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Ikore, meaning "harvest” in Yoruba language, is an international development organization, proffering innovative solutions to drive sustainable social and enterprise development.
Our vision is to contribute to a prosperous world that creates opportunity for a better life for all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
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Location: Jabi, Abuja (FCT)
Project Overview and Role
- At Ikore, we offer innovative products that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, food delivery, and social enterprise industries.
- We are seeking an experienced Blog Manager as a consultant.
- The consultant will be responsible for overseeing technical and content-related matters for blogging websites.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultant will be in charge of what content is created, who creates it, and how it is presented to the audience on the website.
Responsibilities
- Write compelling content that speaks to the different projects we are focused on.
- Generate new content ideas that follow development trends.
- Conduct basic keyword research.
- Proofread and edit content for errors and inconsistencies to improve readability.
- Ensure that content is consistent with our branding and addresses both business goals and consumer needs.
- Adhere to the established style guides that specify the writing style and tone needed to create engaging content.
- Create a standard tracking system for content creation (content and frequency calendar).
- Manage our team of Blog Writers and assign topics/schedules.
- Manage below content types;
- Business/ Startup ( Trade-tech, Livestock, Agriculture, Mechanization, Food delivery, Social enterprise/ impact)
- Tech Corner
- Education
- News
- Entertainment
- Lifestyle/Trends
- Events
- Today in history
- Fintech
- Job posting
- Other responsibilities/duties as they may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, English, Communications, or relevant field;
- Minimum 2 years of professional copywriting experience with a solid portfolio of work;
- Exceptional writing and research skills;
- Basic knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation(SEO) and keyword research tools;
- Up to date with digital and writing methodologies and best practices;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Canva, and Adobe Acrobat Pro;
- Experience working with content management systems, WordPress, etc;
- A keen eye for detail and appreciation of great design;
- Good leadership and management skills;
- Ability to work independently and with a team to meet deadlines;
- Ability to deliver timely responses to team messages, showcase reliability, & showcase a great sense of responsibility;
- Excellent organizational skill and multitasking ability;
- Social media or content marketing experience a plus;
- Proofreading experience and familiarity with standard style guides are added advantages.
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Location: Jabi, Abuja (FCT)
Project Overview and Role
- Our growth-oriented company is dedicated to providing you with valuable learning opportunities as you share your ideas and creativity with the team.
- We are seeking a finance intern.
- The intern should have reasonable knowledge of financial modeling, analysis, and reporting.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The intern will be a part of the team and will be exposed to learning on the job on a daily basis.
Responsibilities
- Support the different teams on a wide range of tasks related to analysis of financial data;
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and yearly closure exercises in regards to expenses data collection, review, and analysis;
- Assists with compilation, consolidation, and reporting of data. communicates with colleagues/clients on areas requiring verification, corrections, and additional information;
- Assists with the audit and verification exercises related to client projects; reviews supporting documents ensuring completeness and accuracy;
- Assist in filing and remitting taxes;
- Assist in logistics and procurement processes;
- Assist in reinforcing financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary;
- Support with Bank transactions;
- Support with Office management duties
- Provides support on ad-hoc matters.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Banking, and Finance, or related field
- Excellent understanding of accounting rules and procedures including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated with a desire to learn
- Meticulous attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.
- Critical thinker with high proficiency in maths
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Project Overview and Role
- At Ikore, we offer innovative products that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, food delivery, and social enterprise industries.
- We are seeking an experienced Product Manager as a consultant.
- The consultant will lead our cross-functional teams to fill the gaps in consumer product offerings following a well-developed roadmap for the various products from conception through to release.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultant will be such with a relentless pursuit of exceptional customer experience and strategic use of technology.
