• Application Deadline: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Project Team Lead


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 15 years


• Location Kano


• Job Field Project Management 
  

Duties

• Develop understanding of ecosystem of market actors in the target value chains.


• Deepen project strategy where needed to deliver on climate resilience, nutrition and inclusion related objectives.


• Support strategic partnership identification and development.


• Detail activities to scale up interventions and enable the team and external stakeholders to deliver a robust work plan to achieve key project targets and results.


• Track activities with lead firms, aggregators, strategic partners and public sector collaborators.


• Provide technical inputs to state teams and business development managers to deliver on robust seed and grain systems related deliverables for the program.


• Drive the sustainable intensification approach to enable resilience and optimal natural resource use by farmers.


• Ensure delivery and embedding of high quality technical assistance to delivery partners.


• Guide the development of sustainable business models for private sector led scaling of key project activities.


• Build strong collaboration framework with state and federal ministries of agriculture and environment.


• Ensure integration of vulnerable segments such as women and IDPs in relevant aspects of programming.


• Manage and build the capacity of the BDM agronomy and financing.


• Support the business development manager financing to ensure adequate working capital and risk management needs of farmers and MSMEs are well met.

Qualifications

• Masters in Agribusiness Management, Economics, Business Administration or any other related field with a minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience using market led approaches with at least four of those in a leadership position performing a similar or related role in a well-structured organization.

Competencies:

The ideal candidate must:

• Have sound mind, high integrity, good interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).


• Have ability to adhere to instruction, calm and ready to work, non-egocentric attitude and effective time management skill.


• Have ability to manage pressure, prior knowledge of material handling tool and knowledge of material handling tools and basic supply chain duties.


• Have experience in working in diplomatic environment.


• Have ability to communicate fluently in Hausa language will be a strong advantage


• Have experience in implementing market system activities in northern Nigeria.


• Be fluent in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of Hausa will be strong advantage.


• Have excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to communicate the project approach and progress to stakeholders at the senior-most levels in


• Government, development institutions and private sector.

Remuneration

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.