Manager at Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Limited (SCANL)

Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Limited (SCANL) is a leading management consulting firm focused on the agricultural and nutrition sectors in Africa. We partner with government agencies, private sector companies and leading international development organizations to conduct research, analyze policies, develop strategies and implement programs that promote sustainable food security and improved nutrition. We have worked on a variety of projects across West Africa, including in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal.

Sahel provides a wide array of services including: Value Chain Analysis, Policy Analysis, Market Entry / Strategy Consulting, Agribusiness Training and Project Implementation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager

Location: Lagos

Overview

• The Manager position is for experienced practitioners with a passion for agriculture. Managers have the opportunity to lead engagements with clients across the public, private and social sector and across multiple value chains to make a tangible impact to the agriculture and nutrition sector in Africa.

Job Descriptions
In this role, you will be required to fulfill the following primary responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and high quality implementation of Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Ltd SCANL projects, including planning, coordination of, and reporting of project activities.
• Manage a team of Sahel Capital employees and contractors to successfully deliver on projects’ objectives
• Manage engagement with stakeholders from the public, private and social sector to successfully deliver on projects’ objectives
• Prepare PowerPoint and Word reports summarizing research and analyses and developing recommendations for the client.
• Support senior management on other Sahel Consulting initiatives as requested.
• Led proposal writing and business development efforts

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements
We are looking for candidates with a passion for agriculture that are driven, and self-starters. Below are key qualifications we are looking for:

• Master's in Agriculture, Business, Economics or related discipline
• At least 5 years of professional experience
• Experience in leading and managing teams
• Strong program management skills and high level of analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (both written and verbal), interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Willingness to travel (required)

Application Closing Date
Open till Filled.

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