Project Overview Nigeria Agribusiness Investment activity is an anticipated five-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for international Development (USAID). Its objective will he to strengthen the business enabling environment to promote private sector investment in agriculture in four broad but interrelated areas. The project is expected to have four objectives:
Promote smart and efficient regulation iii agriculture.
Expand access to finance by mitigating credit risks of agribusinesses and supporting the growth of innovative financing schemes,
Provide firm level assistance to agribusinesses to strengthen their readiness to expand and scale.
Integrate various cross-cutting themes into all Agribusiness activities.
Chemonics is presently accepting expressions of interest for this anticipated project. Experience working with private sector market driven, and results oriented activities in and around either Abuja, Kano, or Lagos is preferred. Areas of Expertise Technical Expertise:
Agribusiness Trade and Policy Specialists
Agribusiness Value Chain Specialists
Agriculture Finance Specialists
Agriculture Technology Specialists
Financial and Economic Modelling Specialists
Public-private Partnerships and Corporate Finance Specialists
Business Analysts
Gender and Social Inclusion Specialists
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists
Communications Specialists
Project Operations Expertise:
Subcontracts
Finance
Logistics
Procurement
Human Resources
Administration
Qualifications for Technical and Operational Expert
Technical specialists: minimum 5 years professional experience in a relevant field
Technical team leaders: minimum 10 years professional experience in a relevant field
Operational specialists: minimum 5 years professional experience in a relevant field
Bachelors Degree required; advanced education degree preferred for technical experts
Experience working in entrepreneurship, agribusiness, agriculture, finance, or policy reform preferred.
Experience and ability to work in a complex environment
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and develop partnerships with private and public sector –
Experience working with USAID or other donor funded projects preferred for some positions
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Use the link(s) below to apply on company website. Use the emails(s) below to apply Applicants should send their CV’s and Cover Letter to: nigeriaAGR@gmail.com with reference to Agribusiness Investment in the subject line of the email.Note
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nigeriaAGR@gmail.com
