Chief Of Party at Winrock International

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead program implementation, coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders ? including government agencies, academic institutions, farmers/farmers groups, agribusinesses/service providers, financial institutions, and others ? to achieve lasting impacts in Nigeria?s agriculture sector.
• Oversee program administration, operations, and budget management, aligned with Winrock and donor policies and regulations.
• Provide technical and administrative direction to project staff, consultants and partners.
• Apply adaptive management and learning to evaluate program results and impact. Institute adjustments to replicate and scale successful activities and course correct activities that are not yielding desired results.
• Work in close partnership with the donor to ensure alignment of project with the donor?s strategic goals and objectives, and application of program-wide learning and collaboration.
• Coordinate and collaborate with host government programs and other donor projects to leverage resources and maximize results.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:

Education: Academic degree in agricultural economics, agriculture education, extension education, business, or other relevant field. Master's degree preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience managing complex agriculture, value chain development, or agriculture extension/education programs required. Africa experience strongly preferred.
• Previous COP experience on USG funded projects is required.
• Demonstrated experience and impacts related to agriculture extension/education, agriculture value chain development, private sector engagement, and women and youth engagement.
• Experience integrating social and behavioral change communications into the design of training, capacity building, and extension activities.
• Experience operationalizing the collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) framework in project implementation.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Ability to diplomatically supervise staff and coordinate activities with partners from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
• Ability to build coalitions and networks with public and private sector actors that can provide synergies and sustainable solutions.
• Must be comfortable in high-level representational role as well as interacting with beneficiaries.
• Demonstrated understanding with USG M&E frameworks and reporting systems. Skills in knowledge management, qualitative and quantitative analytical methods, data analysis, collaboration, learning and adaptation (CLA) approach preferred.
• Excellent management, communication, and organization skills are required.
• Excellent computer skills (word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases) are required.

Other: Fluency in English is required.