U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Office of Economic Growth Office (EG) based in Jakarta is recruiting Indonesian Nationals for the position of PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (AGRICULTURE) (Post Code: EG). Salary starts from Rp.21,800,431 per month depending on qualifications, experience and salary
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BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION: The incumbent serves as in-house agricultural expert and principal advisor to EG and the Mission in general. EG manages the Mission's new five-year economic growth program, with total planned funding of at least $89 million, and focuses on increasing employment through improving policy environment, increasing productivity of selected high-value crops, and increasing non-bank capital for investment, He/she will serve as the expert on Indonesian agriculture, particularly in the areas related to Mission activities supporting national agricultural development; agricultural extension, food security; development agriculture technologies and their transfer; development of crop/commodity value chains, role of private sector in agriculture development and impact of agricultural programs on rural employment, income generation and poverty reduction. He/shewill work as member of the EG/Agriculture team and collaborate with other relevant programs/activities in the EG office portfolio of projects, other Offices within the Mission to provide overall technical support in the area of agriculture and food security for USAID/Indonesia's activities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 1.Master’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, or Agricultural Economics from a recognized U.S. or other English language based university program in Agriculture is required;a Ph.D. is desirable. Candidates with M.S. or higher degree in Agricultural Economics must have a B.S. degree in Agriculture. 2. Aminimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in development work, including research and analysis and policy briefing in the area of agriculture development, and at least five years of experience in managing development projects in large donor agencies or equivalent private sector work. 3. Level IV (Fluent) in English (written and oral) and Indonesian (native-level skills in speaking, writing and speaking) is required.
SELECTION CRITERIA: 1.Must have a thorough knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, and practices of sound development assistance and program management skills; possess good knowledge of GOI policies affecting the agriculture and agribusiness sectors. 2. Must have a) proven experience in and knowledge of crop production systems and b) be able to appraise and critique proposals for their technical soundness. 3. A good knowledge of the structure and working of Indonesian government agencies, especially the Ministry of Agriculture (its Directorates and operating units at the national and provincial levels), the Planning and Development Agency (BAPPENAS), and Universities with agricultural faculties and programs. 4. Must have computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, graphic and statistics, internet and other ICT tools. 5. Must be willing and able to travel extensively, and occasionally to remote and/or conflict areas, within Indonesia.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified for test and interview. No phone or email inquiries.
Send letter of application, complete resume in English and supporting documents (in Microsoft Word document format) & please put the post code : EGon the subject of your email to: jkthrd@usaid.gov or fax to: 021-3860336. DEADLINE: No later than May 26, 2011
For detail information, please visit USAID website at http://indonesia.usaid.gov
history.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION: The incumbent serves as in-house agricultural expert and principal advisor to EG and the Mission in general. EG manages the Mission's new five-year economic growth program, with total planned funding of at least $89 million, and focuses on increasing employment through improving policy environment, increasing productivity of selected high-value crops, and increasing non-bank capital for investment, He/she will serve as the expert on Indonesian agriculture, particularly in the areas related to Mission activities supporting national agricultural development; agricultural extension, food security; development agriculture technologies and their transfer; development of crop/commodity value chains, role of private sector in agriculture development and impact of agricultural programs on rural employment, income generation and poverty reduction. He/shewill work as member of the EG/Agriculture team and collaborate with other relevant programs/activities in the EG office portfolio of projects, other Offices within the Mission to provide overall technical support in the area of agriculture and food security for USAID/Indonesia's activities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 1.Master’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, or Agricultural Economics from a recognized U.S. or other English language based university program in Agriculture is required;a Ph.D. is desirable. Candidates with M.S. or higher degree in Agricultural Economics must have a B.S. degree in Agriculture. 2. Aminimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in development work, including research and analysis and policy briefing in the area of agriculture development, and at least five years of experience in managing development projects in large donor agencies or equivalent private sector work. 3. Level IV (Fluent) in English (written and oral) and Indonesian (native-level skills in speaking, writing and speaking) is required.
SELECTION CRITERIA: 1.Must have a thorough knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, and practices of sound development assistance and program management skills; possess good knowledge of GOI policies affecting the agriculture and agribusiness sectors. 2. Must have a) proven experience in and knowledge of crop production systems and b) be able to appraise and critique proposals for their technical soundness. 3. A good knowledge of the structure and working of Indonesian government agencies, especially the Ministry of Agriculture (its Directorates and operating units at the national and provincial levels), the Planning and Development Agency (BAPPENAS), and Universities with agricultural faculties and programs. 4. Must have computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, graphic and statistics, internet and other ICT tools. 5. Must be willing and able to travel extensively, and occasionally to remote and/or conflict areas, within Indonesia.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified for test and interview. No phone or email inquiries.
Send letter of application, complete resume in English and supporting documents (in Microsoft Word document format) & please put the post code : EGon the subject of your email to: jkthrd@usaid.gov or fax to: 021-3860336. DEADLINE: No later than May 26, 2011
For detail information, please visit USAID website at http://indonesia.usaid.gov
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