INTERVENTION OFFICER AT PALLADIUM GROUP IN ABUJA
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 governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people’s lives.
- Experience 3 years
- Location Abuja
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- With oversight from the Portfolio Manager, s/he will be responsible for designing and facilitating the delivery of select interventions, applying a broad range of market development tools to stimulate changes in the behaviour of market actors and structures, leading to more inclusive, “green” and sustainable market growth. S/he will work closely with the GESI Advisor and MEL team to ensure that intervention designs align with
- Programme gender targets and MEL plan for ease of tracking, evaluation, course-correcting, and reporting results.
Intervention facilitation
- Use research and evidence to develop market-led strategies and business models.
- Identifying and selecting project opportunities, maintaining coverage, and fulfilling project commitments.
- Develop annual workplans, resource requirements and budgets, in alignment with Programme deliverables.
- Work with Portfolio Manager to develop business case deck, identify and pitch business case to potential partners.
- Provide technical assistance to targeted private sector partners in identifying new roads to markets as well as designing efficient distribution and aggregation channels.
- Broker trade negotiations and market linkages between farmer groups/BMOs/Associations and national and multinational companies to expand market access and value to all actors.
- Lead field delivery, working with partners to execute bottom of the pyramid strategies.
- Perform periodic industry analyses on the broader agricultural market and targeted subsectors to keep the programme strategy responsive.
- Work with Operations and Management team to ensure due diligence, financial, credit and risk reviews on potential partners.
- Ensure the appropriate communication of clear intervention guidelines, expected outcomes, timeframe and workplan to all relevant parties.
- Assist the Portfolio Manager in the development of relevant grant agreements, MoUs, ToRs and any other administrative requirement for the interventions.
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure proper implementation of activities.
- Periodically assess Programme/intervention assumptions in the light of the changing environment; identify emerging priorities, refine, and adapt intervention strategies accordingly.
- Work closely with Portfolio Manager and other Management team to ensure Programme support and facilitation tools are creating additionality, catalysing markets, and not distorting development.
Stakeholder Management
- Understand how the political economy impacts markets, and how the knowledge can be used to shape local policies and markets.
- Maintain contacts with key stakeholders to increase synergies.
- Assist in establishing contacts with state and non-state actors that may contribute to the successful implementation of market activities and maintain relationships with key players with common interests as Propcom+
- Ensure value for money in the delivery of every intervention activity managed by partners.
- Serve as liaison for the Programme in targeted subsectors and markets, displaying the qualities of a good market facilitator – listening, good communication, courtesy, tact, and discretion.
- Research and MEL Support the Portfolio Manager in researching and identifying opportunities in relevant sectors and markets.
- Work with Portfolio Manager and MEL team to undertake value/supply chain mapping, sub/sector analysis and market assessments to inform Programme priorities.
- Work with Portfolio Manager to undertake stakeholder analysis of selected value chains to understand the structure of the organisations and their motivations and establishing contacts with potential private sector partners.
- Work with MEL team to design intervention MEL plan, including indicators, method, and frequency of data collection.
- Provide periodic report to support decision making.
- Engage in developing and sharing knowledge products relating to own interventions.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, marketing, business, or related fields.
- 3years cognate experience in similar programme, developing market systems or designing bottom of the pyramid models.
- Technical experience in market system development approach to development
- Experience with supporting assessments, monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts required.
- Knowledge and experience working in the North of Nigeria, with understanding of the gender and youth inclusion challenges.
- Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including government, community-based organizations, and the private sector.
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
- Excellent oral, written and computer skills.
- Fluency in English; fluency in Hausa is an added advantage.
- Adaptive and can work independently.
Organisational Learning:
- Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and Palladium’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
- Supervisory Responsibility: None
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Palladium Group on palladium.csod.com to apply