Responsibilities
- Identify target user groups;
- Conduct user research to help articulate user needs and gaps;
- Own the development of the product strategy for the team;
- Develop a product roadmap supporting the existing customer base and future market growth, including recommending product enhancements to support business objectives;
- Communicate requirements cross-functionally and manage a small team of developers and designers, ensuring new features are being designed and implemented in a timely manner;
- Oversee planning, prioritization, and management of the product features and requirements from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize revenue and meet operational, financial, and corporate objectives;
- Establish and maintain relationships with brands and media houses that we can collaborate with in the future;
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to prepare release objectives, internal and external launch and calculate business and customer benefits;
- Track the performance of our products, adoption rates, retention, quality, and other key metrics in other to analyze product enhancement and development opportunities
- Stay on top of industry trends and best practices to continuously improve what we do and ensure a great customer experience
- Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate go to-market-plans;
- Other responsibilities/duties as they may be assigned from time to time;
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Technology, Computer Science or related field;
- 3+ years of professional experience as a Product Manager or Product Marketing Manager, ideally in any of our aforementioned space;
- Startup experience - we need someone who is willing to wear many hats. We have a lot to do and a range of industries to explore;
- Experience communicating creative challenges to technical people;
- You intuitively know what makes a good product and are able to back that up with data;
- Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products;
- Excellent written, verbal communication, presentation, and teamwork skills;
- Demonstrable knowledge in SEM, SEO, and online advertising;
- Previous software and web development experience is a plus.
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Employment Type: Contract (Consultant)
Project Overview and Role
- At Ikore, we offer innovative products that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, Crop Production, and social enterprise space.
- We are seeking a Business Development Associate as a Consultant.
- The consultant will support boost growth by conducting market research, developing business strategies, building client relationships, and identifying new business opportunities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultant will be such with the ability to handle multipleprojectssimultaneously and work under pressure. Strong organization andprojectmanagement skills. Friendly and personable demeanor.
Responsibilities
- Manage proposal processes and pipelines; from capture, through technical development, drafting, narrative reviews, and finalization;
- Serve as technical lead (writer) for select bids and ToRs;
- Participate in technical design, including identifying and analyzing potential solutions in response to development challenges through desk research, stakeholder interviews, and ideation with the leadership and Technical team;
- Monitor and ensure responsiveness and compliance of proposals to the solicitation and ToRs;
- Coordinate proposal calendars, holding teams accountable to ensure the development of competitive proposal packages;
- Conduct market research to identify new business opportunities; support the expansion of Ikore’s institutional donor pipeline. Identify and pre-qualify new bid opportunities via online and offline searches;
- Tracking and assessing new project opportunities and proactively contributing to marketing efforts to build a pipeline of high-quality business opportunities;
- Collaborate with other colleagues to determine the most viable, cost-effective approach to pursue new business opportunities;
- Meet with potential investors/funders/partners to present company offerings and negotiate business deals;
- Assist in the company's branding and media communication activities such as press releases, advertisements, marketing collateral, and websites.
- Maintain a knowledge repository of clients, referrals, RFPs, prospects, and presentations.
- Develop growth strategies and plans.
- Participate in industry forums, client discussions, and conferences as a representative of the organization.
- Identify and capture lessons learned during proposal development and document such lessons as knowledge guides.
- Contribute to continuous learning and strengthening business development systems, procedures, and capacities around proposal writing.
Qualifications
- B.Sc or Master’s Degree in International Relations, International Development, Business, or related field and or a Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience;
- At least 3 years of project management, institutional funding, and proposal management experience
- Strong technical writing, editing, capture, and design
- Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into a concise narrative
- Knowledge of competitive proposal processes and the role of a proposal writer in those processes
- Strong organizational management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, adhere to tight deadlines and respond with flexibility in a fast-paced environment
- Strong knowledge in the international development field and competitive market in economic growth and other relevant areas of technical focus
- Proactive problem-solving skills, the ability to draw insights from data and develop recommendations.
- Strong research and writing skills, comfort engaging in program design.
- Proven ability to win grants and contracts
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Employment Type: Contract (Consultant)
Project Overview and Role
- At Ikore, we offer innovative products that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, crop production, and social enterprise areas.
- We are seeking an experienced public relations Manager as a consultant.
- The consultant will maintain files about Ikore’s activities, field inquiries from the press and public, and help to organize press conferences and other events.
