• Application Deadline:
• Position: Livestock Development Project Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied  , Project Management 
  
  

Leading a project team, the incumbent will be expected to support the planning, implementation and monitoring and also review of a livestock and poultry research and development initiatives in IFP Business.

Project Management and Program Effectiveness

•  Ensure work plans/projects are fully implemented.


•  Ensure the relevance, consistency, quality and the efficiency of the activities implemented.


•  Represent the organization and the project at community levels.


•  Establish plans for multi-stakeholder’s engagement and learnings including the creation of appropriate forum for key stakeholders and facilitate knowledge sharing.


• Implementation, monitoring and Evaluation of the project.


• Write activity and narrative reports.


• Provide substantial technical and logistical guidance to field-based development and research activities on livestock and integrated systems of farming.


• Analysis of company operations to ensure project targets are met.

Skills and competencies critical to the role:

• Experience of developing projects with high level of industry/sector experience


• Excellent knowledge of the local poultry sector, with good links within the industry.


• Good technical understanding of livestock farming practices including scientific base knowledge; relating practical operational solutions to maximize production efficiency.


• Good knowledge of delivery of quality to markets as related to the handling and processing ensuring product demand in major markets.


• Good organizational skills, analytical approach, including ability to deliver technical and financial forecast, strong reporting capability.


• Natural leadership.


• Strong previous track record in developing strategic ideas into viable project deliverables.


• Strong decision making based on relevant data which may be scientifically based.


• Results oriented, good capacity to learn and to develop himself and others.

Qualifications

Educational Level:

• Minimum University degree in associated Agric related course


• Relevant professional qualifications are an added advantage.

Working Experience:

• Candidates should possess Minimum of 5 years livestock project management experience.