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Project Overview
Nigeria Agribusiness Investment activity is an anticipated five-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for international Development (USAID). Its objective will he to strengthen the business enabling environment to promote private sector investment in agriculture in four broad but interrelated areas.

The project is expected to have four objectives:

• Promote smart and efficient regulation iii agriculture.
• Expand access to finance by mitigating credit risks of agribusinesses and supporting the growth of innovative financing schemes,
• Provide firm level assistance to agribusinesses to strengthen their readiness to expand and scale.
• Integrate various cross-cutting themes into all Agribusiness activities.

Chemonics is presently accepting expressions of interest for this anticipated project. Experience working with private sector market driven, and results oriented activities in and around either Abuja, Kano, or Lagos is preferred.

Areas of Expertise
Technical Expertise:

• Agribusiness Trade and Policy Specialists
• Agribusiness Value Chain Specialists
• Agriculture Finance Specialists
• Agriculture Technology Specialists
• Financial and Economic Modelling Specialists
• Public-private Partnerships and Corporate Finance Specialists
• Business Analysts
• Gender and Social Inclusion Specialists
• Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists
• Communications Specialists

Project Operations Expertise:

• Subcontracts
• Finance
• Logistics
• Procurement
• Human Resources
• Administration

Qualifications for Technical and Operational Expert

• Technical specialists: minimum 5 years professional experience in a relevant field
• Technical team leaders: minimum 10 years professional experience in a relevant field
• Operational specialists: minimum 5 years professional experience in a relevant field
• Bachelors Degree required; advanced education degree preferred for technical experts
• Experience working in entrepreneurship, agribusiness, agriculture, finance, or policy reform preferred.
• Experience and ability to work in a complex environment
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and develop partnerships with private and public sector -
• Experience working with USAID or other donor funded projects preferred for some positions

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Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the monitoring of the quality and completeness of data for documenting project performance, ensure data use within the project for evidence-based decision making and solve data problems if and when they arise.
• Compile and analyze data from each of the project’s technical areas and support the project’s technical team in presenting recommendations to the Global Fund PMU for improvements in implementation on a quarterly basis. Support the plan and draft project baseline, midline and final evaluation reports.
• Oversee development and maintenance of Global Fund’s database(s) and ensure timely data entry.
• Provide guidance to the M&E team to design, test and implement data collection instruments for quantitative and qualitative indicators.
• Represent the project’s M&E interests at meetings with stakeholders, including government partners, Global Fund, and other agencies.
• Support the dissemination and assist PSM staff to disseminate da on project progress and results.

Job Qualifications, Skills and Competences

• Bachelor's Degree (Master's Degree preferred) in Public Health, Development, Statistics or related field and 3-5 years’ relevant work experience.
• Familiarity with the principles and current approaches to M&E in public health or development programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of supply chain concepts preferred.
• Prior management and supervision experience.
• Ability to contribute to capacity building efforts and work with colleagues in diverse cultures.
• Ability to work independently and to manage various projects on a daily basis with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with other staff, Global Fund, consultants, MOH and international organizations.
• Computer literacy with demonstrated use of word processing, database and presentation software (Word, Excel, Power Point). Experience with database development and management in Access a plus. Experience using mapping (e.g Arc-GlS, Health Mapper, etc.), and statistical analysis software (SPSS, EPI-INFO, STATA, SAS or similar) also a plus.
• Excellent organization and time management skills and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and communications skills in English required.

Supervision:

• The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, in coordination with the Global Fund Liaison.

Working Conditions/Duration of Assignment

• This is a long-term position for the lIfe of the project based in Abuja, Nigeria.