Value Chain Development Specialist, Agricultural Competitiveness At Palladium Group 199 views0 applications

Full Time Nigeria Administration - Procurement & Supply Print


Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.

Value Chain Development Specialist, Agricultural Competitiveness – Nigeria

Duration: 5 years

Project Overview and Role

  • Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness project.
  • The goal of the project is to create a catalytic investment mechanism which develops enterprises and links smallholder farmers to the private sector.
  • The project will develop value chains for domestic food security while also enhancing export promotion.

Purpose of Position

  • Palladium seeks seeks experienced Value Chain Development Specialists to support activities in areas associated with Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in Agronomy, Business Administration, Marketing.
  • At least 10 years experience of value chain development preferably with a donor-funded project;
  • A Bachelor?s Degree and 15 years of experience in value chain development will also be considered
  • Strong knowledge of value-addition, processing, aggregation, quality improvement, market linkages, marketing of agriculture commodities
  • Experience working with enterprises and/or cooperatives and producer groups
  • Excellent communication, training and facilitation skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge in any of the following key areas: establishing/training agro-dealer networks, linking value chain actors to finance, linking value chain actors to markets, improving crop quality, post-harvest handling, promoting processing, packaging, marketing of staple crops for domestic and export markets.

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Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact— the intentional creation and measurement of enduring social and economic value. We work with corporations, governments, foundations, investors, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved—and is committed to continuing to improve—businesses, economies, societies and most importantly people’s lives.

Combined legacies have created positive change in a rapidly evolving world.

To be global leaders in the development and delivery of Positive Impact solutions may seem like a lofty vision, but it has been embedded in our DNA for more than half a century. We have worked, in collaboration with our clients, to empower global communities to achieve economic growth and social stability. This has been accomplished via extensive knowledge, project leadership expertise and the implementation of one of the world’s leading management tools, the Balanced Scorecard created by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton.

The unique conglomeration of six cutting-edge organisations including GRM International, Futures Group, Palladium Group, Development & Training Services, HK Logistics and CARANA Corporation has developed into a portfolio of global solutions unlike any other.

Today, the newly rebranded Palladium delivers expert capabilities in more than a dozen areas, consults in an array of industries and has planted its flag in the vanguard of the Impact Economy, a vibrant new collaborative ecosystem of public and commercial stakeholders.

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0 USD Abuja CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

Value Chain Development Specialist, Agricultural Competitiveness - Nigeria

Duration: 5 yearsProject Overview and Role

  • Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness project.
  • The goal of the project is to create a catalytic investment mechanism which develops enterprises and links smallholder farmers to the private sector.
  • The project will develop value chains for domestic food security while also enhancing export promotion.

Purpose of Position

  • Palladium seeks seeks experienced Value Chain Development Specialists to support activities in areas associated with Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Agronomy, Business Administration, Marketing.
  • At least 10 years experience of value chain development preferably with a donor-funded project;
  • A Bachelor?s Degree and 15 years of experience in value chain development will also be considered
  • Strong knowledge of value-addition, processing, aggregation, quality improvement, market linkages, marketing of agriculture commodities
  • Experience working with enterprises and/or cooperatives and producer groups
  • Excellent communication, training and facilitation skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge in any of the following key areas: establishing/training agro-dealer networks, linking value chain actors to finance, linking value chain actors to markets, improving crop quality, post-harvest handling, promoting processing, packaging, marketing of staple crops for domestic and export markets.
 2017-09-30

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