State Business and Market Development Officer (BMDO) at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Taraba

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a United Nations (UN) Development Agent with its head office at Rome, Italy. The Agency collaborates with developing countries to develop their afro-economic potentials. In Nigeria, FAD has proposed to partner wit h sits (6) States in the Federation to promote the production, processing (to add value) and marketing of Rice and Cassava, Taraba is one of the participating states, to order to pot in place the machinery for the takeoff of the Agency in Taraba state, the necessary key staffs to run the project are here by invited to apply for the position below.

Members of the public including both retired and serving civil servants are therefore invited to apply to fill the following position in the State Programme Management Unit:

Job Title: State Business and Market Development Officer (BMDO)

Location: Taraba

Main Responsibilities

• The state Business and market Development officer (SBMDO) will work under the direct supervision of the PMU Business and Market Development Advisor and in close collaboration with the state Agricultural processing and Quality Enhancement Officer, State government and Local Government authorizes.
• Overall, the SBMDO will be directly in charge of State and Local government level interventions in the area of promoting market linkages and market information among VC operators.

Specific Duties

• Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of state and local government-level VCDP activities and actions in the
• organization of public-private dialogue forums for enabling business environment
• Coordinate the implementation of state and local government-level activities and actions in supporting the establishment and enforcement of quality norms, grades and standards for precessed products.
• Broker inter-agency collaboration between relevant state and local government agencies for the establishment and enforcement of regulations on agricultural commodity quality norms grades and standard.
• Implement actions and processes for the brokerage and facilitation of market exchanges and/or contractual agreements between VC operators (farmers and agro-processors and traders).
• Work with VC operatarsto organize commodity fairs and other interactive eventsforVC operators andthe stale governments.
• Implement actions and processes for the brokerage and facilitation of links between V( operators (agro-processor and trader organizatloos) and financial institutions for the purpose of increasing access to financial services including credit, insurance and saving/deposit facilities.
• Negotiate terms and conditionswithservice prwiders and conclude, where opportune andappropriate, memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the financial institutions, through which programme target groups will be able to access financial linkage.

Qualification and Experience

• A minimum of Bachelors Degree or Higher National Diploma in Management or Social Science including Agricultural Economics.
• At least 3 years work eeperience on matters or projects relating to agricultural marketing, agro-prowssing and agmo-industrial development and MSME promotion.

Application Closing Date
20th August, 2014

Method of Application
Candidates are advised to see the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources for details of Responsibilities and Specific duties for these vacancies.
Interested candidates are invited to apply for position of their interests and submit same to:

The Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
PMB 1080
Jalingo, Taraba State.

Note: Candidates are to attach their resume and submit their applications to the above address.
Screening and interview of candidates will take place on the 26th of August 2014.

Interview Venue
Conference Hall, FADAMA III Office,
Jalingo from 09:00 AM.