State Project Coordinator (SPC) at Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

Job Type: Contract (1 year)
Office: State Project Coordination

Main Responsibilities

• The State Project Coordinator will be responsible for overall coordination and implementation of the project in the State.
• He/She will be responsible for managing the team of subject matter officers within the State Project Coordination Office (SPCO) and ensuring their performance to implement project activities.
• A key element of the position is to ensure that the project achieves its developmental objectives.

Specific Duties

• Head the Secretariat of the State Project Steering Committee.
• Promote teamwork of the project officers for implementation.
• Convene regular meetings with the staff of SPCO.
• Manage and motivate the project staff to ensure consistent achievement of quality project results.
• Ensure quality of service provided by the agri-enterprise incubators, service providers, and consultants hired for implementation.
• Ensure timely delivery of quality reports (AWPB, semi-annual reports, financial statement, audit report, RIM data etc) to the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO).
• Select service providers where necessary and formulate TORs and scope of work for the service providers, supervise, monitor and certify the work of service providers for the various activities and assignment.
• Ensure completion of procurement process in full compliance with lEAD and FGN procurement guidelines and procedure.

Reporting and Location

• The position will be in the SPCO housed in the State ADP. The SPC will report directly to the Project Coordinator (PC) on technical issues and administratively to the Programme Manager of the ADR

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor or Higher Level University Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration or other related discipline with knowledge of contemporary issues in agriculture, agribusiness and rural development.
• Minimum of 10 years post qualification experience including at least 5 years in agriculture or agribusiness management position in a development project.
• Good writing skills and computer literacy.