Olam International was established in 1989 with 1 product in 1 country, trading cashew from Nigeria into India. Today we are a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 13,800 customers worldwide. Our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses inclu...
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Join our team as a Program Coordinator - Sustainability! Help drive positive change and promote sustainable development initiatives in the region.
Job Role
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
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
Gmail
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