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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

ACDI/VOCA jobs

1. Senior Program Manager, Workforce Development, Sri Lanka
2. Senior Program Manager, Livelihood Development, Sri Lanka
3. Senior Program Manager, Agri-Business & Marketing, Sri Lanka

For 43 years and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness systems, financial services, enterprise development and community development in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society. ACDI/VOCA currently has approximately 90 projects in 40 countries and revenues of
approximately $90 million.

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Senior Program Manager, Workforce Development

We are currently seeking a Senior Program Manager in Workforce Development for potential long term work in Sri Lanka. This work is to address disparities in economic development within countries by fostering economic growth in less developed regions through focus on livelihood development, workforce development, the promotion of agriculturally based value chains, and the development and maintenance of a business enabling policy environment. Possible start
date is October 1, 2007, and duration would be a minimum of three years.

Responsibilities:
« manage all workforce development activities and staff, including
those of institutional partners
« seek opportunities to strengthen vocational education centers
« develop a plan to fill gaps in curricula, teacher training needs,
sustainability planning and career placement for graduates
« ensure project achieves monitoring and evaluation plan targets
« act as liaison to COP

Qualifications:
« must have a minimum of ten years work experience in workforce
development in Sri Lanka
« undergraduate degree in education, workforce development or
relative field is required
« must be Sri Lankan citizen
« fluency in English and Tamil or Sinhala required
« work experience in north and east of Sri Lanka is required
« knowledge of USAID procedures and policies highly preferred

Please apply online at http://www.acdivoca .org/internation aljobs
No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities
encouraged to apply. EOE.

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Senior Program Manager, Livelihood Development

We are currently seeking a Senior Program Manager in Livelihood Development for potential long term work in Sri Lanka. This work is to address disparities in economic development within countries by fostering economic growth in less developed regions through focus on livelihood development, workforce development, the promotion of agriculturally based value chains, and the development and maintenance of a business enabling policy environment. Possible start date is October 1, 2007, and duration would be a minimum of three years.

Responsibilities:
„« manage all livelihood development activities and staff, including
those of institutional partners
„« ensure project achieves plan targets
„« encourage and assist war-torn populations in participating in
livelihood activities, such as creating small businesses
„« act as liaison to COP

Qualifications:
„« must have a minimum of ten years work experience in livelihood
development
„« undergraduate degree in finance, business, community development
or related field is required
„« must be Sri Lankan citizen
„« fluency in English and Tamil or Sinhala required
„« experience and strong understanding of community-based livelihood
development in Sri Lanka required
„« work experience in north and east of Sri Lanka is required
„« knowledge of USAID procedures and policies highly preferred

Please apply online at http://www.acdivoca .org/internation aljobs
No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities
encouraged to apply. EOE

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Senior Program Manager, Agri-Business & Marketing

We are currently seeking a Senior Program Manager in Agri-Business and Marketing for potential long term work in Sri Lanka. This work is to address disparities in economic development within countries by fostering economic growth in less developed regions through focus on livelihood development, workforce development, the promotion of agriculturally based value chains, and the development and maintenance of a business enabling policy environment. Possible start date is October 1, 2007, and duration would be a minimum of three years.

Responsibilities:
„« manage all agri-business and marketing activities and staff,
including those of institutional partners
„« ensure project achieves monitoring and evaluation plan targets
„« act as liaison to COP

Qualifications:
„« must have a minimum of ten years work experience in agricultural
business development and marketing
„« undergraduate degree in business, marketing or economics required
„« must be Sri Lankan citizen
„« fluency in English and Tamil or Sinhala required
„« work experience in north and east of Sri Lanka is required
„« experience in agri-based value-chain development, including
establishing market-linkages, is preferred
„« knowledge of USAID procedures and policies highly preferred

Please apply online at http://www.acdivoca .org/internation aljobs
No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.

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