement agricole dans 43 pays. www.cnfa.org

Position Summary:

CNFA is currently seeking a Gender Specialist for the upcoming USAID/Senegal Agricultural Value Chain Services project. The position will be based in Senegal.  The Gender Specialist will lead gender integration and coordinate the use and development of best practices.  

Résume du poste de travail :

CNFA lance un appel à candidature pour le poste d’un spécialiste du genre pour le futur projet de  USAID/Sénégal Agricultural Value Chain Services projet.  Le poste sera base au Sénégal. Le spécialiste du genre dirigera l’intégration du genre et coordonnera l’utilisation et le développement des meilleures pratiques.

Key Qualification:

• 5+ years of experience in gender-sensitive field programming is required, experience managing field programming from a country office is strongly preferred;
• Demonstrated understanding of Senegalese socio-cultural factors that affect gender and the distribution of household decision-making is required;
• Experience in the collection and analysis of gender-focused Monitoring and Evaluation indicators is required;
• Experience building the capacity of stakeholders and program staff to facilitate gender-sensitive programming is required;
• Knowledge of agricultural, livelihood, resilience, and/or food security programming is preferred;
• Bachelor’s degree is required, Master’s degree is preferred;
• International donor experience is required, USAID experience is preferred;
• Fluent French, fluent Wolof, and basic English is required, fluency in other local languages is also a plus.
• Plus de 5 ans d’expérience professionnelle dans la mise en œuvre de projets reliés au genre sont requis, expérience professionnelle dans la gestion de projets sur le terrain est préférable ;
• Démontrez une compréhension avérée des facteurs socioculturels sénégalais qui affectent le genre et la distribution des décisions des ménages est requise ;
• Expérience Professionnelle dans la collecte et dans l’analyse d’indicateurs de suivi et d’évaluation axés sur le genre est requise ;
• Expérience Professionnelle dans le renforcement des capacités des parties prenantes et du personnel du programme pour faciliter la programmation sensible au genre est requise ;
• Démontrez une connaissance des programmes d’agriculture de moyens de subsistance, de résilience, et / ou de sécurité alimentaire est préférée ;
• Niveau scolaire : Bachelor ( BAC+4) est requis,  Master 2 (BAC+5) est préférable ;
• Expérience avec des bailleurs de fonds internationaux est requise, l’expérience avec USAID est préférable
• Le français courant, le wolof courant et l’anglais de base sont requis, la maitrise d’autres langues locales est également un plus.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Nous sommes un employeur d’égalité.  Tous les candidats qualifies seront considères pour un emploi et ne feront pas l’objet de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle, l’origine nationale, l’âge, l’invalidité, ou le statut anciens combattants. CNFA prend des mesures positives a l’appui de sa politique visant à faire progresser l’emploi des personnes qui sont des minorités, des femmes, des anciens combattants, et des personnes handicapées. 

Seuls les candidats sélectionnés pour la phase suivante seront contactés.

CNFA is a not-for-profit international agricultural development organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. and dedicated to increasing rural incomes by empowering farmers and rural entrepreneurs. CNFA assists smallholders in increasing household-level food security and nutrition through improved agricultural practices, introduction of new varieties, diversification of crop production, food preservation and storage, development of farmer-based organizations, and strengthened linkages to markets. CNFA has a successful track record of implementing agricultural development programs in 43 countries.  www.cnfa.org

CNFA est une ONG internationale à but non lucratifdont le siège est à Washington DC.  Nous sommes dédiés à l’augmentation des revenus ruraux en autonomisant les agriculteurs et les entrepreneurs ruraux. CNFA aide les petits exploitants à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition par améliorant des meilleures pratiques agricoles, introduction de nouvelles variétés, diversification de la production végétale, conservation et stockage des aliments, développement d’organisations paysannes, et renforcement de l’accès aux marchés.  CNFA a une grande expérience dans la mise en œuvre de programmes de développement agricole dans 43 pays. www.cnfa.org

Position Summary:

CNFA is currently seeking an Agricultural Value Chains Specialist for the upcoming USAID/Senegal Agricultural Value Chain Services project.  The position will be based in Senegal.   The Agricultural Value Chains Specialist will lead activities to remove barriers affecting the development of productive, inclusive, and sustainable value chains in Senegal.   CNFA is a global leader in building strong and stable agricultural value chains and has nearly a decade of experience in West African agriculture.  

Résumé de la poste de travail :

CNFA lance un appel à candidature d’un spécialiste des chaînes de valeur agricole pour USAID/Sénégal Agricultural Value Chain Services projet. Le poste sera basé au Sénégal. Le spécialiste des chaînes de valeur agricole dirigera des activités visant à éliminer les obstacles au développement de chaînes de valeur productives, inclusives et durables au Sénégal. CNFA est un leader mondial dans la construction de chaînes de valeur agricoles fortes et stables et a près d’une décennie d’expérience dans l’agriculture en Afrique de l’Ouest.

