CARANA Jobs in Uganda- Various Agriculture/Food Security Experts Vacancies

Job Title: Various Ag/Food Security Experts

Closing Date: Monday, 08 August 2011

Job Title: Various Ag/Food Security Experts

Location: Malawi and Uganda Duration: Short- and Long-Term

CARANA Corporation (www.carana.com), a contractor for USAID, designs and directs innovative economic growth strategies to help countries and businesses compete globally, reducing poverty and raising living standards around the world. For 25 years, we have specialized in market-led solutions to development challenges in more than 80 countries, packaging our expertise with on-the-ground resources for continuing, cost-effective results.

CARANA is recruiting for anticipated, upcoming USAID projects in Malawi and Uganda that will focus on a variety of agricultural initiatives. We are currently seeking qualified individuals for future long-and short-term overseas assignments with expertise in the following areas as they pertain to agricultural economics and food security:

Consultants, especially Malawian and Ugandans, with the following expertise are encourage to apply.

Food Production
Market Information Systems
Nutritional Surveys
Nutritional Education (including empowering women/children/youth through community-based interventions)
Post-harvest handling of staple crops or fruits/vegetables
Agriculture Inputs
Trade related SPS standards and quality management systems

This announcement is for positions pending funding.

We appreciate all responses, but due to the high volume of resumes received, we will only contact those applicants whose qualifications best match the position requirements. No phone calls please. CARANA is an EOE.

To apply
To submit a detailed CV to the CARANA database: click on the following link to our consultant registry http://carana.resume-management.com/apply and select "Ag/Food Security Expert - Malawi and Uganda" from the drop down menu of current open positions.