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Propcom Mai-karfi, a six-year project working to improve the livelihoods of Nigeria’s rural poor through targeted market initiatives, is seeking a high-performing, results-oriented Nigerian professional to serve as Intervention/Business Development Manager. Propcom Mai-karfi aims to increase incomes for 500,000 poor Nigerians, including 50% women, b...
PURPOSE
To provide field level support and information sharing for Propcom Mai-karfi programme interventions in specific markets (market chains & sectors) in accordance with the overall programme strategy within a given state.
SCOPE OF WORK
The State Embedded Officer supports the delivery of a number of programme interventions within a given state. This will involve field support in implementing the design, communicating, giving data / evidence when required for monitoring and reporting on all assigned interventions to line manager. S/he will develop and maintain close relationships with project partners while supporting the implementation of project interventions to contribute to the delivery of agreed milestones.
Based in a given state, this post will require frequent travel to the field.
The Propcom Mai-karfi staff work as an integrated team. The State Embedded Officer will be expected to contribute to other aspects of the programme.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The State Embedded Officer will be responsible for the following:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The State Embedded Officer will report to the Market Manager. S/he will also be expected to work closely with the Results Measurement team of the programme with information gathering on progress for all interventions in a given state. S/he will also be expected to establish and maintain good and effective working relationships with other members of the Propcom Mai-karfi team, in particular the programme’s Support team.
The State Embedded Officer will work closely with all market partners and will be the infield face of the programme.
COMPETENCIES
Communication: Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. Asks insightful questions, validates the speaker’s feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling ‘heard’. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.
Relationship Builder: Quickly develops trusting relationships with others; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Maintains industry, government and corporate networks and consistently forges new business relationships to fit priorities. Follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties.
Business Person: Understands the idea of the marketing mix (the 5 ‘P’s); can gather market info and give advice on marketing strategy; Advises on building and keeping good customer relations. Keeps records in more
Innovator: Tests out new ideas on an ongoing basis; actively searches for solutions beyond traditional boundaries and informs colleagues. Makes time to reflect and codify learning; seeks out sources of learning. Proactively shares both successful and unsuccessful endeavours; actively identifies issues that may hinder effective collaborations and devises means of minimizing these; takes a leadership role in a team. Collects and arranges complex evidence within an Excel workbook; to aid subsequent cost-benefit analysis of economic options; prescription and argument for pro-poor improvements in markets.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The State Embedded Officer should have;
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in the assigned state however the incumbent will be required to make frequent travels within the State and occasionally to other the Northern States.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To provide strategic direction and management to the technical work within the identified three states which constitute a Tier – determining the overall direction and delivery of the programme, by collaborating and coordinating with the Senior Management Team. The Senior Market Manager will also be responsible for providing direction, in association with the core specialists, the Results Measurement team and identified Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA). The Senior Market Manager will also have responsibility for ensuring compliance for the programme objectives of: Gender and women’s economic empowerment (WEE), and Climate smart agriculture (CSA).
SCOPE OF WORK
The Senior Market Manager will have the overall responsibility for providing strategic guidance and management for the programme in the three states which she/he is responsible for. This will be done by managing all the programme interventions and overseeing both the strategic and administrative elements of the interventions, activities and inputs. S/he will also be required to establish and manage strategic relationships with potential partners and stakeholders in the three states. The Senior Market Manager will identify and design potential interventions for the programme and develop strategies for implementing these interventions to contribute to the delivery of Programme milestones. This will be done in conjunction with the DTL/ MGD and Team Leader and with the support of the Market Managers linked to these states and to these potential interventions. The Senior Market Manager will share the plans for new interventions and activities with his/her peers and will pilot agreed activities which have the potential to be brought to scale in the Tier states under his/her responsibility and other Tiers state groupings
S/he will be responsible for ensuring strong linkages between the technical and the Results Measurement team of the programme. S/he will also be responsible for ensuring strong communication channels with the support team to ensure timely, safe and appropriate delivery of activities and travels.
Though based in Abuja, Kano or Gombe, this post will require frequent travel to the field and especially to the three states that they are responsible for.
The Propcom Mai-karfi staff work as an integrated team. The Senior Market Manager will be expected to contribute to other aspects of the programme. It is expected that the six Senior Market Managers will initially meet fortnightly and will contribute to the wider programme planning with the senior management team on a regular basis to ensure optimal learning and sharing of ideas for cross programme ownership.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Market Manager will be responsible for the following:
General:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
The Senior Market Manager will report to the Deputy Team Leader / Market Group Director and will co-manage all members of the Tier Team allocated to the three states. S/he will be a key strategic member of the programme staff and will form part of the senior management team contributing to the overall programme strategy and delivery.
