{"id":8693,"date":"2011-03-30T05:18:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T04:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2016-11-22T12:41:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:41:39","slug":"technoserve-nigeria-vacancies-2011-3-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/technoserve-nigeria-vacancies-2011-3-positions.html","title":{"rendered":"TechnoServe Nigeria Vacancies 2011 (3 positions)"},"content":{"rendered":"
TechnoServe<\/strong> is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968 to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create jobs, income and economic opportunity for their families, their communities and their countries.<\/p>\n 1.) Program Managers (Senoir & Junior) Entrepreneurial skills<\/strong> Job Responsibilities:<\/strong> 2.) Crop\/Value Chain Experts<\/p>\n Job Qualifications:<\/strong> Job Responsibilities:<\/strong> Job Qualifications:<\/strong> Job Responsibilities:<\/strong> Application Deadline<\/strong> TechnoServe is an international nonprofit development organization founded in 1968 to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create jobs, income…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[784,710,323],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJob Qualifications:<\/strong>
\n5-10 years of proven private sector strategy and management experience, including in several of the following areas \u2013 business development, consulting, training, financial analysis, marketing, business and funding proposal writing. B.S. or BA degree in business administration , economics, marketing or related discipline, MBA preferred<\/p>\n
\nExcellent client management skills.
\nNigerian country experience and networks
\nProven ability to motivate and encourage teams.
\nProven program management skills including ability to develop team charters, workplans, and targets and manage against them
\nAgribusiness experience preferred<\/p>\n
\nRefine and implement TechnoServe\u2019s strategy for creating jobs and income in Nigeria
\nDevelop, lead and manage programs, including building client business portfolio, ensuring quality control and cost-effectiveness and developing and managing knowledge
\nManage and motivate expert consultants, employees and volunteers. Develop and manage program budgets
\nRepresent TechnoServe on relevant advisory bodies
\nProvide hands-on support to TechnoServe clients in order to grow their businesses and maximize impact on the poor
\nIdentify and secure additional donor funding for TechnoServe programs<\/p>\n
\nAt least 1 0 years experience in agribusiness ideally in one of the following crops: aquaculture, cassava, rice, sorghum, cowpea, maize sesame
\nAt least 5 years experience in the private sector
\nB.Sc. in agriculture, Master\u2019s degree preferred. Strong field-based experience working with agricultural producers or processors in Nigeria
\nProven track record of recommending technical solutions to private agriculture clients<\/p>\n
\nReach out to local stakeholders (farmers, producer associations, large corporations, government ministries, parastatals, regulatory bodies, etc.)
\nIdentify existing crop\/value chain analyses and recommendations
\nIdentify agricultural best practices and analyze issues faced by agro-processors in Nigeria
\nDeliver actionable recommendations for sustainable expansion of local agricultural production and agro-processing
\n3.) Business Advisors (Senior & Junior)<\/p>\n
\n3-7 years experience in one or more of the following areas:
\nmanagement consulting
\noperating own enterprise
\nworking in sales, marketing, finance or operations in a large company
\nworking in a financial institution
\nB.S. or B.A degree in business administration, economics, marketing or related discipline. Excellent client management skills.
\nAbility to understand, analyze, and construct business plans and financial statements
\nProven experience managing teams and using work plans to structure own and team members\u2019 work.
\nAbility to develop industry development strategy and recommend key interventions
\nDeep technical knowledge in agribusiness and\/or agro-processing<\/p>\n
\nManage the design and implementation of TechnoServe\u2019s assistance to entrepreneurs across one or more sectors
\nProvide hands-on support to TechnoServe clients (including farmers\u2019 groups, cooperatives and processors) in order to grow their businesses and maximize impact on the poor.
\nManage a small team of short-term experts or volunteer consultants, as needed
\nCollect and analyze key impact data on a quarterly basis<\/p>\n
\n 4th April, 2011
\nHow To Apply<\/strong>
\nInterested and qualified candidates should send CV, Salary history and 3 references to: eodunlami@tns.org<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"