Ikore, meaning “harvest” in Yoruba language, is an international development organization, proffering innovative solutions to drive sustainable social and enterprise development.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Project Intervention Manager
Location: Abuja
Scope of work
- Formulate strategies to develop service markets in these commodity chains/rural markets and seek opportunities to work as per sector strategy.
- Identify intervention activities and ensure the appropriate communication of clear intervention guidelines, expected outcomes, timeframe and workplan to all relevant parties
- Assist the Value chain Manager in the development of relevant grant agreements, MoUs, ToRs and any other administrative requirement for the interventions
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure proper implementation of activities.
- Remain well aware of developments in the relevant sectors/markets/commodity chains.
- Refine and adapt the intervention strategies in light of participant and stakeholder requests and changing needs and opportunities, within the overall program of Ikore
- Help identify market failures and pressure points for addressing them; help identify ways to render a given market more functional and efficient, in a manner that will benefit the poor.
- Refine and adapt the commodity chain intervention strategies in light of participant and stakeholder requests and changing needs, within the overall program:
- Develop intervention strategies and implementation procedures in a participatory manner with key stakeholders.
- Identify priority areas for interventions that will change as opportunities pass or are realized and new ones emerge.
- Provide weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on programme interventions – including impact assessment reports. Also provide relevant ongoing intervention activity feedback including formal and informal feedback from the field.
Degree of Expertise and Qualifications
- A Masters degree or similar qualification in Business, Economics or Development Studies;
- Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in activities related to agricultural commodities and rural development, with some experience working with the private sector and confirmed knowledge of the institutions and organizations that provide services to the agricultural sector in Nigeria.;
- Experience in developing simple business plans;
- Experience writing reports
- Ability to influence a range of people including client organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders by building constructive relationships through clear communication and generate effective discussion and mutual support for plans and ideas.
- Strong project management expertise, exposure to implementing technical assistance projects, and ability to bring together sector stakeholders would be advantageous.
Application Closing Date
30th September, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's with Cover Letter to:
[email protected] with the Job Title as the subject of the email.