Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Job Vacancies

Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization
supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world.
CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed,
ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church
partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the
capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every
country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000
and currently focuses on vulnerable children, agriculture, health and HIV,
extractives and governance, and peace building programming.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Rural
Finance Specialist
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting a Rural Finance Specialist for an upcoming agriculture
project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
The
Rural Finance Specialist will be responsible for rolling out a grassroots
microfinance approach as well as building capacity of financial service
institutions that serve smallholder out growers.
He/she
will oversee research, identification and development of new business
opportunities for financing of smallholder farmers.
The
specialist will also provide overall leadership and general technical
direction of the project’s rural finance interventions.
He/she
will engage with financial intermediaries (including credit and savings
cooperatives, microfinance institutions and commercial banks) and
finance-providing value chain actors (such as input suppliers or buyers)
to expand their capacity to undertake rural enterprise and
agriculture-related investments.

Requirements

The
suitable candidate should have a Master’s degree in Finance, Business
Administration, Agricultural Economics, minimum of 8 years of experience
in finance in Nigeria and with knowledge of current practices in
developing rural financial markets, particularly in financing agricultural
value chain development.

Job
Title: Training
and Capacity Building Specialist
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting a Training/capacity building Specialist for an upcoming
agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.

Responsibilities

The
Training Specialist will be responsible for overall design, roll-out and
quality of the training activities under the project.
He
or she will develop and maintain key performance indicators to monitor the
effectiveness of training activities to ensuring service delivery is
consistent and in line with agreed standards of CRS and private sector
partners.
The
specialist will build the capacity of project and private sector staff to
assess development needs, perform gap analyses, facilitate learning
processes and leadership skills.

Requirements

The
successful candidate will also have a relevant academic Degree
At
least 10 years of experience in capacity building of project staff and
beneficiaries, conversant with digital training innovations and excellent
interpersonal skills.

Job
Title: Manager
Producer Services
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting for the position of Manager Producer Services for an
upcoming agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor
funding. The Manager is expected to supervise and coordinate the
day-to-day activities of the producer services team across the project’s
operational areas, as well as the rest of the project.
He/she
will also be responsible for leading the planning, implementation and
oversight of agronomy, aggregation and related activities of smallholder
producers.
The
Manager, Producer Services will also monitor field activity budgets and
work plans, and ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of results as
agreed upon with project management and donor policies.

Requirements

The
Producer Services Manager should have at least a Master’s Degree in
Agricultural Science, Development Studies or other relevant qualification
and 8-10 years progressively responsible managerial work experience in private
sector-driven out grower schemes.

Job
Title: Advisor,
Producer Services
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting for the position of Advisor, Producer Services (several
positions) for an upcoming agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent
on donor funding.
The
Advisor will provide advisory services to farmers and partner agribusiness
staff, and training and information to help them comply with value chain
requirements, strengthen their business capacities, and deepen project
impact.
The
Advisor will also gather product and region specific information to help
agribusiness and value chain service providers to anticipate demand and
the needs of producers. He/she will recruit new farmers, provide business
development services and trade support to farmer groups and liaise with
other project teams.

Requirements

The
Advisor should have at least a first Degree in Agriculture, Development
Studies or related qualifications and more than 5 years’ experience
working with producers in commercial value chains.

Job
Title: Social
Impact Advisor
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

We
are recruiting a Social Impact Advisor for an upcoming agriculture project
in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
The
Social Impact Advisor will support enterprises to define and integrate
positive social and environmental impact objectives, monitor and evaluate
social impact in several value chains that the program will support.
He
or she is expected to carry out social impact studies, support formulation
of tangible social impact strategies, accompanied by indicators,
monitoring and evaluation and the achievement and reporting of social and
environmental impact.

Requirements

The
Social Impact Advisor should have a minimum of 7 years’ experience with
economic growth or community development, some training or experience in
social impact investing measurement frameworks, superior communication
skills, ability and comfort to work private sector and development
partners.

Job
Title: Gender
and Youth Inclusion Manager
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

We
are recruiting a Gender and Youth Inclusion Manager for an upcoming
agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
The
Gender and Youth Inclusion Manager will manage the implementation of
project activities in the areas of gender equality integration and youth
programming.
He
or she will plan and implement periodic gender and youth inclusion
analyses and ensure that the results inform project strategies.
The
gender and youth inclusion manager will also be involved in program assessments,
taking a leading role in gender and youth analyses, reviewing and adapting
training materials, technical and capacity building, and contribute to
evaluation and scaling up of promising strategies that lead to increased
participation, risk mitigation, access to services and impact for women
and youth.

Requirements

He
or she must have a Master’s degree in relevant Social Sciences and at
least 5 years’ experience in gender and youth integration in economic
development programs.

