Position Summary:
CNFA is currently seeking a Market Systems, Agribusiness, and Finance Consultant to support both new business development activities and active projects. The consultancy will be based in Washington, DC, but will include international travel. Some work from a remote home base may also be acceptable. The Consultant will serve as a technical lead or advisor for proposal development or program implementation for agribusiness development and the facilitation of finance and investment in line with CNFA agricultural development objectives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Consultant will work closely with the assigned CNFA Proposal or Program teams to produce inputs. All deliverables will be completed by the Consultant in compliance with relevant donor standards and CNFA’s processes, including maintaining CNFA formatting rules and timelines.
The Market Systems, Agribusiness, and Finance Consultant will be responsible for:
- Conducting research to develop context and priorities in target technical or geographic areas for proposal development and/or program activities
- Leading or participating in international trips for proposal capture or program activities as required
- Identifying and setting up meetings with private sector firms, consultants, government, local organizations, and other key stakeholders to gather information and realize opportunities for collaboration
- Working with proposal and/or program teams to contribute to project design or provide inputs for proposal development or project implementation processes
- Identifying and recommending relevant qualified personnel
- Conducting brief assessments or analysis in target technical areas as required and assigned by the programs team
- Providing written inputs and consolidated trip/meeting notes as required
- Other assignments to be determined as mutually agreed
Key Qualifications:
- Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in agribusiness and/or finance and investment facilitation in a development context;
- Proven track record of successful technical design, analysis, and solutions facilitation for development projects with access to finance, investment, agribusiness, or market systems components;
- Bachelor’s degree in international development, agriculture/agribusiness, finance, economics, or related field is required; Master’s a plus;
- Experience working on USAID or other donor-funded proposals and projects of complex scope and large size preferred;
- Demonstrated experience working in a developing country context;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English is 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.
