Agriculture Policy Specialist: Nigeria/Feed the Future at Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the Design, Development and Delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agriculture Policy Specialist: Nigeria/Feed the Future

Location: Lagos

Project Overview And Role

• Palladium brings more than 50 years of experience applying rigorous, evidence-led methodologies to international development. Our work covers health, education, economic growth, governance, environmental issues, informatics, workforce development, and monitoring and evaluation, offering innovative approaches that support the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of development programs. Our presence extends across more than 90 countries, creating positive impact over 100 projects through the dedication of 2,000+ project and home office staff.
• Palladium seeks an Agriculture Policy Team Lead for USAID-funded Nigeria opportunities in Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness Investment. The goal of these projects are to create a catalytic investment mechanism which links smallholders to the private sector, while creating business enabling environments for a thriving agribusiness economy.

Responsibilities

• Agriculture Policy Specialist
• Support the project with agriculture and food systems policy leadership.
• Provides mentoring and capacity building to the government and civil society to inform issues around seed policy, trade policy, food safety, phytosanitary standards are more.
• Provide leadership for advocacy initiatives around key policy triggers to promote enhanced competitiveness for Nigerian agriculture commodities.
• This position may require technical leadership in agribusiness, agriculture policy, finance, marketing, enterprise development.
•  Legal and policy reform experience is preferred.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• Prior USAID Deputy, Chief of Party experience required.
• A master?s degree in agriculture economics, policy, business, agricultural science, economics, marketing, trade or other relevant graduate degree
• 5-7 years? experience for the agriculture policy specialist is required.
• Prior experience in Nigeria is required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: agriculture, enterprise and agribusiness, food safety, public private partnerships, market linkages, agriculture/rural finance.
•  A demonstrated ability to lead multi-faceted teams and solve problems when needed.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online