Technoserve Nigeria Vacancies: Managers, Business Advisers

March 26, 2011

Latest Job Vacancies at Technoserve Nigeria: Program Managers, Business Advisers, etc

Sweetest Job Vacancies at Technoserve Nigeria: Program Managers, Business Advisers, etcVacancies at Teacnoserve

TechnoServe (www.technoserve.org) is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968 to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build business that create jobs, income and economic opportunity for their families, their communities  and their countries.

PROGRAM MANAGERS (Senior & Junior)
QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5-10 years proven private sector strategy and management experience including in several of  the following areas – business development, consulting, training, financial analysis, marketing, business and funding proposal writing
• BS pr B.A degree in business administration, economics, marketing or related discipline, MBA preferred
• Entrepreneurial
• Excellent client management skills
• Nigerians country experience and networks
• Proven ability to motivate and encourage teams
• Proven program management skills including ability to develop team charters, work plans and target and manage against them
• Agribusiness experience preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Refine and implement TechnoServe’s strategy for creating jobs and income in Nigeria
2. Develop, lead and manage programs, including building client business portfolio, ensuring quality control and cost-effectiveness and developing and managing knowledge
3. Manage and motive expert consultants, employees and volunteers
4. Develop and manage program budgets.
5. Represent TechnoServe clients in order to grow their business and maximize impact on the poor
6. Identify and secure additional donor funding for TechnoServe programs.

Crop/Value Chain Experts
QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 10years experience in agribusiness ideally in one of the following crops: aquaculture, cassava, rice, sorghum, cowpea, maize sesame
• At least 5years experience in the private sector
• BSC in agriculture, Master’s degree preferred
• Strong field-based experience working with agricultural producers or processors in Nigeria
• Proven track record of recommending technical solutions to private agriculture clients

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Reach out to local stakeholders (farmers, producer associations, large corporations, government ministries, parastatals, regulatory bodies etc)
2. Identify existing crop/value chain analyses and recommendations.
3. Identify agricultural best practices and analyze issues faced by agro-processors in Nigeria
4. Deliver actionable recommendations for sustainable expansion of local agricultural production and agro-processing

BUSINESS ADVISORS (Senior & Junior)
QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-7 years experience in one or more of the following areas:
• 1) Management consulting
• 2) Operating own enterprise
• 3) Working in sales, marketing, finance or operations in a large company
• 4) Working in a financial institution
• B.S. or B.A degree in business administration, economics, marketing or related discipline
• Excellent client management skills.
• Ability to understand, analyzes, and constructs business plans and financial statements
• Proven experience managing teams and using work plans to structure own and team members’ work
• Ability to develop industry development strategy and recommend key interventions
• Deep technical knowledge in agribusiness and/or agro-processing

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Manage the design and implementation of TechnoServe’s assistant to entrepreneurial across one or more sectors
2. Provide hands-on support to TechnoServe clients (including farmers’ groups, cooperatives and processors) in order to grow their business and maximize impact on the poor
3. Manage a small team of short-term expert or volunteer consultants, as needed
4. Collect and analyze key impact data on quarterly basis

MODE OF APPLICATION
To apply, please email CV, salary history and 3 references to: eodunlami@tns.org

By Monday 4th April 2011

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer.