Team Composition: 

1. Cocoa Value Chain Specialist:
• General description of the position: This specialist will be supporting the identification
and formulation assignment with expertise on sustainable cocoa value chain
development.
• Expert category: Cat. II (>6 years of experience)
• Qualifications and skills required: At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent professional
experience of 6 years in one of the fields relating to the area of work of this position.
Proven experience in conducting consultations. Good oral and written communication
skills.
• General professional experience: At least 6 years of relevant professional experience
related to the area of work of this position. Working experience in developing countries.
• Specific professional experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in supporting
the identification and formulation, or implementation, of support programmes in the
agriculture sector. Working experience in the cocoa sector and in West Africa or Ghana
would be an advantage.
• Language skills: English
• Minimum number of working days: 40 days

2. Team Leader:
• General description of the position: The Team Leader will oversee the work of the team.
S/he will be responsible for the implementation of the assignment, e.g. the identification
and formulation of interventions under the Ghana Joint programming results 2.1-2.2-2.3.
This expert will make sure that the outputs of the team are delivered timely and with
the highest quality.
• Expert category: Cat. I (>12 years of experience)
• Qualifications and skills required: At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent professional
experience of 10 years in fields relating to this assignment. Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• General professional experience: At least 12 years of relevant professional experience
related to the areas covered by the 3 sub-results, including but not limited to economics,
value chain development, agribusiness, sustainable business development, sustainable
agriculture, and food systems. Working experience in developing countries. Proven
experience in leading a team of Technical assistants.
• Specific professional experience: At least 6 years of relevant experience in identifying
and formulating support programmes in the agriculture sector. Experience with the
EU innovative financial instruments (blending, guarantees) would be an advantage.
Experience in conducting consultations and consensus-building. Experience in Africa
would be an advantage.
• Language skills: English
• Minimum number of working days: 44 days

3. Agribusiness and Value Chain Specialist:
• General description of the position: This specialist will be supporting the identification
and formulation assignment with expertise on sustainable agribusiness and value chain
development.
• Expert category: Cat. II (>6 years of experience)
• Qualifications and skills required: At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent professional
experience of 6 years in one of the fields relating to the area of work of this position.
Proven experience in conducting consultations. Good oral and written communication
skills.
• General professional experience: At least 6 years of relevant professional experience
related to the area of work of this position. Working experience in developing countries.
• Specific professional experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in supporting
the identification and formulation, or implementation, of support programmes in the
agriculture sector. Working experience in West Africa and Ghana would be an advantage.
• Language skills: English
• Minimum number of working days: 40 days

4. Environment and Socioeconomic Specialist:

• General description of the position: This specialist will be supporting the identification
and formulation assignment with expertise on environment and socioeconomics.
• Expert category: Cat. II (>6 years of experience)
• Qualifications and skills required: At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent professional
experience of 6 years in one of the fields relating to the area of work of this position.
Proven experience in conducting consultations. Good oral and written communication
skills.
• General professional experience: At least 6 years of relevant professional experience
related to the area of work of this position. Working experience in developing countries.
• Specific professional experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in supporting
the identification and formulation, or implementation, of support programmes in the
agriculture sector. Working experience in West Africa would be an advantage.
• Language skills: English
• Minimum number of working days: 40 days