- The consultant will write press releases and speeches, and coordinate programs as it arises.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultant will be such with the ability to maintain a positive image of Ikore and its brand with the target of making Ikore a “household name”.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a media strategy;
- Develop, build and sustain strong relationships with media contacts to further maximize the profile of Ikore International Development Limited;
- Serve as a key point of contact for media;
- Manage cross-functional internal relationships and bring strategic PR counsel forward in partnership with integrated marketing, social media, etc;
- Draft succinct and compelling written materials, including press releases, memos, pitches, statements, Q&As, and more;
- Identify and leverage relevant insights to bolster storytelling efforts;
- Show extraordinary judgment to manage communications challenges;
- Liaise with external public relations firms to map and implement consumer and corporate PR strategies and execution;
- Support and in some instances, lead PR campaigns to announce unique Ikore initiatives, inclusive of PR strategy, budget management, material development, program execution, and measurement;
- Oversee a streamlined PR approach for ongoing business development efforts;
- Lead from the front a wide range of media-related and PR activities, such as media outreach, coordination, developing media briefs and documents, media interviews/interactions, roundtables with editors/senior journalists, dissemination of press releases, organizing press conferences and media briefings, intelligence gathering on national, state and local media, documenting media feedback and creating a strong on-ground media network for the client;
- Liaise with the firm's external PR agencies and members of the business development team and other business services teams to identify client successes, trends, issues, and feature stories for partner commentary, with an eye toward ensuring maximum exposure before targeted audiences;
- Develop and maintain press lists and issue press releases;
- Develop and manage media preparation and training as needed;
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with reporters and editors at key legal, business, and trade publications, particularly those in the legal industry as well as the corporate/M&A, white collar litigation, restructuring, investment funds, and IP sectors, among others;
- Provide editorial guidance as necessary;
- Lead efforts on the communications team to ensure timely collection, drafting, and posting of news items regarding attorney speaking engagements, media appearances, and articles to the internal firm portal and/or website;
- Support on a needed basis on drafting and posting news items on social media channels;
- Design and implement an SEO and digital marketing strategy:
- Other responsibilities/duties as they may be assigned from time to time;
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or relevant field
- A Master’s Degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
- Experience in project management and execution of PR campaigns and/or initiatives
- Experience in copywriting and editing
- Familiarity with social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Aptitude in presentation and public speaking
- Proficiency in English
- A creative yet practical mind
- Working knowledge of MS Office; photo and video-editing software will be an added advantage
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Project Overview and Role
- At Ikore, we offer innovative designs that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, Crop production, and social enterprise areas.
- We are seeking to employ a dynamic and innovative person who has experience working in Livestock value chain across Nigeria and Africa.
- Someone who can work collectively with host communities, design and support home-grown solutions that improve the livelihood and resilience of the communities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The person will be such with the ability to impact on the day-to-day efficiency of our Livestock program interventions across, Gombe, Adamawa, Kano, Bauchi, and Plateau States, and an ongoing impact on our overall growth.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate relations between all the project stakeholders and beneficiaries to increase ownership of the project results, with participation in, and coordination of outreach.
- Collect field data, through a variety of data collection techniques such as household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and other participatory rural appraisal tools.
- Lead the preparation/finalization and implementation of project plans.
- Identify and act on any main local constraints that may affect the success of field activities (conflicting dynamics, political tensions, technical constraints, etc.).
- Organize/co-organize and facilitate meetings with farmers, extension workers, and local government officials and partners at all levels.
- Lead project activities on the ground.
- Guarantee that the work progress accurately follows the objectives of the project.
- Produce frequent service reports.
- Survey proposed locations to determine feasibility.
- Lead the implementation of the project’s monitoring system in close consultation with the Program Manager and the teams charged with data collection.
- Organize and facilitate visits from partners and donors.
- Periodical report about activities in the targeted areas.
- Assist to modify, test, verify, and analyzing research data.
- Perform any other related duties or responsibilities that may be assigned by the program manager.
Qualifications
- Degree in Vetenary Medicine, Animal Science, Social Sciences or Rural and/or Community Development,
- At least 5 years of experience in the implementation of sustainable PPR and ND surveillance.
- Experience or training in the veterinary field is preferred.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Good time-management skills.
- Must have and maintain a professional appearance and positive professional attitude at all times.
- Accustomed to using mobile tools and applications.
- Good knowledge of Data Collection, Facilitation, PRA, and PAR.
- Computer knowledge of MS Office, MS Excel and, PowerPoint.
- Experience in working with network-wide and diverse groups and individuals.
- Good command of spoken and written English and a knowledge of local languages (Hausa) would be considered advantageous.
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Project Overview and Role
- Our very dynamic and innovative workforce/people have experience working in different value chains across Nigeria and Africa. Our people work collectively with host communities to design home-grown solutions that improve the livelihood and resilience of the communities.
- Ikore is seeking individuals with experience or expertise in the following fields to drive the Programme interventions and impact in targeted sectors:
- Agronomists, with experience in sales and extension services
- Business Consulting
- Marketing experts with experience in developing rural markets for FMCGs and non-FMCGs
- Agricultural Engineers and Environmental Specialists
- Project Management
- The Program lead/Manager is to provide direction and management to the technical work, determining the overall direction and delivery of the projects, by collaborating and coordinating with the Project Director.
