Job Title: Market Section Manager
Company: Propcom Mai-karfi
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Field: Administration / Secretarial Sales / Marketing
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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 professional to serve as Market Section Manager.
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Propcom Mai-karfi aims to increase incomes for 500,000 poor Nigerians, including 50% women, by enhancing employment opportunities and improving productivity in selected agricultural and other rural markets in northern Nigeria. Propcom Mai-karfi, which runs through December 2017, is managed by Palladium, in partnership with Technoserve, for the UK Department for International Development.
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Responsibilities will include: – Providing overall strategic direction for the market sector and all interventions within the sector; monitoring and quality assuring all intervention guides and resulting outputs – Identifying new markets in order to contribute to the overall programme strategy and liaising with the senior management team on potential markets – Initiating and managing all market related value chain analysis ensuring study designs, contracting and implementation are done in accordance to set standards – Driving the stakeholder analysis of the selected commodity chains as well as identifying potential agents of change – Overseeing the implementation of all market interventions ensuring initiative is taken and setting work plans for the intervention – Identifying and establishing strategic partnerships within the market and playing a lead role in managing all established partnerships – Ensuring Administrative guidance is followed for grants, MoUs, and general administration – Budgets are managed for the markets being supervised – Security guidelines are followed by all team members – Improving the performance of the team through mentoring and coaching – Ensuring good linkages with the Results Measurement team – Contributing to the overall leadership of the programme as part of the management team
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Required Skills & Experience: – A Master's degree in a related discipline – Excellent problem solving and analytical skills – Experience and knowledge of the agricultural inputs market in Northern Nigeria is a definite advantage – Ability to develop well written, cohesive reports – Excellent analytical skills – Hausa is desirable – Willingness to travel domestically, especially to the north of Nigeria – Strong skills in business software (Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint) – Previous experience on M4P projects preferred – Team management experience – Evidence of the ability to form strong partnerships – Credibility within the business community – Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English
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In return we offer: – A friendly and team-based working environment in Abuja – Opportunity to collaborate with national and international colleagues – Opportunity to make a vital contribution to an innovative Nigerian development programme – A competitive salary with benefits – The role is based in Abuja, although travel within northern Nigeria will be required.
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Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate sound evidence of success in a business advisory or agricultural management role and a passion for development in Nigeria.
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