Saroafrica International Limited Youthpreneurship Initiative Programme 2021 Full Time

Saroafrica has a plan to empower youths though her Saroafrica Youth-preneurship Initiative (SYI) by providing platform for training, mentorship, and access to finance for business start-up (in both FMCG and Agric value chain) as part of its strategic direction. This initiative is set to empower 10,000 young Nigerians who are self-motivated and currently unemployed over the next 5 years. The initiative will also ensure 50% of the target beneficiaries are women.

We urgently require the services of a qualified personnel to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Saroafrica Youthpreneurship Initiative Programme

Locations: (Mokwa, Kutigi, Bida, Lafiaji, New Bussa, Kontagora, Rafingora, Kabogi, Tegina, Manegi) Niger, (Zaria, Makarfi, Anchau, Pambegu) Kaduna

Job Description

• Saroafrica has a plan to empower youths through her ‘Saro Youth-preneur Initiative’ (SYI) platform by providing training, mentorship and access to initial inputs for business start-up (in both FMCG and Agric value chain) as part of its strategic direction.
• This initiative is set to empower 10,000 young Nigerians who are self-motivated and currently unemployed over the next 5 years.
• The initiative will also ensure 50% of the target beneficiaries are women.

The responsibilities of the Saro Youth-Preneur include but not limited to:

• Commercial drive: Must be able to sell benefits to both Farmers and consumer goods customers hence ability to sell is a desirable skill.
• Entrepreneurship: Must be able to apply acquired entrepreneurial skills to build own enterprise and improve livelihood
• Collaborator Engagement: Identify and engage relevant collaborators and multilateral agencies that will partner with us in the initiative.
• Knowledge Transfer: Must be able to replicate and transfer acquired skills and knowledge to others to produce desirable results
• Mobilisation for activities: Must be able to mobilize target audience and resources for demonstration and other related activities
• Extension service: Must be able to organise logistics needed for the field day, host audience and transfer knowledge on Good Agricultural Practices
• Budgeting: Must submit budget for approval and do reconciliation of account within agreed timelines
• Reporting: Leverage IT platform to develop comprehensive reports on ongoing programs and submit to line manager based on agreed timelines.

Qualifications / Experience

• SSCE holders
• OND Graduate of College of Education, Polytechnic
• HND graduate (previous sales or Agric extension experience is desirable)
• Age: Must be within 18 – 35 Years Old.

About You

• As the ideal candidate, you must be a self-starter, visionary, tenacious, smart and agile with basic communication and numeric skills.
• To be successful in this role, you must be self-motivated, driven by values of integrity and also possess strong interpersonal relationship. Other desirable skills include mastery of motor bike riding.
• Experience in sales, crop farming or extension services will be an added advantage.
• You must be resident in locality and understands the local language.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.