S/he will also be expected to work closely with the Results Measurement team of the programme and work effectively with all other members of the Propcom-Mai-karfi team, including the Support team and Communications and Knowledge Management personnels.
The Senior Market Manager will work closely with all partners including DFID Coordinators and Advisors ensuring that all interests are adequately protected. Ensure all interventions have the potential for sustained improvements of the standards of the poor within the market areas and in the geo-political areas in which the Senior Market Manager works. S/he will be required to drive the programme and donor interests within all interventions thereby representing the programme on a strategic level with both the donor and other stakeholders.
COMPETENCIES:
Communication: Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. Asks insightful questions, validates the speaker’s feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling ‘heard’. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.
Relationship Builder: Quickly develops trusting relationships with others; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Maintains industry, government, donor / INGO and corporate networks and consistently forges new business relationships to fit strategic priorities. Identifies shared goals and develops effective strategies around those goals; follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties.
Business Person: Understands the idea of the marketing mix (the 5 ‘P’s) price /product / promotion /place / people; can gather market info and give advice on marketing strategy; Advises on building and keeping good customer relations. Keeps records in more complex business environments; Advises on basic finances; Identifies and considers the financial risks of decisions; considers the economic value for the markets before making financial decisions. Delivers and / or support when required training workshops; Advises on selecting and recruiting staff; appreciates the importance of incentives for performance and will undertake staff performance reviews.
Mentoring: Regularly engages with market actors and stakeholders to uncover and identify specific needs; builds desire in the coachee to address the needs. Offers specific, constructive feedback to others; leaves the coachee feeling empowered to improve; actively seeks out feedback to improve; uses feedback in reviewing intervention strategies. Creates buy-in from the coachee to improve; helps develop action plans; provides support, while ensure coachee ownership over the process. This mentoring should cover line managed staff as and when required.
Innovator: Tests out new ideas on an ongoing basis; failure encourages greater future effort; often demonstrates creative thinking; uses innovative approaches in the execution of work; actively searches for solutions beyond traditional boundaries. Makes time to reflect and codify learning; seeks out sources of learning; regularly adjusts actions based on comparing expected results against actual results; makes informed decisions based on lessons learnt from other interventions within the sector or geo-political area. Proactively shares both successful and unsuccessful endeavors with colleagues and the Results and Monitoring Team; actively identifies issues that may hinder effective collaborations and devises means of minimizing these; takes a leadership role in a team
Political Economist: Critically analyses institutions when required using a visual model, objectively allocating roles and functions. Can prescribe with support from colleagues an agenda to improve the institutional arrangements for the benefit of poor people. Rigorously analyses the way power and politics affects markets and poverty; can model the power relations; and can prescribe improvements for the benefit of poor people. Collects and arranges complex evidence; cost-benefit analysis of economic options; prescription and argument for pro-poor improvements in markets.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Senior Market Manager should have;
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in Abuja, Kano or Gombe. However, the incumbent will be required to make frequent travels within Nigeria and particularly to the Northern part of Nigeria and to the three states for which the incumbent will be responsible.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To provide strategic direction and management to the technical work of the Programme with primary focus on the three Tier 1 states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, but with significant input to work in Tier II and DFID partner states as identified. The incumbent will also be responsible for providing overall strategic direction in the integration of gender and women’s economic empowerment (WEE) across the Programme. As a key member of the senior management team, the North East Recovery & Programme WEE Coordinator is expected to contribute to overall programme management, direction and delivery of agreed milestones.
SCOPE OF WORK
The North East Recovery & Programme WEE Coordinator will have the overall responsibility for providing strategic guidance and oversight of the programme’s activities in Tier I and Tier 2 states for NE recovery strategy for the NE and all partnership states to incorporate WEE objectives into interventions. This will be done through liaison with Senior Market Managers and supporting both the strategic and administrative elements of the interventions, activities and inputs. S/he will also be responsible for knowledge sharing and identifying cross-cutting opportunities that can be pursued in Tier II and DFID partner states.
The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring strong linkages between Tier I technical and geopolitical teams, the Results Measurement team and the Gender & Women’s Empowerment Manager of the programme. A key component of his/her work will be the collation and dissemination of information related to the NE States and utilising this resource within the Programme to help with intervention(s) design and delivery. Though based in Abuja, this post will require travel to the field and especially to the NE States.
The Propcom Mai-karfi staff work as an integrated team. The North East Recovery & Programme WEE Coordinator will be expected to contribute to wider Programme planning and project direction meetings as a member of the senior management team.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
North East Recovery:
Gender & WEE:-
General:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The North East Recovery & WEE Director will report to the Team Leader and Market Group Director/ Deputy Team Leader. S/he will be a key strategic member of the Programme staff and will form part of the senior management team contributing to the overall programme strategy delivery and its monitoring & evaluation.
S/he will also be expected to work closely with the Results Measurement team as well as other members of the Propcom Mai-karfi team, including the Support team and the Communications and Knowledge Management personnel.
COMPETENCIES:
Communication: Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. Asks insightful questions, validates a speaker’s feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling ‘heard’. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.
Relationship Builder: Quickly develops pragmatic and trusting relationships with others; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Maintains industry, government and corporate networks and consistently forges new business and key relationships to fit strategic priorities with Privet Sector, Donors, INGOs and Government. Identifies shared goals and develops effective strategies around those goals; follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties.
Coach: Regularly engages with market actors and stakeholders to uncover and identify specific WEE needs; builds desire in the coachee to address the needs. Offers specific, constructive feedback to others; leaves the coachee feeling empowered to improve; actively seeks out feedback to improve; uses feedback in reviewing intervention strategies. Creates buy-in from the coachee to improve; helps develop action plans; provides support, while ensure coachee ownership over the process. Acts as a mentor for the staff he/she line managers.
Innovator: Tests out new ideas on an ongoing basis; reports failure when recognized in a timely and evidenced based manner; encourages greater future effort; often demonstrates creative thinking; uses innovative approaches in the execution of work; actively searches for solutions beyond traditional boundaries. Makes time to reflect and codify learning; seeks out sources of learning; regularly adjusts actions based on comparing expected results against actual results; makes informed decisions based on lessons learnt from other interventions within the sector or geo-political area. Proactively shares both successful and unsuccessful endeavours; actively identifies issues that may hinder effective collaborations and devises means of minimizing these; takes a leadership role in a team
Political Economist: Critically analyses institutions and the context in which they are operating using a visual model, objectively allocating roles and functions. Can prescribe an agenda to improve the institutional arrangements for the benefit of poor people. Rigorously analyses the way power and politics affects markets and poverty; can model the power relations; and can prescribe improvements for the benefit of poor people in challenging institutional and environmental contexts. Collects and arranges complex evidence for the Results and Monitoring Team; inputs in cost-benefit analysis of economic options; prescription and argument for pro-poor improvements in markets.
Business Person: Understands the idea of the marketing mix (the 5 ‘P’s); can gather market info and provide collegiate advice on specific marketing strategy which encapsulates WEE parameters. Advises on building and keeps WEE and engendered records in more complex business environment/ interventions and geopolitical areas; Advises risks of exclusion / inclusion and “do no harm” of key decisions; considers the economic value and cultural impact of markets before financial / programmatic decisions are made. Delivers training workshops. As part of the SMT advises on selecting and recruiting staff; appreciates the importance of incentives for performance in thin markets and fragile states.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The North East Recovery & WEE Director should have;
Fluency in English and Hausa.
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in Abuja, however the incumbent will be required to travel within Nigeria and particularly to the North Central and North East States.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To provide direction and management to the technical work within an identified state which constitutes part of a Tier – determining the overall direction and delivery of the programme, by collaborating and coordinating with the Senior Market Managers in charge of their assigned Tier. The Market Manager will also be responsible for providing direction, in association with the core specialists, the Results Measurement team, and identified Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA). For a given intervention(s) the Market Manager will also have responsibility for ensuring compliance for the programme objectives of:
Gender and women’s economic empowerment (WEE), and
Climate smart agriculture (CSA
SCOPE OF WORK
Management support for interventions and associated activities of the programme ensuring progress and achievements which contribute to wider programme milestones. Market engagement in a given state is tracked and documented (to agreed formats where applicable), and disseminated to relevant internal and external audiences in an appropriate and timely manner. The field level work will be supported by the line managed State Officer and, when required, M&E Enumerators.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The Market Manager will be responsible for the following:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The Market Manager will report to the Senior Market Manager(s). S/he will also be expected to work closely with the Results Measurement team of the programme in supporting with the design of all information gathering and progress monitoring tools for all interventions. S/he will also be expected to establish and maintain good and effective working relationships with other members of the Propcom Mai-karfi team.
The Market Manager will work closely with all market partners ensuring that interests of smallholder farmers and vulnerable groups are adequately protected and all interventions have the potential for sustained improvements of the standards of the poor within the market areas. S/he will be required to drive the programme and donor interests within all interventions within the market, thereby representing the programme at a strategic level with both the donor and other stakeholders.
COMPETENCIES
Communication: Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. Asks insightful questions, validates the speaker’s feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling ‘heard’. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.
Relationship Builder: Quickly develops trusting relationships with others; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Maintains industry, government, donor / INGO and corporate networks and consistently forges new business relationships to fit strategic priorities. Identifies shared goals and develops effective strategies around those goals; follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties.
Business Person: Understands the idea of the marketing mix (the 5 ‘P’s) price /product / promotion /place / people; can gather market info and give advice on marketing strategy; Advises on building and keeping good customer relations. Keeps records in more complex business environments; Advises on basic finances; Identifies and considers the financial risks of decisions; considers the economic value for the markets before making financial decisions. Delivers and / or support when required training workshops; Advises on selecting and recruiting staff; appreciates the importance of incentives for performance and will undertake staff performance reviews.
Mentoring: Regularly engages with market actors and stakeholders to uncover and identify specific needs; builds desire in the coachee to address the needs. Offers specific, constructive feedback to others; leaves the coachee feeling empowered to improve; actively seeks out feedback to improve; uses feedback in reviewing intervention strategies. Creates buy-in from the coachee to improve; helps develop action plans; provides support, while ensure coachee ownership over the process. This mentoring should cover line managed staff as and when required.
Innovator: Tests out new ideas on an ongoing basis; failure encourages greater future effort; often demonstrates creative thinking; uses innovative approaches in the execution of work; actively searches for solutions beyond traditional boundaries. Makes time to reflect and codify learning; seeks out sources of learning; regularly adjusts actions based on comparing expected results against actual results; makes informed decisions based on lessons learnt from other interventions within the sector or geo-political area. Proactively shares both successful and unsuccessful endeavours with colleagues (Line Manager) and the Results and Monitoring Team; actively identifies issues that may hinder effective collaborations and devises means of minimizing these.
Political Economist: Critically analyses institutions when required using a visual model, objectively allocating roles and functions. Can prescribe with support from colleagues an agenda to improve the institutional arrangements for the benefit of poor people. Rigorously analyses the way power and politics affects markets and poverty; can model the power relations; and can prescribe improvements for the benefit of poor people. Supports with the interpretation of complex evidence; cost-benefit analysis of given interventions for pro-poor improvements in markets.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Market Manager should have:
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in a given office either Abuja, Kano or Gombe (or other state offices if identified during implementation) however the incumbent will be required to make frequent travels within the Tier and to other Tiers in northern Nigeria.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To assist with the Propcom Mai-karfi administrative and logistics functions.
To support the programme’s local procurement functions.
To support in the logistical arrangement for all travel of the technical team
SCOPE OF WORK
The Propcom Mai-karfi Logistics Officer will be expected to provide support to all members of the support team in the execution of programme administrative, logistics and facilities function, assisting with the day to day functionality of the office environments at all times. This includes all PM offices and office spaces throughout the country
Propcom Mai-Karfi staff work as part of an integrated team and as such, the logistics Officer will be expected to contribute in other ways as directed by his/her line manager to the overall success of team/programme activities.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The Logistics Officer will be required to:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The Logistics Officer will report to the Operations and Security Manager or his/her Designee as designated by the Director Operations.
S/he will also be expected to establish strong working relationship with a variety of vendors and providers of goods and services as well as with other members of the Propcom Mai-Karfi team.
COMPETENCIES (note: competencies should be matched against assigned proficiency levels in the programme administrative competency framework)
Diversity: Behavioural proficiency level 2
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Operations Officer should have;
LOCATION OF POST
This is an Abuja based position but may require occasional travel to other parts of Nigeria
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To coordinate and manage the Knowledge Management requirements of the Propcom Mai-karfi Programme and ensure that programme knowledge is duly generated, organised for ease of retrieval and shared to help with effective management of the programme.
SCOPE OF WORK
Manage the knowledge management activities of the programme ensuring progress and achievements are documented (to agreed formats where applicable), stored in an accessible manner and disseminated to relevant internal and external audiences (both at national and international levels) in an appropriate and timely manner and in conjunction with the Communications Manager.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The Knowledge Manager will be responsible for the following:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The Knowledge Manager will report to the Results Director and manage the knowledge management activities of the programme. S/he will be expected to work closely with the Results Measurement, Communications, Support and Technical teams and foster good working relationships with them.
COMPETENCIES
Communication:
Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. Asks insightful questions, validates the speaker’s feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling ‘heard’. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.
Teamwork:
Is capable of building trusted professional working relationships with others as part of the wider Programme Team; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Identifies shared goals and develops effective strategies around those goals; follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties. Is able to engage with colleagues to identify specific needs knowledge needs by offering specific, constructive feedback. Creates buy-in from colleagues to develop action plans; provides support, while ensure ownership is maintained by the colleague over the process
Organisation / Documentation:
Has a methodical approach to knowledge management, understands the how knowledge management is required to support technical delivery of the programme, through the provision of collected market information and programme reports, data and 3rd party reports Advises on individual staff to build their ability to keep good records and how to effectively share the same. Collects and arranges complex evidence within an overall filing / information retrieval architecture. Keeps records from fragmented sources coming from challenging environments and can retrieve the same information in an efficient manner. Is capable of delivering training to groups or on a “one to one” basis on knowledge management processes and procedures and mentors colleagues when required.
Critical Thinking:
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Knowledge Manager should have:
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in Abuja however incumbent will be required to make frequent travels within Nigeria and particularly to the Northern part of Nigeria.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To contribute to and enhance the integration of gender and women’s economic empowerment across the Propcom Mai-karfi programme. This will include the embedding of the Propcom Maikarfi’s gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) strategy and framework within all its interventions ensuring the constant identification of gender and WEE implications and issues as well as the use of best practice within markets and, increasingly, its geo-political activities especially in the NE of Nigeria and in the three DFID Partner states.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Programme aims to provide economic assets directly to women and girls. Propcom Mai-karfi is helping to achieve this by helping to raise the income of poor women and poor men through agriculture and rural development. The gender aspect of the work will ensure that emphasis is placed on working through a holistic WEE approach and with markets where there is potential for women to sustainably increase their income.
The Gender and WEE Officer will be required to:
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Nigeria/Africa, and other relevant global case studies
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The Gender and WEE Officer will report to the Recovery Coordinator North East;
COMPETENCIES
Political Economist: Critically analyses institutions using a visual model, objectively allocating roles and functions. Can prescribe an agenda to improve the institutional arrangements for the benefit of poor people. Rigorously analyses the way power and politics affects markets and poverty; can model the power relations; and can prescribe improvements for the benefit of poor people. Collects and arranges complex evidence within an Excel workbook; cost-benefit analysis of economic options; prescription and argument for pro-poor improvements in markets.
Management: Managing Performance: Contributes to overall programme output delivery by ensuring optimum performance of individual and teams. Strategic Thinking: Committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values. Influencing behavior:
Using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans to advance the objectives of the programme
Gender and Women’s Empowerment Analyst: Has substantive knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment, and can critically analyse multiple gender and women’s empowerment situations, with an ability to apply a gender lens to economic development and pro-poor growth paradigms. Can quickly familiarize and understand differences within specific socio-cultural contexts, and has the ability not only to identify negative social norms as challenges, but can formulate the most appropriate and sustainable approaches for addressing these in a transformative way.
Communication: Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. In two way communications asks insightful questions, validates the speaker’s feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling ‘heard’. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.
Relationship Builder: Quickly develops trusting relationships with others; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Maintains industry, government and corporate networks and consistently forges new business relationships to fit strategic priorities. Identifies shared goals and develops effective strategies around those goals; follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties.
Business Person: Understands the idea of the marketing mix (the 5 ‘P’s); can gather market info and give advice on marketing strategy; Advises on building and keeping good customer relations. Keeps records in more complex business environments; Advises on basic finances; Identifies and considers the financial risks of decisions; considers the economic value for the markets before making financial decisions. Understands how individual businesses work and what drives the decision-making of private sector partners. Delivers training workshops; Advises on selecting and recruiting staff; appreciates the importance of incentives for performance
Coach: Regularly engages with programme actors and stakeholders to uncover and identify specific needs; builds desire in the coachee to address the needs. Offers specific, constructive feedback to others; leaves the coachee feeling empowered to improve; actively seeks out feedback to improve; uses feedback in reviewing intervention strategies. Creates buy-in from the coachee to improve; helps develop action plans; provides support, while ensure coachee ownership over the process
Innovator: Tests out new ideas on an ongoing basis; failure encourages greater future effort; often demonstrates creative thinking; uses innovative approaches in the execution of work; actively searches for solutions beyond traditional boundaries. Makes time to reflect and codify learning; seeks out sources of learning; regularly adjusts actions based on comparing expected results against actual results; makes informed decisions based on lessons learnt from other interventions within the sector. Proactively shares both successful and unsuccessful endeavours; actively identifies issues that may hinder effective collaborations and devises means of minimizing these; takes a leadership role in a team
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Gender and WEE Officer should have;
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in Abuja however incumbent will be required to make frequent travels within Nigeria and particularly to the northern part of Nigeria.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
PURPOSE
To oversee the effective running of the administrative and financial functions of Propcom Mai-karfi, ensuring compliance to set standards (DFID and Palladium International Ltd) and providing relevant feedback to the senior management team in country and to Palladium International Ltd HQ team for informing overall programme strategy.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Finance and Administration Manager will play a key role in the day to day oversight of the programme operations. This will involve working with the administrative team in ensuring compliance with financial procedures and controls, providing information to the Director of Operations and Team Leader for decisions on the allocation of resources. The role holder will oversee (from a financial view point) the Facilitation and Grant Funds working directly with the Senior Finance Manager and the Contracts and Compliance Coordinator and the technical team in ensuring that proper contracting procedures are followed as well as helping to monitor the agreements in collaboration with technical staff.
The Propcom Mai-karfi staff work as an integrated team. The Finance and Administration Manager will also be expected to contribute to other aspects of the programme.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities of the Finance and Administration Manager will be spread across 3 key functions:
Financial Management:
Monitor expenditures against programme budget in direct collaboration with the programme management unit (Palladium International Development Nigeria Ltd office)
General Operations
Oversee the consistent smooth running of office facilities at all times by supervising the effective management of the programme’s Operations and Security Manager and Personnel Manager.
Coordinate all programme HR and personnel matters and actions through the programme Personnel Manager
Oversee all IT, security and logistics requirements of the programme in accordance with set programme guidelines as well as DFID and Palladium International Ltd guidelines.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The Finance and Administration Manager will report to the Director Operations and will manage key members of the Programme Administrative Team. S/he will be a key strategic member of the programme staff and will form part of the senior management team contributing to the overall programme strategy and deliver.
S/he will also be expected to work closely with the Market and Results Measurement teams of the programme ensuring due diligence in followed for all financial and administrative aspects of their day to day activities.
COMPETENCIES (note: competencies should be matched against assigned proficiency levels in the programme administrative competency framework)
Communication: Effectively communicates by actively listening and sharing information with relevant internal and/or external colleagues and stakeholders using a variety of appropriate communication tools and channels to enable better understanding; adjusts communication style and tone according to the audience and occasion. Proactively disseminates both verbal and written information in a timely and understandable manner.
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Oral and written Communication: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Use of Communication Tools: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Reporting: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Professionalism: Achieves satisfactory levels of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Technical Expertise: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Organisational Understanding: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Continuous Professional Development: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Team Working: Shares and articulates team vision and demonstrates that by working cooperatively with a positive attitude across cultural and organisational boundaries to achieve shared goals; Treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanour and values the contribution of others.
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Interpersonal Skills: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Building effective relationships: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Customer support: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Results and Achievement Oriented: Focusing personal efforts on achieving results consistent with the programme’s objectives
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Achievement: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Problem Analysis: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Innovation: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Prioritisation and Personal Effectiveness: Establishes and maintains mechanisms that enable the prompt and accurate delivery on assigned tasks and activities
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Attention to Detail: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Prioritisation and Planning: Behavioural proficiency level 3 Initiative: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Leadership: Promotes programme’s mission and goals, and shows the way to achieve them.
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Managing Performance: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Strategic Thinking and Planning: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Influencing Behaviours: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Cross Cultural Sensitivity: Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics; treats all people fairly and consistently; effectively works with people from diverse backgrounds by treating them with dignity and respect
Expected Behavioural Proficiency Levels
Cultural Awareness: Behavioural proficiency level 3
Diversity: Behavioural proficiency level 3
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Finance and Administration Manager should have;
LOCATION OF POST
The post is domiciled in Abuja however incumbent will be required to make frequent travels within Nigeria and particularly to the northern part of Nigeria.
Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate the required skills and experiences, as well as a passion for development in Nigeria.
Please send your CV (maximum of three pages), full details of referees, and a 1 page covering letter outlining how your skills and competencies match the requirements of this post to: recruit@propcommaikarfi.org. Kindly state “State Embedded Officers (VN4517)” in the subject of your email.
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