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  • Posted: Jul 16, 2019
    Deadline: Jul 19, 2019
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    At Chemonics, we believe our mission of helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives is driven by our commitment to service-service to our mission, to our beneficiaries, to our clients, and to our staff. From our founding in 1975, we have worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners, and beneficiaries face...
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    Private Sector Specialist

    Description

    • Chemonics is accepting expressions of interest from qualified Nigerian nationals for the five-year Feed the Future Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services Activity funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The estimated value of the Activity is between $14 to $17 million.
    • The Activity seeks to build capacity of private extension service providers and strengthen linkages between agricultural stakeholders for sustainable agricultural and economic development.

    The Activity includes three main components:

    • Capacity building of private extension service providers for the benefit of smallholder farmers
    • Strengthening linkages between agricultural stakeholders and research institutions for improved coordination and collaboration.
    • Leverage private sector resources to improve extension and advisory services in Nigeria.

    Responsibilities

    • Identifies and establishes relationships with federal and state ministries, departments, agencies, and the private sector to ensure efficient, cross-cutting collaboration in sustainable, scalable extension and advisory services
    • S/he will design and implement innovative private sector engagement strategies.

    Required Qualifications

    • Master's Degree in Economics, Business Administration, or Agriculture;
    • Minimum of 7 years of experience in private sector development and a strong focus on development of partnerships with leading private sector companies and associations
    • Demonstrated experience in using collaboration, learning and adapting (CLA) approaches for private sector engagement.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter with reference to "Nigeria Agriculture Extension & Advisory Services Activity" and the position you are applying for in the subject line to: NigeriaAgExtensionRecruit@chemonics.com

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