Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 15 years of experience or a Master’s degree with at least 10 years of experience, with a background in agricultural economics, international development, business, economics, public policy or other relevant area
• At least eight years of experience in relevant private sector or development programs.
• Prior Chief of Party/Program Lead experience, with a minimum of three years of experience managing large international donor programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in Mozambique and/or Sub-Saharan Africa strongly preferred.
• Experience implementing USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USAID regulations and procedures.
• Build win-win partnerships between multiple agriculture sector stakeholders, including agribusinesses, public sector, financial institutions, technology providers, and others.
• Experience successfully implementing gender-integrated programs.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate a high-level strategy to internal and external stakeholders, while driving execution of a work plan and achievement of short-term milestones.
• Demonstrated ability to use adaptive management principles to make strategic, data-driven decisions in the face of uncertainty and complexity.
• Results-oriented, with demonstrated experience achieving project targets.

Required Languages

• Fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills required; Portuguese preferred

Travel 

• Extensive travel across Northern Mozambique; at least 50%

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated experience in managing complex, multi-disciplinary and challenging field operations in developing countries, in Mozambique or Southern Africa preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills and ability to effectively motivate and manage teams in a multi-cultural environment.
• Strong private sector market orientation, entrepreneurial and innovative thinker.
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving, consensus building and coordination of diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing multiple tasks and activities.
• Ability to develop well written, cohesive analyses and reports.

Please note that this position is contingent upon donor approval. 

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe’s vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.