Business Development Consultant - STTA: Organizational Performance Improvement Needs Assessment at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)

Position Description

• The Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity seeks to engage qualified Business Development Consultants to conduct a series of organizational performance improvement assessment for select producer associations, private sector firms, government agencies and agribusiness SMEs in the focal states
• This is a short-term technical assistance (STTA) position, reporting to the Activity’s Agribusiness Director and the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager.  

Requirements

• At least 5 years experience in providing business development services to agriculture and agribusiness firms.
• Proven experience in the use of one or more of the following tools: PACT’s Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT)and Organizational Performance Index (OPI), Scope Insight’s SME Assessment tool, Six Sigma, and any other relevant tools related to assessing a company’s functional, organizational, and performance structures.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills in English, including business and performance improvement plans.
• Knowledge of other local languages is a plus.
• Experience in working with donor-funded projects is strongly preferred.