AACS Consulting, Multi Location
AACS Consulting is a leading professional services and management consulting firm founded in early 2009 and headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan. A diverse team of national and international experts with combined experience of several decades, enables AACS Consulting to provide customized and quality professional services. These services are offered in areas Research and Survey, Monitoring and Evaluation, Business Development, Audit and Tax Advisory, and Inspection and Certifications.
For nearly a decade, AACS Consulting has helped a wide range of government, United Nations, international development, and business institutions maximize on opportunities and overcome business challenges in various areas and industries.
AACS Consulting is looking for an experienced Agricultural Economist. The incumbent is expected to have at least 5 years of experience in the financial and economic evaluation of agricultural investments. Preference will be accorded to those candidates who are familiar with the horticulture industry who can substantiate experience in assessing investments in production of horticultural crops (both annual and perennial) as well as in the associated grading, packing, and processing of horticultural products. S/he will be responsible for the following duties:
The deliverables of the editorial services sought include the following:
Å Review available value chain studies undertaken in Afghanistan, prepare
Å commodity market investigations and analyses for potential horticultural value
Å chains to assist in identifying the most promising areas for investment; projects within the horticulture sector in Afghanistan such as the Horticulture Value Chain Development Sector Project, and the National Horticulture and Livestock Project;
Å Review the list of eligible on-farm investments and based on the review of available information sources prepare typical data collection requirements to be used in the financial and economic analyses for each type of subproject;
Å Undertake a technical review of all subproject feasibility studies (SIRs) prepared by the CPMO and/or PIUs. This review shall;
Å Assist the monitoring and evaluation specialist in designing a baseline survey to capture the base case scenarios of agribusiness enterprise (ABE) subprojects (including the affiliated farmers) and identify verifiable indicators that can be used to measure the success of the investment;
Å Train PMU and PIU regional staff in the methods used for data collection and in interviewing subproject proponents to collect the necessary information;
Å Train the PMU and PIU staff in the procedures needed to carry out an economic and financial analysis in accordance with ADB requirements detailed above;
Å Support the evaluation committee in their review of SIRs for eligible subproject from the economic and financial aspects of the report;
Å Provide support to PMU staff as they prepare the respective SIPs that are presented for consideration as outlined herein;
Å Assist in the preparation and review of prepared SIPs for consideration by MAIL Subproject Evaluation Committee; and
Å Other duties reasonable assigned by the Consultant team leader.
Å University Degree in agricultural economics with minimum 5 years of work experience; higher level qualifications are desirable.
Interested candidates are requested to send their application (Cover Letter and CV) in PDF format to vacancies@aacs-consulting.com by September 20, 2019.
Note:
Post Date
Sep 12, 2019
Closing Date
Sep 20, 2019
Reference
AACS-VA-065
Number of Vacancies
1
Salary Range
As per company salary scale
Years of Experience
5 years
Probation Period
3 month
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Contract Duration
Not Specified
Contract Extensible
true
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree
Gender
Any
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