Required Skills & Qualifications: At least a Masters' degree in business, economics, international development, agriculture, trade, or other relevant field (or, alternately, a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5 additional years of relevant experience); Minimum ten years implementing complex economic growth assistance projects in developing countries; of which five years was overseas in a management position that involved supervising staff, and of which one year must be working experience in/on fragile or post-conflict states; Minimum five-years' experience in value chain development, agribusiness and related sectors, agricultural value chains, private sector development, MSMEs strengthening, trade facilitation, export promotion, agriculture, or related field, ideally in support of donor-funded programming; Previous experience in private sector agriculture, agribusiness, export, trade, marketing, or other related sectors highly preferred; Experience effectively integrating gender and youth programming into development programs; Experience working collaboratively with host country governments and the local private sector, and coordinating activities with those of other donors; Experience managing culturally diverse teams and working with counterparts from other cultures; and. The overall goal of the Afghanistan Competitiveness for Export-Oriented Businesses Program is to support and enhance the market-driven growth of Afghan SMEs associated with export-oriented value chains and enterprise clusters in Afghanistan.