- The Intervention Manager will also be responsible for providing direction, in association with the core specialists, the Results Measurement team, and identified team.
- The project manager will also have responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Projects objectives.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The person will provide management support and associated activities by ensuring progress and achievements which contribute to wider Projects milestones.
- The project manager will track and document all relevant information (to agreed formats where applicable), and disseminate it to relevant internal and external audiences in an appropriate and timely manner.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall direction for identified projects and activities as assigned;
- Ensure adequate understanding of field-level issues and provide the required support to the inter-linkages of activities;
- As part of the required wider monitoring and quality assurance, ensure all projects guides and associated documents and resulting outputs are adequately documented;
- Identify new projects with the aim of contributing to the overall project's strategy; liaise with other project managers/ leads on potential markets and design effective implementation strategies for approved projects ensuring that they meet all donor and projects requirements;
- Manage all related value chain analysis ensuring study designs, contracting, and implementation are done in accordance to set standards and in consultation with senior management, the Results Measurement team, and the Support team; with the Project Leads reviewing the development of the final project opportunity reports as well as all other weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports;
- Drive the stakeholder analysis of the selected commodity chains, as well as identify and contact potential agents of change within agreed value chains;
- Oversee the implementation of all projects ensuring that initiative is taken within each project and setting work plans for the project;
- Ensure that all project design follows the agreed process and reporting developed by the Project. This complies with agreed reporting and is aligned with the defined protocols;
- Coordinate all administrative aspects of partnerships including but not limited to grants, collaboration agreements, and other contractual mechanisms.
Qualifications
- A Degree in Engineering, Project Manager, Social Sciences, Business Development, (Agric) Economics, Agronomy or Development Studies or relevant field
- A Master's Degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
- Strong project management expertise, exposure to implementing technical assistance projects, and ability to bring together sector stakeholders is an added advantages
- Experience in market development activities in post-conflict environments is a plus
- Project Management Professional Certification is an added advantage
- Work experience in activities related to value chain development, private sector development, capacity building, gender and youth development, rural entrepreneurship, and climate-smart agriculture and confirmed knowledge of the institutions and organizations that provide services to the agricultural sector in Nigeria
- Experience leading a small team that requires a coordination function
- Experience in business development with a focus on value chain development, private sector development, capacity building, gender and youth development, rural entrepreneurship, and climate-smart agriculture
- Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties
- Ability to influence a range of people including client organizations, government agencies, and other key stakeholders by building constructive relationships through clear communication and generating effective discussion and mutual support for plans and ideas
- Experience in developing and supporting the delivery of simple business plans in complex market chains
- Fluent in verbal and written communication in English
- Ability to speak Hausa is an added advantage
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Employment Type: Contract (Consultant)
Project Overview and Role
- At Ikore, we offer innovative products that meet the needs and wants of our partners across the trade-tech, mechanization, livestock, food delivery, and social enterprise industries.
- We are seeking an experienced IT consultant with experience in solving problems in record time with our rapidly evolving technical stack.
- The consultant will work with the project team to build and develop solutions for our projects across the entire stack.
- All developments will be open source and available in Git repositories.
- An ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of server maintenance, experience managing staff, and advanced industry knowledge to keep us on the cutting edge.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The consultant will be such with the ability to impact the day-to-day efficiency of our IT operations, and an ongoing impact on our overall growth.
Responsibilities
- Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, hardware, software, peripherals, and Office Automation equipment.
- To be in charge of the design and maintenance of databases.
- To be in charge of installing and maintaining the project management tool task juggler on a web server.
- To assist the project management team in following the activities by keeping up to date on the list of tasks and activities in the task juggler database.
- To create web map applications with QGIS. The objective is to visualize the geo-referenced data that are collected or created by the project activities on different platforms (browsers, smartphones, tablets).
- To encrypt Information so that it cannot be manipulated, destroyed, or otherwise get infected by viruses, trojans, malware, etc.
- To Identify and curate technical website content, manage and implement project-wide content strategies to ensure that the right knowledge is getting to the right people at the right time (and in the right way).
- To be in charge of developing server and client applications for web browsers, smartphones, and tablets.
