Job Vacancies at Babban Gona
Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.
We are recruiting to fill the positions of:
Job Title: Logistics Supervisor
Location: Northern Nigeria
Reports to: The Head, Last Mile Logistics
Key Responsibilities
- Create, implement and maintain continuous improvement and control plan for overall business logistics operations;
- Responsible for warehouse operational activities including shipping, receiving, warehouse stocking.
- Perform pricing and cost/service analysis, and own the transport management processes – selection, qualification, business reviews, and performance evaluation.
- Develop and implement overall logistics plan, in a manner that promotes low transportation and handling cost; high inventory turns;
- Establish and maintain rapport with third party vendors through genuine and exceptionally responsive interactions;
- Monitor and ensure resolution of freight payment process issues between third party transporters and the Company, related to rejected freight bills, short payments, rate discrepancies, general aging issues, etc.;
- Manage a team of dedicated officers and oversee all Warehouse Associates, Drivers and Logistic Partner relationships;
- Ensure shipped merchandise is received and tracked in an efficient manner with minimal costs;
- Ensure shipments are effectively managed with quality control systems to ensure accuracy at every level of the operation in compliance with standard procedures;
- Maintain an iterative improvement approach towards inventory management, methods of distribution and other areas of improvement;
- Resolve customer complaints in a timely and professional manner; taking corrective actions where necessary;
- Assist in the recruitment of quality drivers into the fleet, maintaining detailed records of vehicle servicing and inspection and scheduling regular vehicle maintenance to ensure operational efficiency.
- Purchase and maintain vehicles for deliveries.
- Develop efficient driver schedules to maximize profits; register and license all vehicles under BG management.
- Develop strategies for greater fuel efficiency; maintain detailed records of vehicle servicing and inspection.
- Ensure strict servicing and maintenance times to minimize downtime and maintain schedules.
Experience Logistics Management Systems
- Bachelor's degree in related area (Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management, etc.); Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in inventory management, supply chain management, transportation, and distribution center operations with at least 2 years in a logistics/transportation role;
- Experience successfully leading a team to achieve results;
- Previous hands-on experience in negotiations;
- In-depth experience in freight cost analysis;
- Ability to plan, execute & manage local and regional logistics projects – ensuring continuous improvement to business operations;
- Strong communication, problem solving and management skills;
- Ability to engage and influence direct and indirect reports and peers.
- Be a mentor, coach and a great people leader: build strong relationships and team, hire great people, commit to the growth of individuals on team.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and G-Suite products.
Start Up Environment:
- Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
Unlocking Potential of Team Members:
- Extensive experience and passion for coaching mentoring a team.
Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity:
- Extensive experience leading a complex organization and an eye for details and problem-solving;
Work Location:
- Babban Gona currently operates a decentralized model with 10 offices spread across Nigeria.
- This role would be based in Northern Nigeria.
Job Title: Enterprise Systems Developer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
- We seek to hire an Enterprise Systems Developer, that is a seasoned professional with demonstrated experience in developing Enterprise Systems.
- The selected individual will work alongside other members of Babban Gona’s Enterprise team in order to develop our enterprise software’s, as well as solve the enterprise-wide problem of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Plans, designs, develops, tests, and maintains enterprise-level desktop-, web- and mobile-based applications
- Designs solutions attending to both business and technical considerations
- Analyses user requirements, envisions system features and functionality
- Collaborates with product owners, team leads and other software developers
- Works closely with end-users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
- Works on bug fixes and improving application performance
- Participates in the evolution of company level best practices, standards, and policies
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree from a reputable university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology or any other related field
- 1 year+ experience in Software Development or an equivalent of education and experience
- Basic knowledge of software development life cycle (, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and execution models (, Agile, Iterative Development, etc.)
- Ability to develop Android apps using any framework desired
- Understanding of databases, with proficiency in SQL
- Ability to build Microsoft Access data applications while using VBA and Macros
- Familiarity with build tools
- Familiarity with web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3 as well as design frameworks
- Basic understanding of using data to drive decisions and data visualization
- Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile versus desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
- Unit test and debugging skills
- Understanding of code versioning tools (Git) is a plus
- Fluent in English
- Proof of already developed applications on multiple platforms will be an added advantage.
Job Title: Corporate Finance Associate
Location: Lagos
Reports to: The Principal, Corporate Finance.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop schedule for investment transactions and analyze efficiency, trends, revenues and financial commitment to project future revenues and expenses.
- Manage and organize operational data to determine costs of operations and establish standard costs.
- Provide creative solutions to reduce costs and improve financial performance
- Conduct financial processes and procedures, prepare reports and supporting documents and provide regular updates to Finance Team.
- Consult with the Corporate Finance team to guide and influence long term strategic thinking.
- Review monthly expenses to ensure that expenses are booked correctly and work with the finance team to make any necessary reclassification.
- Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them.
- Advise on how to meet targets and create investment capital; and generate finance from shares and loans.
- Gather, analyse and interpret complicated numerical information.
- Assess and predict financial risks and returns; use financial modelling to predict outcomes.
- Negotiate and structure financial details; provide investment advice, tactics and recommendations
- Assist in preparation and analysis of annual budgets and long range plans.
- Prepare consolidated forecasts and analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures and other related areas.
