Value Chain Development Lead Vacancy at Alan & Grant

Position Title: Value Chain Development Lead.

Job Station: Abuja.

INTRODUCTION :-

Value Chain Development Lead job opportunity is available at Alan & Grant for individuals who possess Advanced university degree in agricultural economics, agribusiness management, rural development or related field.

  • The Value Chain Development Lead will be assigned to work with the Office of the Vice President to map the priority value chains , understand political economy constraints, identify contraints, gaps and opportunities along the value chain and propose practical, market and government systems solutions to these constraints.
  • He/she will work closely with the Head of the Unit, Lead Delivery Advisor and other experts including the Mechanisation, Processing and Good Agronomic Practices Leads; supporting them and key states and ministries alongside the delivery advisors to facilitate the development of the priority value chains and agricultural markets.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :-

  • Have an in-depth understanding of agricultural market systems
  • Develop detailed mapping along the value chains for the selected market systems, including of their political economy
  • Conduct analyses of the market systems, including supporting functions (e.g. information, training, finance, inputs) and rules and regulations to identify constraints along the value chain and solve them
  • Understand market dynamics – consumers, competition, major players – to inform recommendations made for improvements along the value chain
  • Understand drivers for value chain development – system efficiency, product quality, product differentiation, social and environmental standards, business environment (including regulation)
  • Implement market-driven sustainable solutions built around local market realities to remedy bottlenecks in the value chain and its underlying constraints that hinder participation
  • Develop good monitoring and results measurement system, to measure the success of implemented interventions and provide feedback on what needs to be done further
  • Work across different stakeholder groups in the wider market system – BDS providers, government institutions, NGOs
  • Understand private agro processing
  • Create market linkages with priority placed on local market
  • Prepare detailed 5 year and annual work plans and progress reports on value chain components

DESIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION :-

Experience, Qualification and Skills:

  • At least 8 years of market-systems and value chain developmentexperience managing complex projects or businesses in areas such aslivelihood diversification, value chain, rural business development and agricultural marketing, preferably in fragile or conflict affected states
  • Advanced university degree in agricultural economics, agribusiness management, rural development or related field, with postgraduate qualifications preferred
  • Experience in conducting politically smart value chain assessments and determining appropriate interventions to enhance agricultural productivity and market access for farmers, agro-pastoralist and pastoralist
  • Experience in designing and implementing projects aimed at improving agricultural value chains and linkages with markets
  • Strong working experience with key value chain stakeholders (producers, traders, enterprise groups, rural financing institutions/banks, and research/policy associations)
  • Strong knowledge and demonstrated ability to nuture and/or build effective partnerships with the stakeholders within and outside the agricultural sector
  • Knowledge of the use of ICT and eCommerce in agricultural value chains is desirable
  • Excellent communication skills, especially written communications and group facilitation skills.
  • Significant Africa experience with a strong preference for Nigerian contextual experience
  • Strong administrative and organization skills, commitment, attention to detail and strong forward planning skills
  • Hands on approach to work, with the ability to deliver on deadlines in a fast-paced and fast-changing environment, with minimal or no supervision
  • Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Effective inter-personal and leadership skills with an ability to develop and foster relationships across a wide range of diverse and senior stakeholders
  • Ability to operate and succeed in a highly political environment;
  • Strong analytical and management skills, including sound knowledge of strategic planning and project management tools;
  • Ability to use own initiative and actively look for opportunities to have an impact rather than simply be reactive
  • A decent understanding of how governments, businesses and international development organisations operate and how to succeed in them
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products Word, Excel and PPT and other relevant  software and tools
  • Exceptional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Effective inter-personal and leadership skills with an ability to develop and foster relationships across a wide range of diverse and senior stakeholders
  • Ability to operate and succeed in a highly political environment;
  • Strong analytical and management skills, including sound knowledge of strategic planning and project management tools;
  • Ability to use own initiative and actively look for opportunities to have an impact rather than simply be reactive
  • A decent understanding of how governments, businesses and international development organisations operate and how to succeed in them
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products Word, Excel and PPT and other relevant  software and tools.
  • The role will require travel across Nigeria.

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WHO IS Alan & Grant?

Alan & Grant – Our work is focused on creating innovative HR and Organizational Development Solutions aimed at Performance Improvement & Business Growth. We currently serve clients across various sectors of the Economy in from locations in Jos, Port Harcourt and Lagos.

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