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Detailed Description

• Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition in collaboration with other partners, is designing an intervention platform titled Nourishing Africa that will be the hub for African food and agriculture
• The mission of Nourishing Africa is to "attract, empower, equip, connect and celebrate over 1 Million dynamic and innovative young entrepreneurs who will drive the profitable and sustainable growth of the African agriculture and food landscapes". As such, this hub will serve as a platform for these stakeholders to accelerate their work, connect with each other, and celebrate their successes on the continent.
• The portal will include information about data, funding, African food and chefs, career opportunities, and other resources to develop one's career in the agri/food industry.
• We are looking for a dynamic, fast and self-motivated web developer to join the Nourishing Africa Team, who will be in charge of the day-to-day running and functionality of the Hub.

Responsibilities

• Code well designed, testable, efficient software by using best development practices
• Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
• Manage front-end visuals and information.
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling of the Nourishing Africa online hub
• Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
• Cooperate with internal and external web designers to match visual design intent.

Requirements

• Experience in web developing and management of expansive knowledge and learning platform
• Experience in graphic designing
• Ability to code and create back-end functions
• A passion for agriculture and nutrition in Africa
• Available to start immediately.

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Reports to: Sahel Consulting’s Managing Partner
Travel: Extensive travel across project States

About the Program
Sahel, in collaboration with other partners, seek to catalyze the local dairy sector in Nigeria in an inclusive way through a program that will improve the livelihoods, productivity, nutrition, and empowerment of smallholder women dairy farmers and the communities in which they live. If approved, the program will span 5 years and will:

• Advocate for an enabling environment for local sourcing through engagements with the government and relevant private sector stakeholders.
• Increase demand for locally sourced milk through partnerships with dairy processors currently or interested in sourcing locally.
• Improve smallholder dairy farmers’ productivity by increasing their access to technical support services and right inputs.
• Empower women dairy farmers and enable them to improve their livelihoods and that of their households.
• Improve nutrition outcomes among smallholder dairy households through innovations in food systems.

Duties and Responsibilities
The COP’s primary responsibilities are outlined below. The COP is however expected to perform any tasks that are necessary within the context of the evolving needs of the program:

• Leadership & Program Oversight: Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the entire program, ensuring an integrated vision among different components and actors, and a focus on achieving the program objectives and expected outcomes. Work with the program team to develop values, mission and goals. Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, Sahel’s internal policies, and donor guidelines.
• Relationship Building & Management: Build and manage high-level relations with the funder, Government of Nigeria, all implementing partners and stakeholders involved with the program in order to ensure ongoing alignment, commitment and accountability to deliver on the program’s targets
• Represent the program at the highest-levels vis a vis the Federal and state government, donor and other relevant stakeholders nationally and globally.
• Financial Oversight Oversee fiscal management to ensure that financial activities including budgeting, reporting and auditing align and are compliant with Sahel’s internal policies, and donor guidelines. Ensure that program is operating within the approved budget, ensure maximum resource utilization, and maintenance of the program in a positive financial position.
• Program Implementation: Coordinate the development of strategic plans, annual and quarterly work plans, and the overall management of the program. Oversee program administration, and operations, implementation. Ensure reports, work plans, and other program deliverables are timely and of high quality. Identify and effectively manage all key risks related to the program, including compliance with Sahel’s policies and donor transparency and due diligence requirements. Ensure the development of strong M&E mechanisms, program monitoring tools and efficient systems to ensure high quality implementation.
• Team Building & Management Oversee the hiring, onboarding, training and retention of top talent. Create an environment and culture that promotes great performance and positive morale. Lead and inspire project teams to deliver on program objectives.
• Branding & Communication: Oversee the development and implementation of the program’s branding and communication strategy in order to ensure effective communication with program partners, donor and other relevant stakeholders.

Minimum Required Skills & Experience

• Professional Qualification: Master's Degree in International Development, Business, Economics, or related field of study
• Minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in senior management position with demonstrated results focus, skills and a track record of delivering beyond expectations
• Operational Expertise Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, program development and task facilitation
• Experience in supply chain management and in leading implementation in a complex, international organization and/or in large multifaceted programs
• Good financial management skills including cash flow management and budgeting
• A familiarity with and commitment to addressing gender equality is also required
• Leadership Skills: Able to shape a vision and strategy
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing alliances with the private sector; ability to build consensus and relationships among executives, partners, and the workforce; adept at aligning stakeholders with differing agendas Able to attract, inspire, retain and lead a diverse team of highly talented professionals
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills
• Superior interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skill so
• Strong negotiation and diplomatic skills to support effective work through implementing partners
• Fluency in the English language, and excellent writing and presentation skills;
• Ability to inspire confidence and create trust
• Personal Characteristics and Other Requirements 
• Excellent judgement. Ability to understand new issues quickly and make wise decisions
• Ability to work under pressure, plan personal workload effectively and delegate
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook;
• Willingness to travel across program states within Nigeria, with a focus on Northern Nigeria.
• Please note that the position is subject to donor approval of the program.