Associate Program Officer - Nigeria


The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), founded in 2006, is an African-led African-based organization that seeks to catalyze Agriculture Transformation in Africa. AGRA is focused on putting smallholder farmers at the center of the continent's growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming as a business that thrives. As the sector that employs the majority of Africa's people, nearly all of them small-scale farmers, AGRA recognizes that developing smallholder agriculture into a productive, efficient, and sustainable system is essential to ensuring food security, lifting millions out of poverty, and driving equitable growth across the continent.


To support this transformation from a country perspective, AGRA is seeking to recruit an experienced and exceptional individual to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Program Officer - Nigeria

Job Reference NG 03/2017
Location: Abuja

The Position

  • Reporting to the Program Officer - Nigeria, the Associate Program Officer (APO) will contribute to agricultural transformation by creating partnerships and managing grant making at local level.
  • The role will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work with government at local and national level to design and implement agricultural transformation initiatives.
  • Work with private sector at local level to upgrade agricultural value chains and expand market opportunities for smallholder farmers.
  • Coordinate with other players to create synergies between AGRA funded programs and other agricultural initiatives.
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration with small, medium and large agribusinesses in the geography;
  • Assist the Program Officer to create road maps documenting the resources and constraints to agricultural transformation.
  • Assist in the identification of opportunities for investments via competitive grants.
  • Coordinate capacity building of grantees in data capturing, management and reporting.
  • Work closely with the Program Officer to jointly design and implement strategies for disseminating improved crop varieties.
  • Monitor, evaluate and supervise grantee activities.
  • Provide regular periodic reports as may be required.
  • Carry out administrative functions such as coordination of periodic audit, stakeholder forums etc.
  • Documenting and knowledge-sharing of the success stories, best practices and lessons learnt.

Key Qualifications and Experience required

  • A Master's Degree in Agriculture or related disciplines with deep knowledge in seed systems, market access or other relevant areas of the agriculture value chain.
  • Minimum of 7 years experience in agri-business and development efforts in Africa.
  • Experience in managing multinational initiatives in the private and/or public sector with a sound knowledge of, and experience in agricultural trade development at national, regional and/or international level.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a team orientation and strong collaborative skills.

Remuneration

  • An attractive remuneration package commensurate with the responsibilities of the position will be negotiated with the successful



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