Management Information System Officer (MIS) at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) - Ebonyi

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has been implementing the international Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)- assisted Value Chain Development Programme since 2014 in six (6) participating States of Anambra, Benue Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba and in five (5) Local Government Areas each in all the States. In keeping with the provisions of the financing agreement between IFAD and Federal Ministry of Finance, the FMARD is implementation the programme through the national programme management unit.

Based on the progressive increase in workload of Staff and the need to further improve on Programme implementation, part of the credit will be applied to engage the services of an additional officer to enhance technical assistance at the state level.

Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Management Information System Officer (MIS)

Location: Ebonyi

Objectives

• The primary goal of VCDP is to reduce poverty and sustainably enhance accelerated economic growth, whilst the specific programme development objective (PDO) is to increase the incomes and enhance food security for 45,000 rural poor households engaged in the production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the targeted LGAs of the six targeted States are enhanced on a sustainable basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop monthly, quarterly and annual management information reports for the project
• Collect and collate management information for the project;
• Build the capacity of data collectors (Enumerators) on the field on regular basis to ensure quality data:
• Carry out supervision on regular basis to designated markets and enumerators:
• Daily monitoring and updating of programme information to the programme portal;
• Assist in the preparation of schedules briefings with MIS teams and other stakeholders;
• Develop and establish linkages with other organization.

Qualifications

• A minimum of First Degree or its equivalent in any of the following Statistics, Economics, Agric Economics, Information Technology or related fields
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience working in the field of MIS with NGOs or donor projects;
• Ability and proven experience in multi-tasking in initiatives and working effectively under pressure;
• Excellent in written English Oral and interpersonal skills;
• Technically sound in website marketing and social media platform management;
• Must be computer literate:
• Any other tasks as may be assigned.
• Working experience with International Donor Organizations will be an added advantage.

Conditions of Service

• Successful candidates will be engaged for a period of one year ONLY
• Candidates engagement is subject to renewal, which will be based on satisfactory performance upon evaluation and availability of funds.

Application Closing Date
14th December, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Applications accompanied with detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of credentials to:
FGN/IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) National Office,
No. 4 Batna Close,
Off Agadez Crescent,
Off Aminu Kano Crescent,
Wuse 2,
Abuja.

Note

• Applicants should please indicate the position they are applying for at the top right hand corner of the envelope.
• The position is open to qualified persons including from the serving public Officers.