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Program Manager - Agriculture

 

Weidemann Associates, Inc. is hiring a project manager with experience managing USAID funded programs to provide support to Weidemann’s growing portfolio of agriculture, agribusiness, food security and economic growth development projects. S/he should have at least 10 years of international development work experience, of which 3 years were spent working in a developing country environment.

 

Duties include:
• Design and implementation of project activities including the development of work plans, recruitment of personnel, and management of Activity Teams.
• Assuring quality control of project activities, including supporting fielded teams, reviewing work deliverables, and providing value-added feedback.
• Conduct research and development research reports, technical notes and related project activities.
• Management of project budgets and activity resources.
• Maintain positive relationships with partners and client.
• Supervision and management of junior staff. Mentoring and development of junior staff.
• New business activities including but not limited to technical writing, recruitment, cost, partner recruitment and management, and strategy development. Mentoring of junior staff on new business activities.
• Contributions to corporate systems and procedures development, support of the senior management, and willingness to support the improvement of office as a whole.

This position requires experience in:
• Demonstrated experience in project management of USAID contracts.
• Demonstrated experience responding to USAID procurements including recruitment, technical writing and budgeting.
• Knowledge of USAID regulations and contract administration.
• Technical skills and experience in the areas of agriculture, agribusiness and/or economic growth. Agriculture background is highly desired.
• Ability to develop and implement trainings and workshops, and/or conduct assessments and evaluations of USAID projects highly desired.
• Native English speaking level required with abilities in a second language, preferably French.
• Master’s degree in related area strongly preferred.

Candidate must be able to work independently and as a team member, and meet tight datelines and working across cultures. In addition, demonstrated writing capabilities are required. Ability to travel and work internationally required. No phone calls please.

Please send a resume, three references, and a letter of interest to agriculture@weidemannassoc.com by Friday, March 12, 2010. Applications that do not have the requested documents/material will not be taken into consideration.

 

This position will be based in Arlington, VA. Salary DOE.

 

 

 

 

 

Program Associate - Agriculture or Agribusiness

Weidemann Associates, Inc. is currently seeking a qualified junior- to mid-level Program Associate to support our Agriculture portfolio; ideal candidates will have a a master’s degree and experience in agriculture, agribusines or a related field. This Program Associate will work with our Raise Plus IQC, Farmer to Farmer Special Programs and Support Project and other Agriculture and Agribusiness projects.

To apply for this opening in our Arlington, VA office, please submit a resume, cover letter and references to agriculture@weidemannassoc.com

Responsibilities will include:
• Day to day project management and implementation of selected activities under an umbrella contract providing support to USAID’s Agriculture Office.
• Management and logistical support for meetings, workshops, trainings, and conferences, both domestically and internationally.
• Client relationship management.
• Reviewing monthly project and subcontractor invoices and updating monitoring tools.
• Developing project related documents and deliverables.
• Contributing to research efforts or managing research projects as needed.
• Editing and publication support for project documents and reports.
• Supporting the overall functioning and administrative duties related to projects.
• Subcontract administration and management for ongoing Farmer to Farmer Program.
• Drafting reports for upper management approval.
• Supporting new business efforts for Weidemann in Agriculture and other areas.

Required qualifications:
• Master’s Degree.
• Experience managing USAID funded international development projects, especially agriculture, food security and value chain development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 2007.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Able to work both independently and as a part of a team.
• Ability to travel for up to 6 weeks a year.
• Minimum of five years of post degree experience in international development.
• Willingness to do whatever is needed to complete the task at hand.

Desired qualifications:
• Foreign language skills, French/Spanish preferred.
• Experience living or working in a developing country

Please send resume, a letter of interest and three references to agriculture@weidemannassoc.com no later than February 8th, 2010.
No phone calls please.

This position will be based in Arlington, VA. Competitive benefits and salary DOE. Weidemann Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.



International
Weidemann Associates is not actively recruiting for any international specialists at this time. We frequently have short-term openings for specialists in agriculture, agribusiness, natural-resource management, enterprise development and economic growth.

If you are a consultant, and are interested in short- and/or long-term assignments, please submit your information for our database. Please send your resume to HumanResources@weidemannassoc.com. Please note that we update our database every year; visit this page often.

Weidemann Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.