Technical Manager at Proten

Proten International is working with our client in the Agriculture Franchise to hire for the position of a Associate, Grants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the production of agro-chemical products in compliance with world-class standards – instilling a culture that exhibits continuous improvement regarding Safety, Quality and Cost Delivery.
• Organize agrochemical programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
• Develop new programs to support the strategic direction of the agrochemical plant and the organization.
• Develop a budget and operating plan for the program.
• Develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Write program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services.
• Manage a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities.
• Ensure goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality and team member performance.
• Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
• Meet with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services.
• Produce accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
• Analyze program risks and work on strategy to market the product.

Reporting Line
This position reports to the Head of Partnerships.

Required Experience

• Profound know-how in chemical assembly processes and production technologies
• Leadership experience in project coordination, agro-chemical production, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Operational and Supply Chain Management
• Experience in collaborating with contractors, and partners
• Expertise in agro-resource management (inventories, planning and project implementation) and invasive species management (planning, identification and control).
• Ability to mentor, manage and supervise employees and interns.
• Experience in and ability to perform fieldwork.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Access) and managing geographic databases.
• Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision – independently and as part of a team.

Start-Up Environment

• Thrives in a fast-paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
• Unlocking Potential of Team Members
• Extensive experience and passion for coaching/ mentoring a team.
• Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity
• Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.

Work Location
Our client currently operates a decentralized model with 10 offices spread across Nigeria.
This role would be based in Northern Nigeria.