Call for Economic Growth experts - Kano, Nigeria in Nigeria at Coffey International Development

The Position

The positions will vary. These are likely to include:

• Long-term positions such as intervention managers, M&E consultants, communication and knowledge management specialists, gender and inclusion experts, administrative and finance experts
• Short term positions tasked with scoping possible programme design, identifying key challenges and appropriate interventions, discrete pieces of work during implementation

The Person

Essential

• An educational background in the fields of economics or similar
• Experience designing and/or implementing large-scale donor-funded programmes in Nigeria
• Expertise related to investment promotion and business/investment climate improvement, including investment attraction and facilitation, business environment reform (BER), support to state governments and investment-related infrastructure
• Experience providing technical assistance to strengthen high potential agricultural and non-agricultural value chains
• Ability to facilitate the use of innovative frontier technologies to enhance core value chain businesses, and as business opportunities
• Proven experience enhancing access to finance, financial flow and innovative investment pathways within value chains, and supporting the development of innovative financial products.

Desirable

• Work experience in the three focus states: Kano, Kaduna, and Jigawa
• Experience designing and implementing DFID-funded projects
• Experience generating income opportunities for women, the poor and the disabled
• Familiarity with market systems approach / M4P and Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) approaches