- Conduct complex business analysis including ROI, NPV and IRR, making recommendations to management on new products, features, pricing, marketing promotions, based on historical financial data.
- Research, analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources into business information as directed and by self-identification of business information needs.
- Work with management and business units to determine strategic objectives and identify opportunities to meet these goals.
- Prepare financial and business-related analysis and research in such areas as financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, working capital, and investments.
- Assist with compilation and analysis of consolidated budgets and long-range plans.
Required Experience
- Profound know-how in advanced financial analysis and investment banking
- Leadership experience in financial analysis coupled with relevant accounting experience.
- Proficient in Excel Spreadsheets, MS Office and Financial Software applications.
- Bear strong analytical skills.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking, Business or Economics (Master’s degree in finance and/or MBA preferred)
- Strong financial analysis skills and quantitative analysis planning
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as technology and Learning organization.
- Excellent communication skills: Fluent oral and written English.
Start Up Environment:
- Thrives in a fast-paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
Unlocking Potential of Team Members:
- Extensive experience and passion for coaching/ mentoring a team.
Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity:
- Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.
Work Location:
- Babban Gona currently operates a decentralized model with 10 offices spread across Nigeria.
- This role would be based in Lagos.
Job Title: Technical Manager, Agro Plant
Location: Northern Nigeria
Tags: agriculture, agro-plant, manager, technical manager
Job Description
- Babban Gona seeks to hire an Agro Plant Technical Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the production of agro-chemical products in compliance with world class standards – instilling a culture that exhibits continuous improvement regarding Safety, Quality and Cost Delivery.
- Organize agrochemical programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
- Develop new programs to support the strategic direction of the agrochemical plant and the organization.
- Develop a budget and operating plan for the program.
- Develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
- Write program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services.
- Manage a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities.
- Ensure goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality and team member performance.
- Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
- Meet with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services.
- Produce accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
- Analyze program risks and work on strategy to market the product.
Reporting Line:
- This position reports to the Head of Partnerships.
Required Experience
- Profound know-how in chemical assembly processes and production technologies
- Leadership experience in project coordination, agro-chemical production, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of Operational and Supply Chain Management
- Experience in collaborating with contractors, and partners
- Expertise in agro-resource management (inventories, planning and project implementation) and invasive species management (planning, identification and control).
- Ability to mentor, manage and supervise employees and interns.
- Experience in and ability to perform field work.
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Access) and managing geographic databases.
- Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks.
- Ability to work with little or no supervision – independently and as part of a team.
Start Up Environment:
- Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
Unlocking Potential of Team Members:
- Extensive experience and passion for coaching/ mentoring a team.
Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity:
- Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.
Work Location:
- Babban Gona currently operates a decentralized model with 10 offices spread across Nigeria.
- This role would be based in Northern Nigeria.
Job Title: Associate, Grants
Location: Lagos
Reports to: Principal, Corporate Finance.
Key Responsibilities
Grant Research and Management:
- Managing and supporting the grants requirement and implementation for the organization
- Identify and develop strategies to optimize the grants administration process
- Perform relevant research to identify available grant opportunities and evaluate the results
- Directly involve in grant writing by coordinating with grant writers or coordinators
- Research for effective and authentic funding opportunities having a lawful registration and proven track record
- Oversee if the grants are implemented according to the operational and financial needs of the organization
- Supervise the fundraising team to ensure proper coordination of work
- Keep the relevant staff informed about upcoming deadlines and deliverables, thereby ensuring smooth completion of work responsibilities
- Oversee if other grant staff (coordinators, writers and administrators) is complying with their job responsibilities
- Oversee the job of invoicing, accounting, reporting, and other administrative functions to ensure successful execution of grant process
- Prepare financial or budget plans and allocation along with the planning and finance department in accordance with each requirement
- Analyze the budget trends and make recommendations for cost control and reduction for various grants
- Provide detailed reports to the funders and the board of directors with respect to the organization’s progress
- Monitor paperwork and other related documents connected with grant-funded programs
- Maintain records of all payments and receivables and prepare monthly records for all grant-related activities
- Provide training to the new staff on grants management and reporting requirements
- Designing grant programs and determining funding needs.
- Preparing and monitoring budgets, and managing timelines and deliverables.
- Be involved in all relevant 3rd party relationships including investors, banking relationships, auditors etc.
Methodical and Strategic thinking:
- Devise a plan of action that will make the grants raising easy and feasible.
- Identify potential grant support from government agencies, foundations, and corporations to meet the financial and operational needs of the organization.
Grants and Budgeting experience:
- Ability to perform grant research, grant writing, grant program design and implementation, compliance and grant reporting.
- Excellent project management skills with experience in managing and supervising administrative projects
- Excellent organizational skills and strong command over written and verbal communication
- Good understanding of the organization’s overall business and its objectives
- Possess good knowledge of planning and strategizing financial and budgeting issues
- Ability to work within a team and provide support to the junior staff
- Ability to perform in cross-functional team approach and job responsibilities
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
- Experience with basic financial management skills including developing and monitoring budgets and financial reporting
- Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and produce quality results on time with attention to detail.
- Proficient in using computers with related knowledge of software programs and Internet
Start-Up Environment:
- Thrives in a fast-paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
Work Location
- Babban Gona currently operates a decentralized model with 10 offices spread across Nigeria.
- This role would be based in Lagos.