Job in Abuja at Propcom Mai-karfi for an Intervention Manager/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 to employ the services of a professional driver.


Propcom Mai-karfi aims to increase incomes for 500,000 poor Nigerians, including 50% women, by enhancing employment opportunities and improving productivity in selected agricultural and other rural markets in northern Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Intervention Manager/Business Development Manager

Location: Abuja

Responsibilities
You will be:

• Able to lead and manage programme interventions, including design, strategy, planning, execution, monitoring and reporting of intervention activities
• Experienced at developing and maintaining productive relationships with project partners (mostly businesses) and internal colleagues
• Familiar with how businesses really work and what they need to succeed
• 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
• 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

• 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

• Applications are encouraged from all those who can clearly demonstrate sound evidence of success in a business advisory or agricultural management role and a passion for development in Nigeria.