TechnoServe Regional Office for West and Southern Africa seeks a Business Advisor for its West African Cocoa Livelihoods project
Jobs Detail
Job title: Business Advisor
Reporting to: Manager Cocoa (Team Leader)
Job Location: CLP office in Akure, Nigeria
Qualification(s)
- Advanced degree in business, economic, agriculture or related field, excellent academic record
Job Experience & skills
- At least 5 years of experience in agricultural value chains, rural development and/ or rural finance, of which at least 5 should be in a developing country
- Broad expertise in cocoa
- Highly financially and computer literate and be adept at working with multiple stakeholders
- Excellent people and project management skills
- Significant interpersonal and communication skills, especially in multicultural and multiethnic context
- Adept at developing and sustaining high- level relationships
- Strong analytical skills and strategic capacities
- Inspiring leader and networker
- Strong team player and consensus builder
- Fluent in English and knowledgeable in French
Responsibilities
- Manage implementation, coordination and evaluation of all activities related to TechnoServe work on Cocoa in Nigeria
- Communicate and coordinate with all stakeholders in Nigeria, including WCF, industry, project partners (e.g. STCP and Socodevi), implementing partners (input suppliers, banks, service providers, etc) and government
- Represent TechnoServe at CLP meetings
- Support the development of the Nigeria annual project work plan
- Provide periodic progress reports to Nigeria country facilitator
- Recruit and collaborate with short- term consultants and volunteer consultants in Nigeria
closing date: March 30 2010
How to apply for this job
Please submit a resume and cover letter (including salary history and three references) as attachments to hkrueger@tns.org. Please place the position title in the subject line. Only short listed candidates will be contacted
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