Business Development Services Coordinator at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on vulnerable children, agriculture, health and HIV, extractives and governance, and peace building programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Services Coordinator

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• CRS is recruiting a Business Development Services Coordinator for an upcoming agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
• The BDS Coordinator will support agribusiness companies to strengthen their institutional, supply chain and business management systems. He/she will also support project teams to develop new partnerships, new services and implement out grower schemes profitably. Overall, he/she will ensure quality and successful implementation of the business development Services that CRS offers in the project.
• He/she also oversees and directly participates in the preparation of business proposals, scopes of work, and implementation of project contracts.
• The BDS coordinator will also take leadership of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning activities for business development services approach of the Project.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have at least a Master's degree in business related field at least 8 years’ experience in advising or working in private sector in a strategic position.

Application Closing Date
29th December, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the "Application Form Below" and send with a detailed 3-page resume in a single file word document to: ng.recruitment_agriculture@crs.org indicating in the subject line of their application the job title

Click here to download Application Form (MS Word)

Note: Applications will be accessed on a rolling basis and interviews conducted until this position is competently filled.