Chemonics seeks a sector specialist to lead the business development component of an ongoing USAID-funded project focused on stabilizing violence-prone areas of Afghanistan through the administration of a grants-under-contract program. The project aims to create conditions that build confidence between communities and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIROA) by improving the economic and social environment in the region and increasing public access to information about the GIROA's social, economic, and political activities and policies. Responsibilities include: identify grantees and develop business development services grants, conduct business training, facilitate connections between beneficiaries and follow-on funding for activities, and perform other tasks assigned by the chief of party or deputy chief of party on an ad-hoc basis.