Jobs as Agricultural Specialist at US Embassy Abuja

[COLOR=#0000FF !important]UNITED STATES[/COLOR] MISSION
ABUJA
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 2012-077 DATE: AUGUST 17, 2012 REF: FASL-1
SUBJECT: [COLOR=#0000FF !important]AGRICULTURAL[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF !important]SPECIALIST[/COLOR]
LOCATION: LAGOS – U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL
APPLICABILITY: ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES
OPEN TO: ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES
POSITION TITLE: AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST, *FSN-09/FP-05 TRAINEE POSITION
(THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AT THE FSN-09/FP-05 AT THE TRAINEE LEVEL WITH A PROMOTION EACH YEAR, WITH SUPERVISOR’S RECOMMENDATION, UP TO TARGET GRADE OF FSN-11/FP-04).

The U.S. Consulate General Lagos is seeking to employ a suitable and qualified candidate for the position of Agricultural Specialist in the Office ofAgricultural Affairs.
BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:
Incumbent is the expert principal advisor to the Agricultural Counselor in Lagos on the highly complex trade policy, marketing and reporting issues that affect all exports of U.S. food and agricultural products into Nigeria. This position includes agricultural marketing, business servicing and complex problem solving. The incumbent represents the diverse interests of U.S. farmers and agribusiness in Nigeria. The Agricultural Specialistindependently conducts sophisticated economic and trade sector research and prepares comprehensive reports on agricultural supply demand, trade development trends, emerging market opportunities and foreign competition. The incumbent has primary responsibility for the drafting of the Office of Agricultural Affair’s (OAA’s) scheduled and voluntary reports. Other responsibilities include providing guidance to the staff on programs such as Cochran, export credit guarantee programs and recruiting for trade shows in the United States. www.careernaira.com

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