AgriCorps is seeking an organized and experienced program manager to serve as the organization’s Chief of Party in Liberia. This individual will represent AgriCorps in Liberia and manage partnerships on a three-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure the efficacy of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) on youth development and rural livelihoods. The Chief of Party will be the primary AgriCorps liaison to 4-H Liberia, USAID and other strategic partners.
AgriCorps creates an enabling environment and builds capacity for schools-based agricultural education systems in developing countries in order to reduce generational cycles of hunger and poverty. These systems transform local communities by diffusing agricultural innovations to farmers through in-school youth, as early adopters.
- Serve in an advisory role for the long-term development of 4-H Liberia
- Manage implementation of 4-H Liberia’s SBAE program
- Assist 4-H Liberia in developing connections with strategic partners
- Assist 4-H Liberia in rolling out government engagement and fund-raising strategies
- Attend meetings and events on behalf of AgriCorps
- Communicate regularly with President and Executive Director
- Write weekly report, summarizing weekly activities
- Record all meetings with field notes or reports
- Collaborate with the USAID Mission in Liberia
- Manage grants, ensure compliance, and submit necessary reports
- Find additional funding partnerships in Liberia
- Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI)
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Agriculture
- University of Liberia
- United States Peace Corps – Liberia
- Other NGOs and Liberian Governmental Institutions in the agriculture, education or governance space
- Northwestern University’s Global Poverty Research Lab
- Innovations in Poverty Action (IPA)
- United States citizen
- 4+ years of program management experience in non-profit or for-profit
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field
- Must have managed budgets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong teaching or facilitation skills
- Experience living and working in a developing country – preferably West Africa
- 4-H, FFA or agricultural education experience
Location: Monrovia, Liberia, with frequent in-country travel
Start Date & Time Commitment: December 1, 2020; 40+ hours per week
Compensation: $42,000 to $52,000, commensurate with experience, plus a $6,000 living stipend.
Submit resume to Austin Peterson by October 16 with subject line “AgriCorps Chief of Party”:
austin.peterson@agricorps.org