Job
Title: Business
Development Services Coordinator
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting a Business Development Services Coordinator for an upcoming
agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
The
BDS Coordinator will support agribusiness companies to strengthen their
institutional, supply chain and business management systems. He/she will
also support project teams to develop new partnerships, new services and
implement out grower schemes profitably. Overall, he/she will ensure
quality and successful implementation of the business development Services
that CRS offers in the project.
He/she
also oversees and directly participates in the preparation of business
proposals, scopes of work, and implementation of project contracts.
The
BDS coordinator will also take leadership of Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning activities for business development services
approach of the Project.

Requirements

The
successful candidate will have at least a Master’s degree in business related
field at least 8 years’ experience in advising or working in private
sector in a strategic position.

Job
Title: Value
Chain Director
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

We
are recruiting a Value Chain Director for an anticipated agriculture
project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
The
project has a strong focus on private sector-driven value chain
development in several agricultural subsectors.
The
Value Chain Director will have responsibility for coordinating, planning
and implementing technical interventions across several value chains.
Together
with a team of value chain technical advisors, the Value Chain Director
will manage value chain assessments to inform market-based interventions,
develop value chain strategies for working with producers and enterprises
to increase competitiveness and inclusiveness of value chains, lead
implementation of activities aimed at increasing smallholder productivity
and market access and building sustainability and commercialization of
farmer’s organisations using facilitation approaches.

Requirements

He
or she should have 10 years’ experience in successful value chain
development projects, knowledge of Nigeria’s agriculture sector, an
excellent leader, successfully increasing competitiveness and
inclusiveness of agriculture value chains and at least a Master’s in a
field relevant to agricultural development.

Job
Title: Value
Chain Advisor
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

We
are recruiting Value Chain Advisor (several positions available) for an
upcoming agriculture project in Nigeria, which are contingent on donor
funding.
The
role of the Value Chain Advisor will be intensive, covering all activities
along the commodity value chain.
It
will also include coordinating farmer mobilization, awareness creation at
all levels, training of farmers in best practice agronomic practices,
post-harvesting handling, agriculture enterprise curriculum, managing
farmer-agribusiness company relationships, dissemination of improved
technologies and new practices relevant to value chain actors such as
buyers to improve competitiveness at farm level and the rest of the value
chain.
In
addition to technical roles, the Value Chain Advisor will assist with
planning, implementation, and monitoring of commodity value chain specific
activities as well as managing the work of short-term service providers.

Requirements

He
or she should have at minimum a First degree in Agriculture related field,
5 years’ professional experience, knowledge of commodity value chain
development, and specialization in at least one or two commodities value
chains.

Job
Title: Technical
Advisor, Value Chain Services
Location: Abuja

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting a Technical Advisor, Value Chain Services for an upcoming
agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
The
Technical Advisor shall work with the project Value Chain Director and key
stakeholders to collaboratively design and implement strategies for
agribusiness and competitiveness.
The
position requires comprehensive understanding and experience in the areas
of agricultural development, value chain services (such as agro-inputs
supply, post-harvest management and finance), private sector engagement
and capacity building.

Requirements

He
or she should also have at least a Master’s Degree in Agriculture or
Development related field plus 10 years of progressively responsible work
experience in the areas specified above.

Job
Title: Technical
Advisor
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Short Term Position

Job
Description

CRS
is recruiting several Short-Term Technical Advisors for an upcoming
project in Nigeria, which is subject to donor funding.
The
positions may be based in Abuja or a field office in the project’s
operational states.
The
goal of this position is to provide short term technical assistance in
smallholder inclusive commodity value chains and specific technical areas
including:

Technical
skills:

Agronomy
and climate smart expertise in soil health, good agriculture practices,
post-harvest handling and storage and small- and large-scale irrigation;
Market
linkages including cooperative development, out-grower or contract farming
partnership facilitation, agriculture finance and lending and product
aggregation facilitation;
Value
chain tools and approaches including economic models, feasibility studies,
capacity building; post-harvest measurement and incentive schemes;
Financial
services advisory for SMEs and large businesses
Post-harvest
management practices to reduce post-harvest losses, improve quality and
value addition.

Requirements

The
Short-Term Technical Advisor should have at least a Master’s degree in
Agricultural Science, Finance, Business Studies or related qualifications,
and 8-10 years progressively responsible work experience in at least one
of the technical skills indicated above.

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the “Application Form
Below” and send with a detailed 3-page resume in a single file word document to:
ng.recruitment_agriculture@crs.org indicating
in the subject line of their application the job title

Click here to download Application Form (MS Word)

Application
Deadline: 29th
December, 2017.