Job Vacancies at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role   

• Palladium brings more than 50 years of experience applying rigorous, evidence-led methodologies to international development. Our work covers health, education, economic growth, governance, environmental issues, informatics, workforce development, and monitoring and evaluation, offering innovative approaches that support the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of development programs. Our presence extends across more than 90 countries, creating positive impact over 100 projects through the dedication of 2,000+ project and home office staff.
• Palladium seeks a vibrant and dynamic DCOP who is passionate about managing a large, exciting USAID/Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness and West Africa Trade Hub project. 
• The technical focus will be on: private sector engagement, agriculture, trade and regulatory reform as well as investment promotion and access to finance.
• The goals of this project are to develop private sector partnerships with agribusinesses in order transform agriculture value chains in Nigeria and West Africa.

Responsibilities   

• Supports the COP with providing day to day project management and technical or operations support.
• Provides leadership/oversight for finance, operations and administration of the program.
• Supports the adaptive management approach, and work with staff, home office and USAID to adjust programmatic approach, staffing and resources if required based on continuous monitoring of the program course.
• Directly supervises Senior Leadership Team members, who oversee and manage major work streams/departments including: value chain development, private sector engagement, enterprise and markets development, agriculture policy reform and general USAID contract management.

Requirements   

• Prior USAID Deputy, Deputy Chief of Party experience strongly preferred.
• A master's degree in Business, Management, Agricultural science, Economics, Marketing, Trade or other relevant graduate degree
• 10 years or more of progressively responsible work experience leading teams and managing development programs.
• Prior experience in Nigeria is required.
• Fluency in English is required; French preferred.
• Substantial management experience and knowledge of project management, private sector development, gender mainstreaming and working in a multi-cultural environment.
• Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:  agriculture, enterprise and agribusiness, public private partnerships, market linkages, agriculture/rural finance, women’s empowerment preferred.
• A demonstrated ability to lead multi-faceted teams and solve problems when needed.
• Excellent communications skills.

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Project Overview and Role

• Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated the USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness and West Africa Trade Hub opportunity.
• The technical focus will be on: private sector engagement, agriculture, trade and regulatory reform as well as investment promotion and access to finance.
• The goals of this project are to develop private sector partnerships with agribusinesses in order transform agriculture value chains in Nigeria and West Africa.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approach for the Activity
• Manages M&E across all components, assuming responsibility for operational decision-making as necessary
• Designs and implements the M&E system to track activity progress, and report on results and impact of technical programming
• Oversees data collection efforts and ensure all program requirements are met
• Ensures project scope and activities are compliant with USAID policies.
• Coordinates closely with implementing partners to build cohesive measurement and results systems

Requirements

• MA or Higher in Business Administration, International Development, Economics, Statistics, or a related field
• Seven (7) years of progressively more responsible work with experience supervising a team
• Experience designing and overseeing M&E data collection and reporting for agriculture/food security projects.
• USAID/Feed the Future reporting experience is also preferred
• Demonstrated research design and analytical skills with five (5) years of agriculture research or M&E experience in Nigeria.
• USAID or other international donor experience required
• Demonstrated ability to implement, operationalize, and manage information collection and assessment systems
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage information databases using appropriate software applications
• Ability to work in team environment and work with and train non-direct reports to implement initiatives
• Strong writing, reporting, and presentational skills
• Familiarity with gender issues in M&E and an understanding of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) would be a plus.