Lead BDS Provider, Agricultural Competitiveness at Palladium Group

Duration: 5 years

Project Overview and Role

• Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness project.
• The goal of the project is to create a catalytic investment mechanism which links smallholder farmers to the private sector and to create a positive business enabling environments for thriving agribusiness sector.

Responsibilities

• Liaises with vocational/training institutes and/or other training and educational providers for developing tailored training programs
• Facilitates curriculum development, training of trainers and skills training for target beneficiaries including vulnerable groups
• Provides technical guidance and support on training curricular
• Create improved VTE curricula that addresses improved hard and soft skills, strengthen work ethic, and address gender stereotypes
• Liaises with vocational/training institutes and/or other training and educational providers for developing tailored training programs
• Facilitates curriculum development, training of trainers and skills training for target beneficiaries including vulnerable groups
• Provides technical guidance and support on training curricular
• Create improved VTE curricula that addresses improved hard and soft skills, strengthen work ethic, and address gender stereotypes
  

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Education, Workforce Development, Human Resources, or related field
• Prior experience designing and implementing VTE curricula and technical education
• Experience working on women, youth and vulnerable population inclusion
• Experience in career counselling, job placement, training preferred
• Prior experience building strong public-private partnerships to create internships opportunities that are industry specific for both genders
• Fluency in English required