For more than 36 years, Chemonics International, a U.S.-based international development consulting firm, has partnered with local and international organizations to promote social and economic change in Africa and around the world.

Our work began in West Africa in 1976 in Cameroon, where we improved rice production and in 1977 in Mali where we revived a drought-depleted livestock sector.

Since then, we have expanded our expertise to address a diverse range of challenges in education reform, conflict mitigation and management, decentralization, rule of law, anticorruption, private sector development, trade, agriculture, health, and nutrition.

Our experience extends across the African continent and in West Africa includes Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

Description Of Job

Chemonics International, a U.S. based international development consulting firm, is seeking mid and senior level technical experts for an anticipated USAID-funded project.

The project is expected to increase international competitiveness, intra-region trade, and food security in the Western African region by assisting government, the private sector, and civil society organizations to realize the advantages of greater regional and global trade linkages and export-oriented business development. This advertisement is for positions to be based in Accra, Ghana with extensive travel throughout West Africa.

Chemonics is currently looking for qualified individuals in the following areas of expertise:

•  Trade capacity building & management
•  Trade policy & regional integration
•  Regional trade association building
•  Export business development
•  Transit & customs facilitation
•  Transport policy
•  Food security
•  Value chain development & competitiveness
•  Customs and border experts
•  Staple foods/agriculture
•  Agricultural inputs
•  M&E Specialist
•  Livestock Management
•  Trade Finance & Investment
•  Gender Integration
•  Communications & Marketing
•  Grants Management
•  Market linkages specialists
•  Grades and standard specialists
•  Private sector development specialists
•  Information & communication technology

Qualification Required & Experience

•  An advanced degree in economics, international trade, business administration, agriculture or related field
•  Minimum of 8 years experience in area of expertise
•  Extensive experience working in Africa, particularly in Ghana
•  Proven ability to work collaboratively with government officials, international donors and private sector stakeholders
•  Excellent written and oral communications skills
•  Fluency in written and spoken English required, fluency in French preferred.

How To Apply For The Job

Please email your CV, cover letter, and phone contact information to:-

wathafricanpartnersrecruit@gmail.com  

Closing Date:  13 September, 2012

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