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Type: Full-time
Deadline: 20-Nov-17 00:00:00
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Description
The incumbent will coordinate project activities of a donor-funded rural economic development project in the northern provinces of Armenia (Tavush, Lori, Shirak and Gegharkunik).
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support in delivery and implementation of rural economic development project in Tavush, Lori, Shirak and Gegharkunik marzes of Armenia;
- Lead and implement Project activities to meet Project outcomes in selected value chains (milk and meat) and related sectors (farm inputs and services, sustainable natural resource management), ensuring that project activities are relevant to stakeholders' needs and interests;
- In close collaboration with other components of the Project, ensure fulfillment of set project objectives and deliverables;
- Ensure adherence to SDA quality standards and integration of best practice as well as adherence to donors and contractual requirements;
- Build and manage relationships with stakeholders, including communities, producer organizations, key private sector companies, as well as national and local NGOs;
- Implement gender diversity, governance and environmental policies throughout programming;
- Produce quality program reports (monthly, quarterly and annually) and other required documents and materials (e.g. newsletters, informational leaflets, etc.) for SDA and its donors and ensure that those meet stipulated quality standards and set deadlines;
- Perform other duties as required by the management of the Project and Organization.
RequiredQualifications
- At least Master's level qualification in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Development Management or other development sector related to rural livelihoods;
- Substantial and demonstrable experience in development and management of agriculture/ rural enterprise development programs/ initiatives. Experience in working through value chain involving public private partnerships with local and multinational private sector;
- Experience in working with farmers, agribusinesses, etc. on developing partnerships and collaboration;
- Experience in and knowledge of gender in rural economic development;
- Excellent analytical, conceptual and strategic planning skills;
- Proven success in operational management of various activities with a clear focus on results;
- Experience in developing program monitoring and evaluation systems, in promoting ongoing learning and in matching learning and outcome/ impact assessment to strategy and decision making;
- Excellent communication capacity and proactive approach to building relationships with key external/ internal contacts;
- Ability to present complex information in a succinct, precise and digestible form;
- Ability and willingness to travel countrywide (at least 50% of time);
- Ability to rapidly analyze situations, identify problems, risks, opportunities and trends, and to take realistic and balanced decisions accordingly, consult appropriately;
- Capacity to work sensitively and in a participatory manner with diverse actors;
- Ability to manage complex workload and meet deadlines;
- Fluency in written and spoken Armenian and English languages;
- Computer literacy with practical experience in Microsoft office applications.
Benefits
Job URL: iJob.am - Component Leader @ Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO
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