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Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.
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Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to support the development of new and existing angel investment and start-up capital funds for agribusiness enterprises and entrepreneurs
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to improve the enabling environment for scaling angel investment and venture capital for micro and small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agribusiness sector
- Provide technical support to strengthen advocacy to support the removal of policy or other business environment constraints related to equity financing
Requirements
- Master's degree in Economics, Business or related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience in investment and finance, experience in the scaling the private equity market, particularly angel investment and start-up capital;
- Prior experience working on agriculture or access to finance projects funded by USAID or by other major donors, with at least five (5) years of experience preferred;
- Professional, relevant experience in Nigeria highly preferred;
- Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply
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Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to scale up impact investment to support social enterprises and micro and small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agribusiness sector
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to social enterprises and MSMEs to enable their access to impact investment
- Provide technical support to strengthen advocacy to support the removal of policy constraints related to impact investing in Nigeria.
Requirements
- Master's degree in economics, business or related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience in investment and finance, experience in the scaling the impact investment sector;
- Prior experience working on agriculture or access to finance projects funded by USAID or by other major donors, with at least five (5) years of experience preferred;
- Professional, relevant experience in Nigeria highly preferred;
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Duration: 12 months
Background
MEASURE Evaluation works in collaboration with other countries to strengthen their health information systems (HIS) to generate high quality data that is used for decision-making. It is a cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The University of North Carolina (UNC) is prime recipient of the award, and there are five partner agencies: ICF International (ICF); John Snow, Inc. (JSI); Management Sciences for Health (MSH); Palladium Group (PG); and Tulane University (TU).
In Nigeria, MEASURE Evaluation has supported the compilation of a national Master Facility List (MFL) and development of a Health Facility Registry (HFR) to be used by various stakeholders in the country for planning and other purposes. Palladium is recruiting a Senior HMIS Systems Advisor dedicated to the Federal Ministry of Health, Department of Research, Planning and Statistics (DPRS) for a 12-month period starting February 2018.
Purpose of Position
- MEASURE Evaluation is hiring two full time staff, a Senior HMIS Governance Advisor and a Senior HMIS Systems Advisor to strengthen the capacity of the FMOH DPRS to operate, maintain, and sustain the HFR.
- The Senior HMIS Systems Advisor will develop and implement capacity building plans that result in FMOH Systems Administrators taking over HFR administration by the end of the assignment.
- The Advisor will build capacity on addressing all HFR software defects and enhancements, granting and monitoring user access, performing system administration tasks, and ensuring interoperability with the HIS and other systems.
- All support provided will be at the federal level though some in-country travel may be required.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement a capacity building plan with the FMOH DPRS systems administrators that entails the following:
- Fixing software defects and making sure the HFR maintains a high-availability system.
- Managing user access and accounts.
- Optimizing the HFR for optimal performance.
- Developing code to support request from DPRS staff.
- Performing all system administration tasks such as backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring.
- Updating technical and user documentation and publishing the latest version of the HFR as the HFR is updated.
- Implementing required integration and interoperability of the HFR with data subsystems to enhance data analysis and use.
- Making recommendations for improvements to systems based on user feedback and best software practices.
- Conduct routine meetings with DPRS and other FMOH staff to identify enhancement and future features.
- Collaborate with MEASURE Evaluation colleagues based in the US and in Nigeria and participate in meetings as required.
Requirements
Candidate Requirements:
- A Master's Degree in Information Science, Data Science, Statistics, Health Informatics, or a related field.
- At least 8 years’ experience advising on health management information systems or routine health information systems.
- Experience working with national health programs including HMIS and DHIS 2.
- Experienced in maintaining relational databases, troubleshooting, and providing systems enhancements.
- Extensive experience of back end and front-end systems development using PHP and Java.
- Working experience of Sphinx Search.
- Knowledge of REST API and JSON.
- Experience testing and troubleshooting systems.
- Experience and knowledge of user interface design.
- Experience using GitHub/Bitbucket and bug tracking systems such as Mantis BT or JIRA Helpdesk.
- Expertise in Technical Lan Technology, Apache tomcat, JavaScript programming, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and CSS.
- Knowledge of Model View Controller (MVC) design pattern.
- Work well under pressure, skilled in crisis management, and problem solving.
- Ability to achieve consensus among senior stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English are required to communicate technical information to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in Nigeria, preferably with the Ministry of Health and the DPRS
- Competitive expatriate relocation package will be provided
Deadline
11th February, 2018.
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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
Deadline
1st September, 2018.
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Duration: 12 months
Background
MEASURE Evaluation works in collaboration with other countries to strengthen their health information systems (HIS) to generate high quality data that is used for decision-making. It is a cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The University of North Carolina (UNC) is prime recipient of the award, and there are five partner agencies: ICF International (ICF); John Snow, Inc. (JSI); Management Sciences for Health (MSH); Palladium Group (PG); and Tulane University (TU).
