Placement of Afghan Expatriate Professionals From EU Countries into the Public Administration of Afghanistan (PAEP-EU)
The European Commission is looking for Afghan Expatriates residing in a Member State of the European Union to fill the following position.
Vacancy No: PAEP-EU 07/027 Duty station: Kabul, Afghanistan Position Title: Private Sector Advisor Ministry / Government Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Classification: High Type of Appointment: Consultant, one year Starting date: As soon as possible
Main duties and responsibilities: 1. Prepare and develop a Private Sector Strategy Plan. 2. Provide technical assistance to the Head of Private Sector Department. 3. Determine creative credit schemes with the aim of developing the Agri-business sector. 4. Conduct training needs assessment of the small and medium – size agri-businesses in Afghanistan. 5. Train the Private Sector Department staff in the field of business plan development and project management and monitoring and evaluation.
Minimum skills, experience, knowledge & personal qualities required: 1. PhD degree in relevant field 2. Minimum of 7 years of experience in agri-business management 3. Experience in donor harmonization, networking with relevant national agencies 4. Strong analytical skills 5. Fluency both in Dari and Pashto and excellent English skills 6. Excellent computer software operating skills (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Internet)
Closing date: 16 April 2007 (local Afghan time)
Method of Application: Interested Afghan Expatriates with the required qualifications should fill in the PAEP-EU application form which is available at .
Applications together with all required supporting documents should be addressed to: .
Please quote above stated Vacancy Number and Position Title in the subject line.
Note: Only short listed applicants would be contacted.
Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply
