Cardno Technical Advisor (Part Time Position) Job Vacancy in Kenya

Cardno Emerging Markets (East Africa), Ltd. (Cardno) is part of Cardno’s Emerging Markets Division with international development assistance companies in Brussels, Oxford, Melbourne, Colombo, Jakarta, Port Moresby, Washington, DC and Nairobi.

Cardno Emerging Markets (East Africa), Ltd. was formerly Cardno Agrisystems Africa, Ltd. and has a 20-year history working in Development in Africa.

The new Emerging Markets Division brings together a broad range of experience and talent; a rich history of innovation, passion and commitment to international development and an established reputation for high quality demand and client driven services.

Cardno’s Emerging Markets Division manages more than US $500 million of technical assistance contracts, brings together over 90 years of collective experience and engages over 3,000 professionals in more than 100 countries.

Cardno Emerging Markets (East Africa) Ltd, is seeking a 
Technical Advisor for a part time position (3 days a week) in the Nairobi Office.
The job holder will be responsible for leading the development of the thematic practice area, strengthening the technical capacity and maximizing the quality, impact and profitability of services provided.

In addition the job holder will be expected to contribute to the growth and development of the business, lead the business development effort and develop a strategic pipeline of opportunities.

Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in Agricultural Economics or other relevant field;
  • At least 15 years experience in international development assistance; of which10 years winning and successfully implementing and managing international economic development projects;
  • At least 5 years commercial experience in the delivery of professional services;
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced commercial environment with serial deadlines;
  • Work experience in Africa preferred;
  • Fluency in English; proficiency in a second language preferred;
  • Travel will be required;
If interested and qualified for this position, please send your CV to recruitment@cardno.co.ke indicate “Technical Advisor” in the subject line of your email for prompt consideration.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 16th August 2010.
To know more about Cardno Emerging Markets visit www.cardno.com/emergingmarkets

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