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| Regional Director | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, |
| Categories | Admin-Clerical, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-04-27 | Close Date | 2022-05-03 |
| Vacancy No | DAI/AVCL-2021-030 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | Long Term |
| Education | Bachelor Degree | Experience | 7 Years |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | as per NTA scale Salary |
About Company
About DAI/AVC-Livestock: Afghanistan Value Chain (AVC)-Livestock Project will work with various anchor firms throughout the livestock sector to improve value chains to increase productivity in key livestock value chains, improve the commercial viability of agribusiness, and strengthen public private agriculture service delivery. AVC – Livestock will seek to engage women and youth owned business in these livestock value chains. The Project will contribute positive and measurable impacts on the livestock sector as a whole and will ensure that local market actors are involved at every stage of the value chain.
Job Description
The Regional Manager will serve as both the senior portfolio manager and as an operations, finance, MEL, and reporting facilitator. He/she will assist AVC – Livestock with identifying regional anchor firms capable of receiving and implementing Deal Notes in line with the market systems approach. He/she will monitor the firms’ progress against clear benchmarks and help the COP, DCOP - Technical, and Value Chain Director determine if the businesses are succeeding or failing fast. In addition, then Regional Director will ensure that women and youth employment is considered when identifying anchor firms.
- Objectives and Duties
- Oversee and facilitate program delivery within assigned region.
- Support gender mainstreaming efforts at regional and municipal levels.
- Supervise regional Portfolio Managers and operations/finance staff.
- Serve as a senior portfolio manager if needed to supplement the Portfolio Managers work.
- Monitor regional activities, progress, problems, and constraints for reporting to DCOP.
- Ensure regional compliance with DAI and USAID rules and policies.
- Contribute to project activities, planning, reports, and deliverables.
Job Requirement
- Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience, bachelor’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience with implementing donor projects, preferably in the livestock and firm assistance fields.
- Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn more about gender and youth inclusion best practices.
- Previous work overseeing MEL, reporting, and ops/finance personnel; ability to write progress reports.
- Fluency in English and relevant regional languages.
Submission Guideline
- To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter, with the position name and the Job Location ( Province Name) in the subject line, by email to AVCLivestock@dai.com (mailto:AVCLivestock@dai.com). To apply for any AVCL vacancies, please make sure you put the title and the Job Location on the subject of your email, or your application will be disregarded by the system. Please note that applications received after the closing date and without Subject line will not be given considerations. Only shortlisted candidates whose applications responds to the above criteria will be contacted for test/interview