Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa is looking for Agriculture Specialist
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The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (The SDGC/A) is an autonomous non-profit international organization headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda and has opened Regional Center for member states in SADC block in Lusaka - Zambia. The SDGC/A was opened in July 2016 with the mission to support governments, civil society, businesses and academic institutions to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SDGC/A intends to recruit Agriculture Specialist to work with multidisciplinary teams and partners of The SDGC/A to carry out analysis and advise on agriculture issues to achieve SDG 2 and effectively improve agriculture in sustainable ways. The position will be responsible for designing and formulating policies, advocacy briefing, and projects meant to address and achieve SDG 2 across 16 member states.
The Agriculture Specialist will be responsible for planning and implementation of agriculture initiatives in line with SDGs. Working to support SADC member states to commercialized sustainable agriculture, including crop diversification into high value crops, credit-based access to inputs, and capital-based investments in agriculture. To map agricultural initiatives and programs and aligning them to aspirations of AU 2063 Agenda and SDGs to ensure that Africa development and in particular SADC member states are people-driven.
Required Qualification & Skills
- At least a master degree in Agriculture (Policy, Economics & Business), Public Policy Analysis, Strategic Planning & Management, Development Studies, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- A minimum of ten years of relevant experience related to agriculture (policy & business), international development, and agriculture value chain analysis in developing countries and in particular African countries.
- Having seven years of previous working experience with INGO in agriculture programs with focus on agriculture policy and agribusiness development services, training and/or technical assistance.
- Knowledge of field implementation in innovative agri-business enterprises in rural areas.
- Fluency in English is mandatory, understanding of French, Portuguese or Arabic is added advantage.
