Propcom Mai-Karfi Job in Nigeria for an Intervention/Business Development Manager

Propcom Mai-Karfi, a six-year project working to improve the livelihoods of Nigeria’s rural poor through targeted market initiatives, is seeking a high-performing, results-oriented Nigerian professional to serve as Intervention/Business Development Manager.



Position: Intervention/Business Development Manager

Propcom Mai-karfi aims to increase incomes for 500,000 poor Nigerians, includmaning 50% women, by enhancing employment opportunities and improving productivity in selected agricultural and other rural markets in Northern Nigeria. Propcom Mai-karfi, which runs through December 2017, is managed by GRM International, in partnership with Techreserve, for the UK Department for International Development
You will be:

• Able to lead and manage programme interventions, including design, strategy, planning, execution, monitoring and reporting of intervention activities
• Entrepreneurial and flexible able to adapt to fast-changing working context
• A team player with a proven ability to work effectively with others in a multicultural setting
• Competent user of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and possibly statistical packages
• A fluent Hausa speaker with good command of the English Language
• Experienced at developing and maintaining productive relationships with project partners (mostly businesses) and internal colleagues
• Able to collaborate with partners to help them assess and develop new business opportunities and practices relevant to rural communities
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of agricultural and other rural markets in Nigeria as well as the cultural and socio-economic context in which the programme operates
• Familiar with how businesses really work and whatthey need to succeed

• A friendly and team-based working environment in Abuja
• Opportunity to collaborate with national and International colleagues
• Opportunity to make a vital contribution to an innovative Nigerian development programme
• The opportunity to truly – make a difference
• A competitive salary with benefits