- To collaborate with all stakeholders to centralize, an easy-to-use tool kit that the stakeholders will be able to use to scale-up surveillance and control efforts.
- To define and gather business needs for releases in time to come.
- To define and manage user roles and opinions to present target information to the right audiences
- To produce and maintain content for online support conduits, and enhance self-help for clients and operational efficiencies.
- To analyze large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
- To work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.
- Develop, implement, and maintain all IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision.
- To be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle.
- To build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
- To serve as knowledge and information manager for the projects.
- To prepare engagement models and guidelines for maintaining content fresh and updated.
- To supervise content for apt delivery channels on basis of the target audience.
- To perform as the main contact for research and information manager activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any related field
- 4+ years of professional experience as an IT manager or specialist with a proven track record
- A Master’s Degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
- Experience working with Linux
- Good knowledge and understanding of web technologies such as JavaScript (Next Js, React Js, and Node Js), APIs, and PHP
- Adequate knowledge of C++ is an advantage
- Experience with infrastructure hardware and software (Servers, Wireless, Firewall)
- Experience using Internet-based technologies (ELDAP, DNS, Security, IP Routing, SSH, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, Email Routing, etc.)
- Experience with security best practices and technologies,
- Experience with client-server software (Nextcloud or similar preferred)
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Project Overview and Role
- The project covers mobilized and existing smallholders’ male youths’farmers and female processors in the NE, build the capacity of agricultural extension workers, lead farmers and private sector-led Agro-allied partners to increase the flow of timely agronomic extension messages for improved farming and processing techniques, thereby increasing productivity, quality of farm produce and reducing the hardship and impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ultimately, the Project will:
- Enable youth, especially young women to engage in sustainable livelihoods;
- Create an enabling environment for smallholder/rural farmers to access markets where they achieved improved yields within a single cropping cycle and were thereafter able to, on their own, carry out more successful production and processing activities;
- Support for smallholder farmers to complete dry and wet season production, through the provision of in-kind input grants, capacity building (in farm production, processing, and waste management);
- Foster access to critical resources for vulnerable rural groups (young women and unemployed youth) that are financially excluded and lacked the capacity to procure the needed inputs for farming to stimulate increased productivity and income.
- To effectively manage and implement this project, we are seeking the services of 4 Project Associates.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The project associates will ensure the timely provision of quality information through capacity building of smallholder/rural farmers. The project associates will report to the state project manager.
Responsibilities
- Support in coordinating the activities of the smallholder/rural farmers and extension officers.
- Assist in monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Donor’s policies.
- Support in the development of program strategies, subproject documents, implementation plans, and activity budgets.
- Give support in ensuring the availability of technical resources and integrate their efforts into overall project management.
- Keep track of the project performance and provide regular updates to the State Project Manager on the implementation.
- Remain informed on the program implementations by ensuring strict adherence to the current best practices.
- Participate in the daily situation of the project and provide project updates to the state project manager.
- Keep track of the project progress and update the state project manager on the project implementation
- Work with the extension officers to oversee capacity-building activities for the farmers in focus locations in Adamawa.
- Provide support to and coordinate the activities within Donor’s guidelines and regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- A Degree in Business Development, (Agric) Economics, and Agronomy.
- Experience in project development with proven experience in the planning and facilitation of training is required.
- Experience leading a small team that required a coordination function
- Proven experience in project development, planning, and facilitating technical training.
- Project Management Certification will be an added advantage
- A Master’s Degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
- Liaise with multiple players, coordinate activities, and avoid duplication in the implementation of the programs.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, farmers, and extension officers.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook at minimum.
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Job Overview
- Ikore International Development in partnership with a private sector partner, implementing development projects in the North East (NE) of Nigeria is working with smallholder farmers to alleviate the effect of the economic downturnfromthe shock encountered from poor access to finance and technology resources by smallholder farmers and processors that have become compounded by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown that brought their activities to a standstill.
Project Overview and Role
- The project covers mobilized and existing smallholders’ male youths’farmersand female processors in the NE, build the capacity of agricultural extension workers, lead farmers and private sector-led Agro-allied partners to increase the flow of timely agronomic extension messages for improved farming and processing techniques, thereby increasing productivity, quality of farm produce and reducing the hardship and impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ultimately, the project will:
- Enable youth, especially young women to engage in sustainable livelihoods;
- Create an enabling environment for smallholder/rural farmers to access markets where they achieved improved yields within a single cropping cycle and were thereafter able to, on their own, carry out more successful production and processing activities;
- Support for smallholder farmers to complete dry and wet season production, through the provision of in-kind input grants, capacity building (in farm production, processing, and waste management);
- Foster access to critical resources for vulnerable rural groups (young women and unemployed youth) that are financially excluded and lacked the capacity to procure the needed inputs for farming to stimulate increased productivity and income.
