Position: Field Project Director / Team Leader

Position Type: Permanent, full-time

Reporting to: Project Director

Location: Vietnam

Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd. provides management and technical expertise to developing and transitional country partners on projects that promote sustainable growth and meaningful opportunities for people to improve their lives. Over the past 30 years, Agriteam has managed and implemented more than 350 projects and assignments in dozens of countries worldwide.

Agriteam is currently recruiting a Field Project Director / Team Leader for an upcoming Food Safety & Agri-Food Value Chain project in Vietnam. The objective of the project is to improve the performance of national and sub-national governments in enforcing food safety regulations; to increase competitiveness of Vietnamese agri-food products domestically and internationally; and to increase consumer demand for safe agri-food in Vietnam. The project will operate across the agri-food value chain by engaging and building the capacity of three main target groups: the public sector (enabling environment), the private sector (supply side), and the consumer (demand side).

The Field Project Director / Team Leaderwill be based full-time in Vietnam, and will be responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the project in the field, including financial and human resources management.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Agronomics, Business, Economics, Public Health, or a related field;

• Recent professional development (training, certification, degree/diploma, publications, research) related to project management, financial management, agronomics, value chains, commerce, economics or business;

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Agri-food Sector;

• Minimum of 8 years of experience managing large, multi-year (3+ years, 5+ million) public sector projects in a developing country;

• Extensive knowledge of institutional structures of food safety management;

• National and international experience in safe/quality food value chains, food inspection, and food safety practices;

• Experience providing institutional capacity building;

• Experience managing complex multi-stakeholder relations, working with a diverse group of stakeholders ranging from government departments, donors, farmers/producers, processors, and distributors ;

• Demonstrated experience working in Vietnam or in the region;

• Knowledge of Canadian, Vietnamese and international institutions, agencies, universities, private sector companies and ministries involved in food safety;

• Working experience with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is an asset;

• Must be fluent in English;

Compensation

Agriteam Canada offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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Interested applicants are asked to submit their cover letter and CV to [email protected] [1] .

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Thank you for your interest. Please note; only short-listed applicants will be contacted.  

For more information about Agriteam, please visit our website: www.agriteam.ca [2] .