Key Qualification:

• 6+ years of experience working with industry stakeholders to strengthen agricultural value chains in Senegal is required;
• Demonstrated success increasing the quantity and quality of transactions between smallholder farmers and agribusinesses, while ensuring that transactions remain inclusive of vulnerable populations, is required;
• Technical expertise in Senegalese agricultural practices and their effect on the soil, water, and environment is required, experience in staple crops is preferred;
• Experience increasing the availability and effective use of agricultural inputs is strongly preferred;
• Master’s degree and 4+ years of work experience is required, or a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of work experience is required;
• International donor experience is required, USAID experience is preferred;
• Fluent French, fluent Wolof, and basic English is required, fluency in other local languages is also a plus.
• Plus de 6 années d’expérience de travail avec les parties prenantes de l’industrie pour renforcer les chaînes de valeur agricoles au Sénégal sont requises ;
• Démontrez une connaissance approfondie et un succès confirmé dans l’augmentation la quantité et la qualité des transactions entre les petits agriculteurs et les entreprises agroalimentaires, tout en assurant que les transactions restent inclusives des populations vulnérables, est nécessaire ;
• Une expertise technique dans les pratiques agricoles sénégalaises et leurs effets sur le sol, l’eau et l’environnement est nécessaire, l’expérience des cultures de base est préférée ;
• L’expérience d’augmenter la disponibilité et l’utilisation efficace des intrants agricoles est fortement préférée ;
• Niveau scolaire : Un Master 2 (BAC+5) avec plus de 4 ans d’expérience professionnelle sont requis, ou un Bachelor (BAC+4) avec  plus de 7 ans d’expérience de travail sont requis ;
• Expérience avec des bailleurs de fonds internationaux est requise, l’expérience avec USAID est préférable ;
• La maitrise du français et wolof, une notion de l’anglais est requise, la maitrise des autres langues locales est un atout.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Nous sommes un employeur d’égalité.  Tous les candidats qualifies seront considères pour un emploi et ne feront pas l’objet de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle, l’origine nationale, l’âge, l’invalidité, ou le statut anciens combattants. CNFA prend des mesures positives a l’appui de sa politique visant à faire progresser l’emploi des personnes qui sont des minorités, des femmes, des anciens combattants, et des personnes handicapées. 

Seuls les candidats sélectionnés pour la phase suivante seront contactés.

Summary:

The Finance & Operations Manager will lead the financial and administrative management of the activity but will also lead the local capacity development component of the activity that supports domestic organizations including SMEs, farmer organizations and government bodies in their journey to self-reliance. The Finance & Operations Manager must have the following experience and qualifications

Key Qualification:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree;
• At least 5 years of recent experience (defined as within the last 5 years) providing financial management and administration experience for an international development project in West Africa or Senegal.
• Strong experience in accounting and/or auditing, reporting, managing subcontracts (or other sub-awards), with demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulations. To include, areas such as accounting finance or business administration and applied skills in developing and managing large budgets.
• Professional experience interacting with U.S. Government agencies, host country governments, small NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Possesses the required oral, written communication, and presentations skills in French (equivalent to R4/S4) and English (equivalent to R2/S2).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Summary:

Finance & Investment Advisor (Private Sector Expert, Capital Access Specialist) will lead the facilitation of private sector investment and access to financial services including insurance along the targeted value chains and food systems. The Finance & Investment Advisor must have the following experiences and qualifications:

Key Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree;
• At least 5 years of recent experience (defined as within the last 5 years) providing regional and international experience in economic growth, agribusiness development, banking and investment, agriculture sector lending, or microfinance in francophone Africa;
• Professional experience implementing programs aimed at increasing agriculture sector lending and investment desired;
• General understanding of both debt and equity financing of agricultural SMEs, the equity investment fund community, and value chain financing.
• Possesses the required oral, written communication, and presentations skills in French (equivalent to R4/S4) and English (equivalent to R2/S2).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Summary:

The COP (Agricultural expert, microenterprise development, and rural development specialist) must have relevant/international work experience, including experience with a Contractor or International NGO, funded programs in the West Africa region. Demonstrated expertise and at least 10 years of professional experience working in agricultural value chain or agribusiness development programs. Work experience in Senegal is strongly preferred. Experience supervising complex and challenging field operations in closed societies and/or transitional or developing countries is desired. The candidate must have the following experience and qualification:

Position Qualifications:

• At least a Master’s degree in management, public administration, social sciences, international development or a related field;
• At least 10 years of professional experience working in agricultural value chain or agribusiness development programs;
• At least 10 years of work experience as Chief of Party or a similar level managing large (at least $10 M), complex agribusiness or agricultural development programs with a value chain focus;
• At least 5 years professional experience working in establishing systems and overseeing program start-up under limited time constraints as well as program close-out; overseeing multiples program areas simultaneously; hiring, training, and supervision of local personnel; financial management including budgeting, tracking, reporting and accounting of finances and procurement;
• Demonstrated experience in successfully managing complex private sector development programs with extensive local capacity building components;
• Prior work experience with an international NGO and/or relevant experience with USAID or similar international donor-funded programs;
• Ability to work with agribusiness firms and financial institutions desired;
• Demonstrated effectiveness in strategic thinking and policy analysis and able to dialogue with high level host country government officials desired;
• Prior relevant work experience in West Africa. Senegal experience is strongly preferred;
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills required; and
• Fluency in French and English are required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Position Summary:

CNFA is currently seeking an Proposal Development Consultant – Senegal tosupport CNFA on the USAID/Senegal Value Chains Service Activity. The position will be based in Senegal.   The Consultant will support the capture effort and technical design for proposal development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and facilitate the development of the overall design approach and concept for the proposal
• Writing programmatic sections of the document in close collaboration with the Lead Technical Writer and Lead Technical Program Developer
• Participation in Focus Group discussions, design workshops, and strategy sessions
• Facilitating meetings with Senegalese government agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant points of contacts

Key Qualification:

• 10+ years of experience in agribusiness development with a focus on agribusiness investment is required;
• Experience in the engagement and coordination of stakeholders throughout an agricultural value chain is required;
• Experience designing and/or managing agribusiness development projects is required;
• Regional experience is required, Senegal experience is strongly preferred;
• International donor experience is required, USAID program experience is preferred;
• Master’s Degree in related field is required, PhD is preferred;
• Strong written and verbal English language skills is required.