Job Title: National Adviser, Food and Agricultural Policy
Job ID: 32257
Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Organisation: United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Nigeria
Duties and Responsibilities:
The National Adviser, Food and Agricultural Policy will have the following terms of reference:
• Spearhead in-depth and critical review of the state of food and agricultural policy in Nigeria and advise the Honourable Minister on priority evidence-based food and agricultural policies, and institutional, legal and regulatory reforms needed to drive the agricultural transformation agenda and rural development.
• Coordinate the Food and Agricultural Policy Transformation Group – made up of leading policy experts from universities, economics and policy think tanks and public sector agencies across Nigeria – to develop an Agricultural Transformation Policy Action Plan to drive the agricultural transformation agenda.
• Provide analytical support for the determination of the impacts of agricultural policies on agricultural producers and consumers and how to sequence policy and institutional reforms to ensure successful implementation of the agricultural transformation action plan.
• Develop a clear policy advocacy action plan to effectively communicate the policy directions to drive the agricultural transformation agenda.
• Build strong policy advocacy networks for the successful implementation of agricultural policies, through creating awareness and effectively communicating the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) to non-state actors, and ensuring that stakeholders are adequately informed of the ATA programmes.
• Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of food and agricultural policies.
• Preparation of policy briefs for the Honourable Minister of Agriculture, policy briefs for the Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council.
• Develop and deepen the internal policy institutional capacity within the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Education:
• Master's degree in Business Administration, or Master's /PHD in Agriculture or other relevant subject
Experience:
• 7 years in a senior management position in agricultural or related sector in Nigeria with a government, international or private sector agency
• Remarkable track record in developing and executing strategies plans and initiatives on agriculture development/transformation (or related sectors)
• Demonstrated track record in building, leading and managing high-performing organizations and teams.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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