Nigerian Jobs (PROPCOM MAI-KARFI)

INTERVENTION MANAGER VACANCY AT PROPCOM MAI-KARFI.

Propcom Mai-karfi is recruiting for an Intervention Manager. This is an important position within the programme. It is an exciting but challenging job requiring commitment and flexibility, and a

range of intellectual skills. You would lead and manage your own work as part of a market section of five people. If you have a strong commitment to improving the lives of poor rural women and men, are physically and emotionally robust, have a business attitude, and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-national team, then we would like to hear from you.

 1. General Responsibilities

The Intervention Manager will lead and manage 2-3 programme interventions. This involves the usual functions of: design, strategy, plan, communicate, control, monitor and report. S/he will develop and maintain close relationships with project partners (mostly businesses) while overseeing and coordinating the implementation of project interventions.

 2. Specific Responsibilities

The Intervention Manager will:

• Represent the programme in selected markets, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with partners, other members of the programme, and with public.
• Understand how the political economy impacts rural markets, and how changes in the functioning of markets may impact the political economy.
• Formulate strategies to develop service markets in these commodity chains/rural markets and seek opportunities to work as per sector strategy
• Maintain contacts with key stakeholders to increase synergies
• Conduct regular field visits to ensure proper implementation of activities
• Take part in facilitating and managing the work of partners/co-facilitators/service providers of programme and ensure “value for money” for the tasks given
• Remain well aware of developments in the relevant sectors/markets/commodity chains
• Refine and adapt the intervention strategies in light of participant and stakeholder requests and changing needs and opportunities, within the overall program of Propcom
• Help supervise/facilitate the identification and development of networks among key stakeholders, helping identify common interests between the networks and Propcom;
• Help identify market failures and pressure points for addressing them; help identify ways to render a given market more functional and efficient, in a manner that will benefit the poor.
• Refine and adapt the commodity chain intervention strategies in light of participant and stakeholder requests and changing needs, within the overall program;

-Develop intervention strategies and implementation procedures in a participatory manner with key stakeholders;

-Identify priority areas for interventions that will change as opportunities pass or are realized and new ones emerge;

• Assist in establishing contacts with national and regional institutions, stakeholders and participants that would contribute to the successful implementation of market activities;
• Support the Communications staff and Results Measurement staff in implementing the project RM system, particularly as it pertains to the markets, systemic change, and gender disaggregated impacts on the poor, as well as other social development issues.

-  Assist to update and supervise RM aspects of the intervention activities, including establishing baselines, indicators, and results;

-  Assist in collecting baseline data related to interventions targeted for study or implementation by the project;

• Assist in providing technical oversight of the market and the fulfilment of its development purpose as expressed in the program action plans and log frames;

3. Required Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Knowledge

• A post graduate level qualification in economics, business, design, or sciences.
• Understanding and interest in how markets work.
• Good working knowledge of Nigeria’s economic development 

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in activities related to agricultural commodities and rural development, with some experience working with the private sector and confirmed knowledge of the institutions and organizations that provide services to the agricultural sector in Nigeria.
• Ability and experience of developing simple business plans
• Ability to influence a range of people including client organisations, government agencies and other key stakeholders by building constructive relationships through clear communication and generate effective discussion and mutual support for plans and ideas.
• Strong project management expertise, exposure to implementing technical assistance projects, and ability to bring together sector stakeholders.

 Skills

• Strong interpersonal/people management skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to work in the field.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent networking and relationship-building skills.
• Fluency in Hausa language is an advantage

Personal Qualities: The commitment and flexibility to carry out varied responsibilities. There must be a strong commitment to gender sensitive, pro-poor development work and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-national team.

4. Reporting:

The Intervention Manager will report primarily to the Team Leader or a senior designated staff.

 5. Duty Station

This position is based in Abuja but the Intervention Manager will be required to travel within and outside Nigeria as required.

How To Apply: 

Interested candidates should send their resume and application letter to imrecruit@propcommaikarfi.org

Expire:15^th January 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To know more about Propcom Mai-karfi, visit http://www.propcommaikarfi.org/