Intervention Manager - Abuja Job at TechnoServe Nigeria

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Job Title: Intervention Manager, TechnoServe

Location: Abuja, Nigeria  

Employer: Propcom Mai-karfi

Recruiter: TechnoServe

Reports to: Market Section Manager

Location: Abuja with domestic travel, as required

I. TechnoServe Background: TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. TechnoServe operates in more than 30 developing countries with over 1,000 employees.

II. Program Description: The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has initiated Propcom Mai-karfi project focused on Northern Nigeria. This five-year program aims to increase the incomes of 500,000 impoverished Northern Nigerians by 50%, with half of program recipients being women.  Propcom Mai-karfi uses a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach, which aims to accelerate pro-poor growth by strengthening markets and achieving greater fairness for poor men and women within those markets. Key industries of intervention include soy and poultry, as well as cross-cutting markets such as fertilizers and tractor services.

III. Position Description:

The Intervention Manager will support implementation of interventions in several target markets Responsibilities include:

•   Completing high quality analysis of key markets

•   Engaging with stakeholders

•   Developing intervention guides for interventions being conducted in target markets

•   Developing sustainable partnerships

•   Developing an information base for new markets

•   Developing the business case for a given market intervention

•   Conducting surveys

IV. Required Skills & Experience:

•   A Bachelor's degree in economics, business, agriculture or related field

•   3-5 years' relevant experience

•   Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

•   Advanced proficiency in business software (Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint)

•   Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English

•   Willingness to travel domestically

•   Experience working in agricultural markets in Northern Nigeria preferred

•   Previous experience on M4P projects preferred

•   Nigerian nationals strongly preferred

How to Apply:

Qualified and interested applicants should apply online or submit a Word-formatted single document consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history to tnsngrecruit@gmail.com.

Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line.  

Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted.  

No phone calls please. Closing date for applications is January 1, 2014.

TECHNOSERVE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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