Project Title:
Technical assistance to support the implementation, monitoring, and follow-up of the AGRINVEST
Location:
Angola
Position:
Key expert 1: Team Leader & Institutional Coordination – category 1
Qualifications and Skills:
- Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, public administration, international development or any other relevant field, or 20 years of experience in fields related to these sectors.
- The candidate must demonstrate skills in leadership, coordination of multidisciplinary teams, communication, and negotiation, with at least 5 years of experience as a team leader.
- Full computer literacy.
- Fluency in Portuguese (minimum C1) and English (minimum C1), oral and written.
General Professional Experience:
- At least 12 years of experience in coordination of technical assistance on socio-economic development projects, with proven experience in managing international teams and complex, multidimensional projects, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa.
- At least 5 years of experience, or across 10 assignments related to the implementation of financing instruments (grant schemes, loans and guarantees), preferably in the agrifood sector.
- Experience with EU procedures and financing instruments will be a significant advantage.
- Experience related to value chains in strategic corridors is an advantage.
Specific Professional Experience:
- Proven experience as Team Leader (or equivalent senior role) in at least 2 (or more) technical assistance/consultancy assignments, preferably each of at least 12 months duration (or equivalent full-time input).
- Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on large-scale agribusiness / investment / grant programmes in developing countries (especially in Sub-Saharan Africa).
- Experience with institutional coordination: working with donor delegations, ministries, public agencies and private sector actors to ensure programme coherence, stakeholder engagement, governance, monitoring & evaluation.
- Strong experience of using or supporting financial instruments such as grant schemes, blended finance, or similar public-private financing mechanisms in agribusiness or rural development.
- At least several years of recent experience (e.g. within the last 5-10 years) working in a partner country context (ideally Angola or a comparable Sub-Saharan Africa country) in the agribusiness sector or value-chain development.
Location: Luanda-based (preferably in MINAGRIF, but still to be confirmed).
Estimated Duration & Input: 48 months – minimum 230 working days per year.