Job Opportunities at Palladium CONT.

Duration:  5 years

Project Overview and Role   

• Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Agribusiness project. 
• The goal of the project is to create a catalytic investment mechanism which links smallholder farmers to the private sector and to create a positive business enabling environments for thriving agribusiness sector.

Purpose of Position

• Palladium seeks a SME Policy Advisor that will be responsible for providing policy analysis support services: expert consultants, logistical support to policy forums, coordinate policy information and related data important to the value chains. 
• In addition the Agriculture Policy Advisor will identify value chain policy needs in line with the demands of the commodity suppliers’ network/organizations .

Responsibilities   

• Provide logistical support to value chain policy forums in order to strengthen the private sector voice in advocating for policy reform.
• Responsible for providing technical assistance to national commodity supplier/service organizations designated to participate in advocacy, formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of policies relevant to value chains.

Requirements   

• Master's degree in Economics, Business or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in agriculture policy preferably in West Africa;
• Prior experience working on agricultural production or value chain development projects funded by USAID or by other major donors, with at least five (5) years of experience preferred;
• Professional, relevant experience in West Africa highly preferred;
• Private sector agribusiness experience (management, production, etc.) highly desirable.

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Duration: 5 years

Project Overview and Role   

• Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness project. The goal of the project is to create a catalytic investment mechanism which develops enterprises and links smallholder farmers to the private sector.
• The project will develop value chains for domestic food security while also enhancing export promotion.

Purpose of Position

• Palladium seeks seeks experienced Value Chain Development Specialists to support activities in areas associated with Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness.

Requirements   

• Master's Degree in Agronomy, Business Administration, Marketing.
• At least 10 years experience of value chain development preferably with a donor-funded project;
• A Bachelor's Degree and 15 years of experience in value chain development will also be considered
• Strong knowledge of value-addition, processing, aggregation, quality improvement, market linkages, marketing of agriculture commodities
• Experience working with enterprises and/or cooperatives and producer groups
• Excellent communication, training and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated knowledge in any of the following key areas: establishing/training agro-dealer networks, linking value chain actors to finance, linking value chain actors to markets, improving crop quality, post-harvest handling, promoting processing, packaging, marketing of staple crops for domestic and export markets.
• Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply

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Project Overview and Role   

• The purpose of the State-to-State (State2State) contract is to increase the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of selected state and local governments (LGAs) in Nigeria.
• This will be achieved by strengthening systems to improve the delivery of services in key sectors (basic education, primary health care, and water, sanitation and hygiene - WASH); increasing the efficiency of key governance operations (with a focus on public financial management [PFM] and procurement, as well as monitoring and evaluation); increasing government's responsiveness to citizen needs and priorities; and improving government and civil society capacity to manage conflict.

Responsibilities   

• Oversee V&A staff across States, including providing mentoring and training as necessary
• Assess capacity of key Nigerian government institutions and CSO stakeholders in citizen engagement, oversight and/or monitoring of local governance processes
• Design and tailor technical assistance interventions in conjunction with capacity needs
• Ensure quality and consistency of technical delivery and support to CSO as well as sub-national level government counterparts
• Directly provide technical assistance to CSOs, CBOs, associations to give voice to priority concerns, mobilize people behind policy reform, and become involved in local investment and prioritization
• Coordinate international and domestic STTA providing support to implement workplan activities
• With MEL Director, continuously monitor and report on technical assistance, success and program learning

Requirements   

• 5 or more years of experience with issues of citizen engagement, oversight and monitoring of government and/or local service delivery performance
• Extensive technical expertise as well as management experience in the areas of voice and accountability
• Thorough familiarity in designing and providing training to CSO, CBOs, associations and similar local stakeholders;
• Deep knowledge of capacity challenges, needs and opportunities in voice and accountability
• Experience working with international donor agencies, with a strong preference for experience with USAID in Nigeria and in the particular State