USAID Market Specialist (Consultant) Career Opportunity – Chemonics International Inc

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Organisation: Chemonics International Inc
Project: Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET
III)
Funding Source: USAID
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About FEWSNET:
USAID’s
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is a leading global provider of
objective, evidence-based food security information and analysis. FEWS NET
collaborates with international, regional and national partners to provide
timely and rigorous early warning and analysis of potential, emerging, and/or
evolving food security issues in order to inform decisions and guide response.
Chemonics International Inc., based in Washington, DC, has been contracted by
USAID to manage FEWS NET technical and field activities. In an effort to
understand current and to foresee future market anomalies, the FEWS NET project
relies on a broadly defined Markets and Trade Knowledge Base, which includes
market context documents (Market Fundamentals Reports), special reports, and
databases of historical market information (including production, food balance
sheets, and prices). The Markets and Trade Knowledge Base largely serve as baselines,
against which to assess the existence and extent of market-based anomalies that
could contribute to food insecurity. Most recently, FEWS NET has been tasked
with also providing USAID with market response decision support, including but
not limited to assessing the impact of potential food assistance programs on a
given country’s local economy. Over the remainder of the current contract, FEWS
NET III plans to produce Market Fundamentals Reports for up to 10 countries,
globally.
Job Summary: The primary duties of market specialist will
include finalizing a field assessment agenda and methodological approach;
conducting in-depth interviews with representatives of the grains, tubers,
pulses, and edible oil markets; gathering information from key informants on
the current status of commodity markets; and obtaining secondary data on
agricultural markets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Contact relevant representatives of the
    private sector, government, international organizations, and NGOs/PVOs
    involved in food assistance programming.
  • Carry out in-depth meetings with key
    informants about the current state of the commodity markets of interest.
    This will include facilitating 1-2 day workshops with groups of key
    informants in specific geographic or thematic areas related to the
    commodity markets of interest to USAID.
  • Obtain relevant data (including price data,
    agricultural production and trade statistics, and other market data) and
    reports (including existing market studies) from government and
    non-government offices for use in research by the team.
  • Offer general technical support to ensure the
    successful completion of the Market Fundamentals and market response
    analysis reports.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The Market Specialist (Consultant) should
    hold at least a Bachelors (MS preferred) in Economics or a closely related
    field and should possess experience in agricultural market analysis and/or
    food security analysis.
  • The applicants should have prior work experience with the implementation
    or research of local and regional procurement, cash, and voucher
    programming is highly desirable. (USAID Food for Peace, USDA, WFP, etc.)
  • Significant experience  in conducting external evaluations of food assistance
    programs, including is highly desirable.
  • Previous exposure and experience with major donor
    organizations or research institutions involved in food assistance or food
    security analysis (e.g., USAID, USDA, WFP, IFPRI, universities) is highly
    preferred.
  • Prior experience facilitating technical
    workshops and/or focus group interviews.
  • Proficiency in the main language spoken in
    the assessment area, in addition to English and/or French.
  • Proven ability to work with international and
    multidisciplinary team members
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their updated CVs and
cover letter in English to: UgandaEMAConsultants@gmail.com. Please note the
position title in the subject line (Ex. “Logistics Assessment Specialist Market
Analysis Consultant”).
Deadline: 6th March, 2016
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