Programme Officer

Solidaridad West Africa (SWA) is a not-for-profit organisation that supports the sustainable development of production systems in West Africa. We play a catalytic role by partnering with private sector companies and other stakeholders to foster the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound and profitable supply chains. Our activities in West Africa are focused on cocoa, gold, oil palm, cotton, soy and other commodities. 

The Solidaridad regional office is based in Accra, Ghana and currently has programmes and operations in Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria.

The Solidaridad Nigeria Country Program seeks to recruit highly qualified and motivated staff in the capacity below:

Job Position: Programme Officer
Job Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose/Description

• The position would be based in one of the towns/cities in the oil palm belt in Nigeria.
• To ensure Solidaridad achieves its objectives with regards to promoting sustainable supply chains through the provision of technical assistance and market support for quality commodity production.
• The role works in the field to ensure these tasks are fulfilled to increase income and improve livelihoods of farmers.
• The Program Officer has direct reporting to the Senior Program Officer.

Major Responsibilities
Programme Coordination & Management:

• Supports the Programme Manager to co-ordinate and manage the activities of programme components
• Assists in the planning, coordination, and documentation of meetings, workshops, seminars and other activities of the programme, focusing on the technical aspects.

Monitoring & Reporting:

• Follows up the programme monitoring system and updates Information concerning the progress of projects, periodically documents and reports the results of the activities.

Business Development:

• Assists in developing project proposals, concepts and innovations.

Communication:

• Observes topics directly related to the programm & projects through evaluation by the press, direct dialog, forum participation, public hearings, seminars, etc.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience in working with policy makers, researchers, consultants and knowledge brokers in International Cooperation
• Experience in technical report writing and research activities
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Superior presentation and facilitation skills
• Capable of working in a dynamic, inter cultural, multi stakeholder setting
• Excellent communication skills with ability to produce professional reports in English.

Note

• High priority would be given to qualified female applicants
• Only shortlisted candidates will be
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