USAID Kosovo Compete Activity
Scope of Work
Project Description
USAID has awarded Cardno a five-year contract to promote resilient, self-sustaining market systems and facilitate the private sector’s improved competitiveness in local, regional, and global markets. Through USAID Compete Activity, Cardno will work to empower firms, organizations, and institutions to improve market systems. USAID Compete focuses on three critical export-oriented sectors (Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), wood processing, and food processing) to sustainably increase their competitiveness. By working to address constraints across the market system, USAID Compete seeks to enable scalable and systemic change to occur, stimulating the private sector’s increased ability to engage in local, regional, and international markets. The expected results of USAID Compete across all three sectors are: 1) market systems are strengthened to increase sector competitiveness; and 2) market actors within those market systems are more productive and competitive.
Name of Position | Modular Homes Subsector Lead |
General Responsibilities
| The position is responsible for overseeing all activities related to the modular homes sub-sector. The Modular Homes Subsector Lead works with modular homes sub-sector actors throughout Kosovo to identify opportunities and address subsector constraints. The Subsector Lead will also play a key role aimed at facilitating value chain development in the modular homes subsector, including integrating furniture and other relate suppliers. The Subsector Lead is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all modular homes export growth efforts by seeking to facilitate sustainable market linkages throughout the market system. The Modular Homes Subsector Lead works in close coordination with the Wood Sector Lead and with all Functional Experts (Market Access, Diversified Finance, Business Sophistication, Skills Development, and Supporting Business Environment) to identify subsector-specific challenges and opportunities and develops interventions to address these issues from a market systems perspective. The position is also responsible for continuously leading conversations with key stakeholders (businesses, government actors, associations, NGOs, IFIs, etc.) and developing related action plans for the improvement of Kosovo exports in this subsector. |
Specific Tasks and Responsibilities |
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Minimum Education Requirement | Relevant university degree |
Minimum Professional Experience |
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Period of Performance | August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023 (Annual renewal for life of project) |
Level of Effort | 100%, full-time (260 days per year) |
Supervisor | Deputy Chief of Party |
Supervisory role | This position may oversee other technically relevant LTTA or STTA positions as determined by Project needs. |
Application:
To apply please submit your CV and a one-page cover letter in English.
Please send the requested documents electronically to the following email: [email protected]
All submissions must be received on or before Wednesday, July 27, 2022. CVs submitted after this deadline will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.