Private Sector Development Expert at Oxfam

The role of the Private Sector Expert is to facilitate the development of viable economic models that link farmers to private sector markets. Also work with the project team to ensure that by the end of the project, at least four economic Agro-forestry models have been documented, improved and scaled up for optimal production of fuel wood, NTFPs and intercrops / fodder for local markets. Additionally a local supply chain is expected to have installed at least 35,000 FWR stoves in poor and middle income households of which 90% is regularly used, leading to overall 15% reduction in rural fuel wood consumption. This position reports to the Project Manager and coordinates with the Private Sector team at Oxfam in Nigeria and ICEED.

Main Tasks:
· Assess implementing NGOs capacity, develop and carry out capacity building plans to ensure that CBOs / NGOs have the capacity to create public/private/CBO partnership platforms that plan and coordinate LGA level actions
· Initiate and lead market assessments and opportunities for value chain development suitable to market demands.
· Provide technical and institutional support to the project team with specific focus on linking beneficiaries to markets.  This includes facilitating partnerships between the target communities and  project staff with  service providers such as technical institutions, producer and marketing institutions/agencies, financial institutions, other NGO’s and local and international research institutes and Katsina State relevant line Ministries of Agric and Environment.
· Build local capacity to interpret customary, religious and administrative tenure rights for local tree tenure regulations and bye-laws and have CBOs adapt and adopt them to promote entrepreneurship with trees
· Train partner NGO staff on market, engagement with the private sector, social mobilisation and technical skills
· Support partner NGO staff and CBO leaders in the fulfilment of their roles in realising project results.
· Ensure gender equity in project implementation especially the participation of women in the supply chains for the Woodstoves and Agro forestry components of the project.
· Develop ToRs, Capacity Development plans, Implementation routines, M&E routines, in order to support Implementing Partners to:
· Other tasks as specified and assigned within the project team

Profile:
· A university degree in Business Administration or any of the Social Sciences
· Minimum 4 years relevant experience in project management preferably for an EU project
· Understanding of the workings of the Private Sector and markets
· Proven experience in Entrepreneur capacity building for SME development and support to rural community business management
· Experience in value chain development and application of innovative financial mechanisms and entrepreneurship;
· Ability to work well in a team
· Fluent in English. Ability speak Hausa will be an advantage