Apply as Agriculture Value Chain Expert at KOICA Nigeria Full Time

We the KOICA Nigeria are presently recruiting to fill the vacant position of Agriculture Value Chain Expert and by this notice all qualified members of the public are expected to apply as quick as possible

Job Title: Agriculture Value Chain Expert

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Temporary

Academic Qualification

• Master’s Degree in Crop or Agric. Extension, Crop Production and 5 years’ experience
• Bachelor’s Degree Crop or Agric. Extension, Crop Production and 7 years’ Experience
• Practical experience supporting the development of farmers and farmers’ enterprises
• Demonstrated capacity to work with private sector players (financial institutions, exporters, buyers, traders, transporters, input suppliers or processors)
• An understanding of climate-smart agriculture principles is preferred
• Relevant experience Agric value chain

Experience:

• Operationalize overall enterprise and marketing development strategy; encompass market led / value chain development approach to be integrated in all outcome areas
• Under the supervision of the Agribusiness Advisor; facilitate development of commercial/business linkages
• Contribute to designing a strategy to strengthen linkages between stakeholders – governments’ representatives and the private sector
• Infuse commercial orientation in projects activities and undertakings;
• Facilitate, identify, and maintain strong partnerships with private sector organizations, cooperatives partners throughvalue chain platforms
• Contribute to the formulation and delivery of training modules for project staff related to the key decision-making tools for market analysis and program intervention design
• Motivate the project farmers for collective marketing
• Ability to design, apply and implement project management tools, including for example work breakdown structure and Gantt charts
• Experience of assisting capacity building of Women’s groups / Farmer cooperative
• Experience working an International Organization or INGO
• Increase the income of farmers or beneficiaries through improving the value chain

Competencies:

• Strong organizational and project management skills, including budgeting, due diligence, and reporting
• Good communication skills and ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders in both the private and public sectors
• Ability to undertake technical policy-focused research related to value chains and business operations
• Excellent research skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proficiency should be in English
• Willing to travel within Nigeria

Salary

• $1,200 monthly.

Application Closing Date
14th November, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover letter to: [email protected] using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email.