Program Coordinator - Sustainability at ofi

• We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight.
• With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply.
• Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Your role as a Program Coordinator

• Reporting to the Head of Cocoa Sustainability, you will manage an experienced agricultural extension team and build upon and expand operational delivery of a variety of projects and strategic priorities within their agreed timelines, budget, scope and impact.

You will also be involved in:

• Developing, monitoring, and reviewing monthly / annual workplans in line with project log frames and any data / evidence collected that calls for adaptation.
• You will focus on improving Nigerian bean productivity and quality profiles through capacity development of cocoa sustainability team, procurement teams and farmers
• Working with financial information to manage budgets effectively and set realistic forecasts, approving budget requests from Operations Coordinators in line with Annual / Monthly Workplans and monthly / annual budget lines.
• Working with financial information to manage budgets effectively and set realistic forecasts Develop in conjunction with Sustainability Lead and commercial team, annual budget proposals for customer programs
• Responsible for setting up groups for external audits and making sure that we clear the audits as well
• Improving Adoption rate of field trainings with farmers
• Doing Assessment of Farmers and based on farmer’s/community needs, arrange trainings as and when required
• Responsible for Data collection/ Data integrity and Data Analysis of the group and designed customized solution based on the outcomes of various surveys
• Traceability on the farms – Making sure that Traceability data is provided from farm level to exporters
• Impact assessment of various activities on the farms

Requirements

• To be successful in this role, you need to have excellent problem solving and communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as capacity building skills,

Other essentials include:

• Knowledgeable in RA / UTZ certification standards (Organic certification is a plus)
• Have solid field background and passionate about grassroots agricultural development
• Fluent in English, knowledge of a local language a plus
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word /Excel /PowerPoint) - Good command of Microsoft Outlook
• Possess a valid driver’s license