Program Officer, Rural Development Program at Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) Full Time

Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) is currently seeking for application from qualified applicants to fill the vacant position of Program Officer, Rural Development Program. interested and qualified applicants can apply via the details below

Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) of Catholic Diocese of Oyo is a faith- based, non- profit and non- governmental organization which was established to cater for all people, with emphasis on the poor and the vulnerable irrespective of religion, race, age or gender.JDPM promotes holistic human development and strategic actions against ills of the society towards the realization of a just and egalitarian community through animation, conscientization, awareness, training, advocacy, supports, mobilization and networking. The organization is duly registered with the Cooperate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigeria with registration number: CAC/IT/No 22933.

We are recruiting to fill the position below for our Rural Development Program (RUDEP):

Job Title: Program Officer, Rural Development Program

Location: Oyo Town, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Sector: Agriculture
Employment Category: Regular

Job Overview / Summary

• Project design, start-up, implementation and close-out to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with JDPM program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Manage and implement all activities throughout relevant project cycles
• Effectively manage talent and supervise.
• Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy.
• Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
• Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
• Help identify, assess and strengthen partnerships relevant to Food Security and Livelihoods applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches. Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources.

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Livestock Production Technology or Farm Management & Agric. Extension or Animal Production With A Professional certificate in relevant field is an added advantage
• 1-2 years of consistent, proven, and successful experience in Agricultural project
• Demonstrated understanding or project management in a similar role/with similar responsibilities in a multi sectoral and multi donor environment
• Strong team management experience with sound capacities to work in a diversified team
• Willingness to work under pressure and stressful situations without minimal supervision and without compromising deadlines or quality
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent computer skills and competency in word, Excel, PowerPoint, info grahp
• Willingness to travel to field sites under demanding conditions
• Computer/Other Tech Requirements:
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Competencies in Power BI, ARCH GIS, SPSS is an added advantage.

Renumeration
Attractive.

Application Closing Date
16th October, 2022.

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