JOB PURPOSE

To provide technical backstop support in promoting initiatives to increase agricultural productivity and strengthen linkages between industry and agricultural value addition/agro-processing in order to improve and sustain food and nutrition security, and agro-product and commodity competitiveness in the COMESA region in line with COMESA Medium-Term Strategic Plan and Treaty.

C. MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

i. Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness Management

ii. A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields will be an added advantage.

D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Minimum eight (8) years working experience in sustainable agricultural value chains development, food and nutrition security and agricultural market development in the public and private sector settings with national and regional level exposures.