Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates for the positions below:

Job Position: Market Development Officer
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra

Required Qualifications

A minimum of First Degree in Economics or Agric. Economics or Marketing;
Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience:
Strong knowledge of the private sector
Involvement in marketing administration in the agricultural sector;
Good writing and communication skills;
Must be computer literate
Working experience with an International Donor organization will be an added advantage.

Job Position: Senior Agricultural Officer
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra

Qualifications and Experience Required

A minimum of First Degree in Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Production Agronomy, Horticulture.
Minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience including at least 5 years in implementation of productivity enhancement projects using participatory approaches and gender mainstreaming.
Working experience with International Donor Organizations will be an added advantage.
Proven record in the field of project implementation of productivity enhancement projects.
Good writing skills and computer literacy will be an advantage.

Job Position: Rural Infrastructure Engineer
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra
Qualifications Required

A minimum of First Degree in Civil Engineering;
A minimum of 10 years field experience working with rural communities in planning, budgeting, constructing, maintaining and monitoring community infrastructure;
Ability to communicate with and work with rural communities;
Experience with international donor procurement procedures including evaluation of bids;
Professional qualification will be an added advantage
Implementation experience in abroad range of community level infrastructure
Knowledge of community-based approach whereby community choice and ownership to rural infrastructure development and management;
Excellent written and spoken English.
Must be computer literate.
Working experience with International Donor Organizations will be an added advantage.

Job Position: Planning Officer
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra


Required Qualifications

A minimum of First Degree in Agricultural Economics or Economics or Statistics;
Minimum of 6 years post qualification work experience;
Working experience with International Donor Organizations will be an added advantage.
Work experience with Donor assisted Projects an advantage;
Must be computer literate.

Job Position: Rural Finance Officer
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra
Required Qualifications

Master’s Degree in the Social Science, Finance, Agricultural Economics or Economics;
At least 5 years in design, support to and/or implementation of rural agricultural finance programmes for smallholder farmers as well as other actors of the value chain preferably in an international development programme or with an established finance institution
Experience in report writing, data collection and documentation;
Must be computer literate.
Knowledge of Gender and IFAD-assisted financial inclusion programme is a strong advantage
Significant knowledge and experience in microfinance, financial inclusion;
Good inter-personal, computer and communication skills (oral, written, presentation);
Working experience with an International Donor organization will be an added advantage.

Job Position: Management Information System Officer (MIS)
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra
Objectives

The primary goal of VCDP is to reduce poverty and sustainably enhance accelerated economic growth, whilst the specific programme development objective (PDO) is to increase the incomes and enhance food security for 45,000 rural poor households engaged in the production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the targeted LGAs of the six targeted States are enhanced on a sustainable basis.

Main Responsibilities

Develop monthly, quarterly and annual management information reports for the project
Daily monitoring and updating of programme information to the programme portal;
Assist in the preparation of schedules briefings with MIS teams and other stakeholders;
Collect and collate management information for the project;
Build the capacity of data collectors (Enumerators) on the field on regular basis to ensure quality data:
Carry out supervision on regular basis to designated markets and enumerators:
Develop and establish linkages with other organization.



Required Qualifications

A minimum of First Degree or its equivalent in any of the following Statistics, Economics, Agric Economics, Information Technology or related fields
Technically sound in website marketing and social media platform management;
Must be computer literate:
Any other tasks as may be assigned.
A minimum of 10 years of professional experience working in the field of MIS with NGOs or donor projects;
Ability and proven experience in multi-tasking in initiatives and working effectively under pressure;
Excellent in written English Oral and interpersonal skills;
Working experience with International Donor Organizations will be an added advantage.

Job Position: Assistant Accountant
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra
Objectives

The primary goal of VCDP is to reduce poverty and sustainably enhance accelerated economic growth, whilst the specific programme development objective (PDO) is to increase the incomes and enhance food security for 45,000 rural poor households engaged in the production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the targeted LGAs of the six targeted States are enhanced on a sustainable basis.