- To effectively manage and implement this project, we are seeking the services of a State Project Manager.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The state project manager as a consultant will be in charge of the project activities in the state and report directly to the Project Director and Donor.
- The consultant will coordinate the activities of the project associates, extension officers, and smallholder/rural farmers in Adamawa State.
Responsibilities:
- Support in coordinating the activities of the smallholder/rural farmers and extension officers.
- Assist in monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Donor’s policies.
- Support in the development of program strategies, subproject documents, implementation plans, and activity budgets.
- Give support in ensuring the availability of technical resources and integrate their efforts into overall project management.
- Keep track of the project performance and provide regular updates to the State Project Manager on the implementation.
- Remain informed on the program implementations by ensuring strict adherence to the current best practices.
- Participate in the daily situation of the project and provide project updates to the state project manager.
- Keep track of the project progress and update the state project manager on the project implementation
- Work with the extension officers to oversee capacity-building activities for the farmers in focus locations in Adamawa.
- Provide support to and coordinate the activities within the Donor’s guidelines and regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- A Degree in Business Development, (Agric) Economics, and Agronomy.
- At least 5 years relevant work experience.
- Experience in project development with proven experience in the planning and facilitation of training is required.
- Experience leading a small team that requires a coordination function
- Proven experience in project development, planning, and facilitating technical training.
- Project Management Certification will be an added advantage
- A Master’s Degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
Skills:
- Liaise with multiple players, coordinate activities, and avoid duplication in the implementation of the programs.
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, farmers, and extension officers.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- Computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, power point and Outlook at minimum.
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Project Overview and Role
- The project covers mobilized and existing smallholders’ male youths’farmersand female processors in the NE, build the capacity of agricultural extension workers, lead farmers and private sector-led Agro-allied partners to increase the flow of timely agronomic extension messages for improved farming and processing techniques, thereby increasing productivity, quality of farm produce and reducing the hardship and impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ultimately, the Project will:
- Enable youth, especially young women to engage in sustainable livelihoods;
- Create an enabling environment for smallholder/rural farmers to access markets where they achieved improved yields within a single cropping cycle and where thereafter able to, on their own, carry out more successful production and processing activities;
- Support for smallholder farmers to complete dry and wet season production, through the provision of in-kind input grants, capacity building (in farm production, processing, and waste management);
- Foster access to critical resources for vulnerable rural groups (young women and unemployed youth) that are financially excluded and lacked the capacity to procure the needed inputs for farming to stimulate increased productivity and income.
- To effectively manage and implement this project, we are seeking for the services of a state project driver.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The Driver is a consultant to support the project staff in the safe transport of team members and deliveries. Under immediate supervision of the State Project Manager.
Specific Responsibilities
- Drive vehicles as directed, including transporting project staff to the field, performing pickups and delivery tasks;
- Responsible for routine vehicle maintenance, including inspecting the vehicle; noting damage, scratches, malfunctions, or problems and reporting any faults to State Project Manager; and ensuring vehicles are clean, well maintained, and road worthy at all times;
- Compile trip reports and weekly log sheets and enter into the fuel consumption report; process monthly fuel requests and consolidate fuel liquidations;
- Ensure that self and all passengers are wearing seatbelts prior to departure, including those in the back seat;
- Report any accidents involved while driving the project vehicle to the police and appropriate authorities;
- ensure the vehicle has all the required forms before starting a trip;
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the State Project Manager
Qualifications
- Have an Ordinary National Diploma (OND)
- Have a minimum of 5 years work experience in a similar position within any reputable organization or within an international development project
- Be able to communicate in English language
- Understand the mechanics of vehicles
- Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian road networks (with emphasis on Northern Nigeria)
- Have demonstrable knowledge of Nigerian driving codes and regulations
- Ability to drive and work long hours
- Familiar with the culture of the area.
- Familiar with the local terrain and routes and respond appropriately, in case of emergency.
- Knowledge and fluent understanding of Hausa language.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as one document (PDF or Word) with complete Contact details to: jobs@ikore.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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