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 links smallholder farmers to the private sector and to create a positive business enabling environments for thriving agribusiness sector.
Purpose of Position
Palladium seeks a Director of Finance and Investments for the USAID-funded Nigeria opportunity in Agriculture Competitiveness.
Responsibilities
Ensures that innovation funds identify and catalyze new investment in Nigeria agribusiness and agriculture value chain development.
Liaises with the value chain development team to identify companies/enterprises with potential to contribute to a stronger Nigerian food system through provision of agriculture inputs, expanded processing and trade, linkages to post-harvest handling and storage; and promotion of domestic consumption of key value chains.
Develops a systems to track social impact of the agriculture fund on key target populations;
Oversees a grants management team, ensuring that grants are in compliance with USAID and Palladium policies and procedures, and ensuring that grants manual and related program documents are compliant with USAID regulations.
Oversees development of a grant tracking system to ensure the timely and correct execution of all grant agreements
Maintains communication with recipients to ensure smooth administration of sub instruments;
Reviews recipient reports and documentation for compliance with agreement/sub-agreement terms and conditions
Requirements
Ensures that innovation funds identify and catalyze new investment in Nigeria agribusiness and agriculture value chain development.
Liaises with the value chain development team to identify companies/enterprises with potential to contribute to a stronger Nigerian food system through provision of agriculture inputs, expanded processing and trade, linkages to post-harvest handling and storage; and promotion of domestic consumption of key value chains.
Develops a systems to track social impact of the agriculture fund on key target populations;
Oversees a grants management team, ensuring that grants are in compliance with USAID and Palladium policies and procedures, and ensuring that grants manual and related program documents are compliant with USAID regulations.
Oversees development of a grant tracking system to ensure the timely and correct execution of all grant agreements
Maintains communication with recipients to ensure smooth administration of sub instruments;
Reviews recipient reports and documentation for compliance with agreement/sub-agreement terms and conditions
Nigerian Nationals Strongly Encouraged to Apply
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