Duties

Preparation of all financial reports and their analysis (i.e. Budget vs Actual).
Prepares salaries and allowances for staff;
Maintenance of accounts relating to all advances to staff and others and their monitoring till retirement of the advances;
Control over issue of requisitions for diesel for the office generator;
Scrutinizing payment requests including TA advances/claims;
Prepares routine correspondence and maintains personal and telephone contacts with others to discuss matters concerning accounts and related assignments;
Carry out Bank transactions by submitting project bank schedules, correspondences, collecting bank statements, bank draft and FIRS payments for staff and contractors;
Prepare payments for investors through Bank of Industry;
Responsible for preparing monthly payrolls and other allowances of programme staff
Maintaining advances and asset registers and keep store account books to control to project store;
Supervise the activities and operational ethics of the cashier;
Facilitate preparation of SOE;
Facilitate training of SPMU Accountants on application of accounting software and general
accounting practices;
Performs other related duties as required.
Responsible for preparation of payment vouchers, petty cash payments, journals, etc and shall be responsible for posting into general and other account ledgers at the national office;
Relationship between project and its commercial banks;
Any other duties as may be assigned by the financial controller.

Required Qualifications

First Degree or HND in Accountancy or Business Administration;
Experience working with Donor Assisted Projects an added advantage;
Possession of professional qualifications an advantage
Working experience with an International Donor organization will be an added advantage
Minimum of 2 years post qualification work experience:
Must be computer literate;



Job Position: Accountant
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra
Objectives

The primary goal of VCDP is to reduce poverty and sustainably enhance accelerated economic growth, whilst the specific programme development objective (PDO) is to increase the incomes and enhance food security for 45,000 rural poor households engaged in the production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the targeted LGAs of the six targeted States are enhanced on a sustainable basis.

Required Qualifications

First Degree in Accountancy or related fields:
Experience working with Donor Assisted Projects an advantage;
Possession of professional qualifications an advantage
Working experience with an International Donor organization will be an added advantage.
Professional qualification in Accountancy
Minimum of 10 years post qualification work experience;
Familiarity with Accounting Softwares;
Must be computer literate;



Job Position: Procurement Assistant
Job Location: Taraba, Ogun, Niger, Ebonyi, Benue, Anambra
Objectives

The primary goal of VCDP is to reduce poverty and sustainably enhance accelerated economic growth, whilst the specific programme development objective (PDO) is to increase the incomes and enhance food security for 45,000 rural poor households engaged in the production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the targeted LGAs of the six targeted States are enhanced on a sustainable basis.

Main Responsibilities

Examine request for procurement actions to ensure they are technically complete and in conformity with established national and international practice;
Investigate and identify potential sources of supply for equipment and services required;
Embarking on follow-up, if necessary to ensure suppliers meet the ‘LEAD TIME’
In-charge of quotations and verification of same;
Keep stocks of equipment both incoming and outgoing;
Reviewing specifications, drafting tender documents and issuing tender;
Preparing initial review of offers received, reviewing evaluations and submissions;
Finalizing procurement document in accordance with the decisions of the PRC;
Prepare technical and commercial correspondence to suppliers and divisions with reference to equipment to be purchased;
Participates in preparation of AWPB for Procurement Unit and serves as regular link between Procurement Unit and M&E Unit;
Perform any other duties as required.

Required Qualifications

First Degree or HND in Engineering, Law or Business Management;
Working experience with an International Donor organization will be an added advantage.
Minimum of 5 years relevant post qualification work experience;
Experience working with Donor Assisted Projects;
Must be computer literate.

Conditions of Service

Successful candidates will be engaged for a period of one year ONLY
Candidates engagement is subject to renewal, which will be based on satisfactory performance upon evaluation and availability of funds.



Application Method
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Applications accompanied with detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of credentials to:
FGN/IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) National Office,
No. 4 Batna Close,
Off Agadez Crescent,
Off Aminu Kano Crescent,
Wuse 2,
Abuja.

Note

Applicants should please indicate the position they are applying for at the top right hand corner of the envelope.
The position is open to qualified persons including from the serving public Officers

Application Deadline 14th December,