TechnoServe Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Production Specialist, Business Advisors

TechnoServe Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Production Specialist, Business Advisors

THE ORGANIZATION:

TechnoServe (www.technoserve.org) is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968 to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the develop world to build businesses that create jobs, income and economic opportunity for their families, their communities and their countries.

POST TITLE:   Production Specialist

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Agribusiness or related field,
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience,
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Previous work on international donor funded projects,
• Previous work in the private sector preferred,
• Experience in M&E, results  reporting,  project design  and budget estimation
• Experience managing diverse work teams.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and strengthen producer organizations across a range of agricultural sectors,
• Provide business skills to farmers,
• Design and deploy sustainable and replicable models for producer aggregation and linking to markets,
• Implement market linkages between farmers and agro-processors,
• Monitor budget lines, priorities and procedures and advise and guide team members accordingly.

POST TITLE:   Business Advisors (Senior & Junior)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

3-8 years experience in one or more of the following areas:

1.       management consulting

2.       operating own enterprise

3        working in sales marketing, finance or operations in a large company

4.       Working in a financial institution

5.       working in a agro-processing

• B.Sc. or BA. degree in business administration, economics, marketing  or related discipline
• Excellent client management skills,
• Ability to understand, analyze, and construct business plans and financial statements
• Proven experience managing teams and using work plans to structure own and team members work,
• Ability to develop industry development strategy  and recommend key interventions
• Deep technical knowledge in agribusiness and/or agro-processing.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the design and implementation of TechnoServe’s assistance to entrepreneurs across one or more sectors,
• Provide hands-on support to TechnoServe clients (including farmers groups. cooperatives and processors) in order to grow their businesses and maximize impact on the poor,
• Manage a small team of short-term experts or volunteer consultants, as needed • Collect and key impact data on a quarterly basis.

HOW TO APPLY & APPLICATION DEADLINE:

To apply, please e-mail CV, salary history and 3 references to: eodunlami@tns.org not later than 

Thursday, 21^st July, 2011.

TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer

NOTE: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.