Latest Job Vacancies at Sahel Capital

Overview

• The Manager position is for experienced practitioners with a passion for agriculture.
• Managers have the opportunity to lead engagements with clients across the public, private and social sector and across multiple value chains to make a tangible impact to the agriculture and nutrition sector in Africa.

Job Description
In this role, you will be required to fulfill the following primary responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and high quality implementation of Sahel Capital-led projects, including planning, coordination of, and reporting of project activities.
• Manage a team of Sahel Capital employees and contractors to successfully deliver on projects’ objectives
• Manage engagement with stakeholders from the public, private and social sector to successfully deliver on projects’ objectives
• Prepare PowerPoint and Word reports summarizing research and analyses and developing recommendations for the client.
• Support senior management on other Sahel Capital initiatives as requested.
• Led proposal writing and business development efforts

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements
We are looking for candidates with a passion for agriculture that are driven, and self-starters. Below are key qualifications we are looking for:

• Masters in Agriculture, Business, Economics or related discipline
• At least 5 years of professional experience
• Experience in leading and managing teams
• Strong program management skills and high level of analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (both written and verbal), interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Willingness to travel (required)

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Overview

• The Business Analyst position is for junior practitioners with a passion for agriculture, interested in getting being exposed to a variety of projects in the sector.
• Business Analysts have the opportunity to work with clients across the public, private and social sector and across multiple value chains to make a tangible impact to the agriculture and nutrition sector in Africa.

Job Description
In this role, you will be required to fulfill the following Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct market, industry and company research related to proposals and projects for Sahel Capital’s clients.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis with data gathered during the course of the project.
• Prepare PowerPoint and Word reports summarizing research and analyses and developing recommendations for the client.
• Create complete bibliography and contacts list of all sources of research information.
• Support Sahel Capital with work required to deliver a high quality final report to its client(s).
• Work independently, but as part of a broader team of Sahel Capital consultants.
• Support senior management on other Sahel Capital initiatives as requested.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements
We are looking for candidates with a passion for agriculture that are driven, and self-starters. Below are key qualifications we are looking for:

• Bachelors or Masters in Agriculture, Business, Economics or related discipline.
• High-quality analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Willingness to travel (required).

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Job Description

• Data Entry of Questionnaires.

Candidates Must:

• Possess own laptop that has Microsoft Excel installed.
• Be well versed in Microsoft Excel and data entry.
• Be available to work at Sahel Capital offices for the duration of the data entry.

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Candidate must:

• Have prior experience and/or a background in conducting and implementing nutrition-related studies/projects on smallholder farmers.
• Have strong existing networks in both Kano State and Oyo State
• Have a sound understanding of the local language(s) (Hausa, Fulfulde, and Yoruba), culture and customs in Kano State and Oyo State.
• Be available to conduct the study between April and August 2017.
• Be willing to coordinate with the gender consultant to harmonize methodologies, approaches and instruments for conducting the gender and nutrition studies.