In Nigeria, MEASURE Evaluation has supported the compilation of a national Master Facility List (MFL) and development of a Health Facility Registry (HFR) to be used by various stakeholders in the country for planning and other purposes. Palladium is recruiting a Senior HMIS Governance Advisor dedicated to the Federal Ministry of Health, Department of Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS) for a 12-month period starting February 2018.
Purpose of Position
- MEASURE Evaluation is hiring two full time staff, a Senior HMIS Governance Advisor and a Senior HMIS Systems Advisor to strengthen the capacity of the MOH DPRS to operate, maintain, and sustain the HFR.
- The Senior HMIS Governance Advisor will develop and implement capacity building plans that result in HFR functions transitioned to DPRS by the end of the assignment.
- The Advisor will build capacity to implement and monitor existing guidelines, policies, and standard operating procedures developed to support the HFR.
- The Advisor will also support DPRS to develop/enhance a results framework for monitoring HFR implementation, job descriptions, training materials, workflow processes, and accessibility guidelines for how 3rd party direct consumers can access and use the HFR – all with the intent of a smoothly functioning HFR. All support for the Senior HMIS Governance Advisor position will be provided at the federal level.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement a capacity building plan with the FMOH DPRS that entails the following:
- Develop a results framework to monitor implementation plan and measure impact of maintaining an updated Master Facility List (MFL) on health policy and planning.
- Chart workflow and validate key policies and procedures governing multi-level stakeholder engagement necessary for maintaining the MFL.
- Develop structures and job profiles at the national level that would support smooth operations, maintenance, enhancement and use of HFR.
- Advise key partners in the FMOH DPRS in developing the training plan for phased roll-out and follow up supportive supervision of the roll-out of the HFR in all 36 states and FCT.
- Based on phases of HFR rollout training, make improvements to the training curriculum and as needed, training methodology, SOPs and HFR software.
- Develop guidelines for external stakeholders to interface with the national HFR system.
- Promote integration and interoperability of the HFR with data subsystems to enhance data analysis and use.
- Conduct routine meetings with USAID/Nigeria and complete all project reporting requirements to ensure implementation meets donor and international standards.
- Collaborate with MEASURE Evaluation colleagues based in the US and in Nigeria and participate in meetings as required
Requirements
- A Master’s degree in Information science, Data science, Public health, Statistics, Health informatics, or a related field
- At least 8 years’ experience advising on health management information systems or routine health information systems
- Experience working with national health programs including HMIS, including DHIS 2
- At least five years’ experience working on Master Facility Lists and related facility registers
- Superior knowledge of project management principles to manage projects and work with multi-disciplinary teams including a broad and extensive knowledge of IT principles, methods and techniques;
- Work well under pressure, skilled in crisis management, and problem solving.
- Ability to achieve consensus among senior stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English are required to communicate technical information to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP Certification
- Experience working in Nigeria, preferably with the Federal Ministry of Health and the DPRS
Remuneration
Competitive expatriate relocation package will be provided.
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Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to micro and small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agribusiness sector to access debt or equity capital
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to bank and non-bank financial institutions to scale up debt and equity financing for MSMEs through new product development and outreach strategies
- Provide technical support to strengthen advocacy to support the removal of policy constraints related to financing
Requirements
- Master's degree in economics, business or related field;
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience in investment and finance, experience in the agribusiness sector preferred;
- Prior experience working on agriculture or access to finance projects funded by USAID or by other major donors, with at least five (5) years of experience preferred;
- Professional, relevant experience in Nigeria highly preferred;
- Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply
Deadline
7th September, 2018.
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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
- Develops and maintains strong partnerships with private sector organizations, cooperatives, partners, collaborators and financial institutions;
- Facilitates relationships between value chain actors including smallholders, traders, financial institutions, buyers, processors and agribusiness;
- Organizes and facilitates discussions on agribusiness investment-related policy issues involving representatives of the private and public sector, with a view to reach consensus on improved policies;
- Facilitate high level market linkages to add value to specific value chains. This includes cluster creation with value chain actors from the smallholder field to anchor firm level.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Crop Production, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics or related field. Knowledge of aquaculture a plus.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience working with USAID or another donor agency.
- Seven years professional work experience in crop production and/or crop protection, or food security, value chain development including facilitation, agribusiness, marketing, and financial services, private sector development, and enabling environment policy reforms.
- Experience in training, provision of technical assistance and public private facilitation among smallholders and value chain actors.
- Previous experience in Nigeria preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills required for working with project staff and beneficiaries
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure with limited guidance
- Excellent communication skills are essential to write effectively and persuasively and be able to present information in a variety of settings and formats
- Fluency in English required
- Experience with gender mainstreaming a plus
Deadline
1st September, 2018.
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