TechnoServe, Inc is an international non-profit economic development organizations founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses the create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and countries
TechnoServe’s Regional Office for West Southern Africa seeks a Business Advisor for its West African Cocoa Livelihoods Project
Reporting to: Project Manager Cocoa (Team Leader)
Location: CPL office in Akure, Nigeria
Responsibilities
- Manage implementation, coordination and evaluation of all activities related to Technoserve’s work on Cocoa in Nigeria
- Communicate and coordinate with all stakeholders in Nigeria, including WCF, industry, project partners (e.g., STCP and Socodevi), implementing partner (input suppliers, banks, service providers etc) and government
- Represent TechnoServe at CLP meetings
- Support the development of the Nigeria annual project work plan
- Provide periodic progress reports to Nigeria’s country facilitator’
- Recruit and collaborate with short-term consultants and Volunteer Consultants in Nigeria
Qualification
- Advanced degree in business, economic, agriculture or related field, excellent academic record
- At least 5 years of experience in agriculture value chains, rural development and/or rural finance, of which at least five should be in a developing and/or rural finance, of which at least five should be in a developing country
- Broad expertise in cocoa
- Highly financially and computer literate and be adept at working with multiple stakeholders
- Excellent people and project management skills
- Significant interpersonal and communication skills, especially in multicultural and multi-ethnic context
- Adept at developing and sustaining high-level relationships
- Strong analytical skills and strategic capacities
- Inspiring leader and networker
- Strong team player and consensus builder
- Fluent in English and knowledgeable in French
Please submit a resume and cover letter (including salary history and three references) as attachments to hkrueger@tns.org please place the position title in the subject line
Deadline for submission of applications is 30th March 2010
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
