Fresh Recruitment at Palladium Group

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 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 Director of Finance and Investments for the USAID-funded Nigeria opportunity in Agriculture Competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that innovation funds identify and catalyze new investment in Nigeria agribusiness and agriculture value chain development.
• Liaises with the value chain development team to identify companies/enterprises with potential to contribute to a stronger Nigerian food system through provision of agriculture inputs, expanded processing and trade, linkages to post-harvest handling and storage; and promotion of domestic consumption of key value chains.
• Develops a systems to track social impact of the agriculture fund on key target populations;
• Oversees a grants management team, ensuring that grants are in compliance with USAID and Palladium policies and procedures, and ensuring that grants manual and related program documents are compliant with USAID regulations.
• Oversees development of a grant tracking system to ensure the timely and correct execution of all grant agreements
• Maintains communication with recipients to ensure smooth administration of sub instruments;
• Reviews recipient reports and documentation for compliance with agreement/sub-agreement terms and conditions

Requirements

• Ensures that innovation funds identify and catalyze new investment in Nigeria agribusiness and agriculture value chain development.
• Liaises with the value chain development team to identify companies/enterprises with potential to contribute to a stronger Nigerian food system through provision of agriculture inputs, expanded processing and trade, linkages to post-harvest handling and storage; and promotion of domestic consumption of key value chains.
• Develops a systems to track social impact of the agriculture fund on key target populations;
• Oversees a grants management team, ensuring that grants are in compliance with USAID and Palladium policies and procedures, and ensuring that grants manual and related program documents are compliant with USAID regulations.
• Oversees development of a grant tracking system to ensure the timely and correct execution of all grant agreements
• Maintains communication with recipients to ensure smooth administration of sub instruments;
• Reviews recipient reports and documentation for compliance with agreement/sub-agreement terms and conditions
• Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply

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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 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 Director of Trade Policy and Promotion for the USAID-funded Nigeria opportunity in Agriculture Competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Support the project with agriculture and food systems policy leadership.
• Provides mentoring and capacity building to the government and civil society to inform issues around seed policy, trade policy, food safety, phytosanitary standards are more.
• Provide leadership for advocacy initiatives around key policy triggers to promote enhanced competitiveness for Nigerian agriculture commodities.
• This position may require technical leadership in agribusiness, agriculture policy, finance, marketing, enterprise development.
• Legal and policy reform experience is preferred.

Requirements

• Prior USAID Deputy, Chief of Party experience required.
• A Master's degree in Agriculture Economics, Policy, Business, Agricultural Science, Economics, Marketing, Trade or other relevant graduate degree
• 5-7 years' experience for the agriculture policy specialist is required.
• Prior experience in Nigeria is required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: agriculture, enterprise and agribusiness, food safety, public private partnerships, market linkages, agriculture/rural finance.
• A demonstrated ability to lead multi-faceted teams and solve problems when needed.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply

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Duration: 5 years

Project Overview and Role

• Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness projects.
• 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 seeks experienced Agronomists to support activities in areas associated with Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness

Requirements

• Degree in Agronomy (crops/livestock) and post graduate training/experiences in market driven farming systems development/management
• At least 10 years? experience of market driven farming/production system development in an international setting; preferably with USAID;
• Strong knowledge of sustainable livelihoods approaches
• Experience working with farmers organizations and/or agricultural cooperatives
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply

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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 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 Director of Finance and Administration for the USAID-funded Nigeria opportunity in Agriculture Competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, management, and direct supervision for the project?s finance/accounting staff.
• Oversees the implementation of systems and processes required to support project implementation, ensuring compliance USAID contracts, rules and regulations.
• Ensures the accurate tracking and recording of project expenditures and financial reports
• Guides and assists accountants and other program staff in preparing, revising and monitoring budgets for ongoing activities
• Manages the financial operations and financial reporting of the project, providing guidance and technical assistance to financial management personnel.
• Manages project advances to staff and maintaining a strong internal control environment to safeguard assets
• Ensures integrity of accounting information by reviewing account balances for compliance and establishing quality control over accounting transactions and financial reporting.
• Oversees maintenance of supporting documentation for a reliable and easy to follow audit trail.
• Develops and implements accounting and reporting systems for project expenditures, and provide guidance and training to project staff and partners on financial procedures
• Manages the timely submission of the monthly field expenses to the headquarters office.
• Supervises accounting staff in effective performance within agreed standards of conduct and reporting
• Provides additional support to the COP/DCOP as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. Master's Degree in business or finance preferred.
• 8-10 years' experience in accounting and finance functions including 3-5 working on USAID contracts.
• 2-5 years' experience overseeing or administering grants under contract
• Demonstrated experience managing staff
• Knowledge of local labor and tax laws and reporting procedures
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English
• Advanced knowledge of computers and MS Excel
• Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply.

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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.