Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Job for a Field Project Manager
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
invites applications for the senior post of Field Project Manager (FPM)
for a large scale, long term economic development project (“the
Project”) in Nigeria. More information on the Project follows this job
posting.
MEDA is an association of compassionate women and men who
invest in people living in poverty around the world so they can unleash
their potential to earn a livelihood to provide for their families and
enrich their communities. To learn more about MEDA and our work, please
visit www.meda.org.
Job Title: Field Project Manager
Job Description
Leading
a team of field staff, the FPM ensures effective implementation of
project strategies, adjusting course as needed based on interim
performance, to achieve life-of-project performance targets. This
project is approved for funding and the position will become available
upon the signature of the project contract. The anticipated start date
is spring 2017. The duty station for this position is Abuja, Nigeria and
involves frequent travel to project locations around the country,
particularly in Bauchi State. The FPM will report to and work closely
with MEDA’s North America-based Senior Project Manager tasked to
supervise this Project.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Project implementation
- Acting as MEDA’s representative in Nigeria
- Project compliance
- Ensuring effective and efficient management of project’s compliance
with planning, monitoring, evaluation, performance and reporting
- Ensuring adherence to local legal requirements
- Management of field staff
- Overseeing the management of all field staff, including recruitment, selection, supervision and ongoing performance evaluations
- Ensuring daily management of the project and assuming full accountability of project results
- Ensuring project performance tracking
- Implementing security protocols
- Project financial management
- Maintaining strict budgetary adherence and monitoring
- Ensuring review and timely submission of regular financial reports
Relationship management
- Managing successful relationships with the Government of Nigeria, donor agencies, the business community and other stakeholders
- Managing successful relationships with Key Facilitating Partners;
ensuring positive relationships are maintained and project targets are
achieved.
- New business development
- Supporting, as time allows, the Senior Director’s new business development efforts in-country and regionally
QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of ten years of senior level experience leading and
managing complex, large scale, multi-million dollar economic and
enterprise development initiatives (or similar private sector
experience).
- Proven leadership abilities with a multiple field office environment
and relationships with North American-based HQ specialists and
management.
- Functional experience in marketing, business planning, business growth advisory service or related areas.
- Direct private sector experience is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize stakeholders into partnerships and alliances, lead and facilitate collaborative processes.
- Experience in using commercial business development services (BDS)
providers to upgrade farmer, entrepreneur and enterprise competencies.
- Prior work experience in Nigeria or comparable country context is preferred.
- University degree (ideally Master’s) in international development, business administration or related field.
- Appreciation and support of MEDA’s faith statement, values, mission and purpose.
- Demonstrated experience working with youth and women
- Fluency (written and verbal) in English is required. Working knowledge of Hausa is desirable.
- Strong understanding of: business/financial decision making in
competitive market environments; inclusive subsector development and
value chain development facilitation methods.
Project Description
The Project will advance
equitable economic growth in Nigeria’s agricultural sector by
sustainably raising the business performance of small, growing
businesses (SGBs) and small entrepreneurs (SEs), particularly those run
by women and youth, and the value chains in which they participate. The
proposed project will target interventions on age- and gender-specific
barriers to promote greater involvement and success of women and youth
in agricultural SEs and SGBs. Early marriage, which affects almost 2 in
5 Nigerian women, disrupts young women’s lives and increases their
vulnerability. This project will reduce the risk of early marriage by
strengthening the economic resiliency in families and increasing
community support for married girls and girls at risk of early marriage.
Project Quick Facts
Budget $16 million CAD. Duration: 2017 to 2022
Sectors: agriculture and agribusiness
Geographic Scope: Nigeria, focusing on agricultural commodities that originate in Bauchi State
Goal:
increased contribution by small entrepreneurs (SEs) and small, growing
businesses (SGBs), particularly those run by women and youth, to
Nigeria’s economic growth
Objectives: (1)
improved business performance of SEs and SGBs in targeted agricultural
value chains (2) improved business environment fostering growth of SEs
and SGBs in selected agricultural value chains (3) enhanced provision of
community and family support to address issues of early marriage,
promoting economic engagement as one tool to address the issue
Core activities:
Capacity building for clients; supporting youth- and women-run
businesses; enhancing availability of productive technologies; fostering
business trading alliances; business strengthening through business
plan matching grants and wrap-around consulting services; strengthening
essential supply chain capabilities and enterprise finance; and
assisting community partners to raise awareness of dangers of early
marriage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
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