Job Title: Market & Finance Advisor – BWC
Requisition Number: MARKE01342
Location: Kano
Job Category: Operations
Description
- We’re looking for a Market and Finance Advisor (Kano, Nigeria)
About the Project
- TechnoServe Nigeria, in partnership with Exxon Mobil plans to Increase the Economic Opportunity of 1000 Women rice farmers and processors in Kano and Jigawa by increasing their incomes through training, access to quality inputs, access to suitable and affordable land, access to financial services, and linkage to market through aggregation.
Primary Purpose
- The Markets and Finance Advisor under the leadership of the Project Coordinator is expected to strengthen and drive the sustainability of women farmer groups through technical support provided in the form of business empowerment (including route to market and access to finance) and capacity building.
- The ultimate goal of the Market and Finance Advisor is to create stronger, self-reliant farmer groups that are more professional businesswomen, able to access medium and long-term affordable financial services and products.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Business Management and other relevant fields;
- Fluency in Hausa and English
- At least 4 years’ experience in capacities relating to either Agribusiness, Education, Marketing, Business development or Advisory services
- Practical experience facilitating VSLAs or SILCs
- At least 2 years’ prior experience with development organizations
- Demonstrable group management skills
- Prior experience supporting community-based/ farmer-groups
- Prior experience working on gender-focused projects is a plus
- Ability to work as an effective member of a large team
- Ability to provide leadership and guidance to others
- Ability to actively engage with stakeholders, particularly community leaders, farmer groups and private sector actors
- Ability to develop well written, cohesive analyses and reports
- Ability to take initiative and work with limited supervision
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Experience with relevant software packages, including Microsoft Excel.
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