P2 Workstream Lead – PROPCOM+
About Palladium:
At Palladium, we are excited to announce some new job opportunities one of its Projects! As we continue to grow and expand, we are seeking motivated individuals to join our dynamic team and contribute to our continued success. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute towards increasing productivity, improve nutrition and food security; enhance climate resilience, pursue lower emissions, and protect and restore nature. In addition, you will help tackle some of Nigeria’s underlying drivers of conflict and insecurity. professionally, but you will also become part of a close-knit community that celebrates diversity and values collaboration. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping the future of our country and making a positive impact on the lives of our clients and customers.
We are integrating conflict sensitivity, gender equality, promoting diversity, and encouraging social inclusion. All stakeholders involved in this project must adhere to principles that respect and empower vulnerable individuals, especially women, throughout the entire implementation process.
If this sounds like a career opportunity that aligns with your goals and ambitions, we invite you to check through the relevant Job Descriptions and submit your application today. We are eager to connect with motivated individuals who are ready to embark on a rewarding journey with us.
This Opportunity:
Propcom+ is a new FCDO-funded eight-year (2023-2030), rural and agricultural market development programme supporting climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture and forestry that benefits people, climate, and nature. The programme is implemented by The Palladium Group, and it aims to transform Nigeria’s rural economy by addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in the country’s food and land-use system. It will do this by (i) increasing productivity, improve nutrition and food security; (ii) enhance climate resilience, pursue lower emissions, and protect and restore nature, and (iii) help tackle some of Nigeria’s underlying drivers of conflict and insecurity. It does this by working as a ‘market facilitator’, identifying constraints in markets systems and facilitating changes to enable rural markets to work better for the benefit of poor and climate-vulnerable smallholder farmers and rural small-scale entrepreneurs.
Propcom+ has a target of increasing the incomes and climate resilience of 3.9 million poor and vulnerable people in Nigeria, 50% of whom will be women, through a “3Ps” approach of interlinked components:
P1: Scaling-up a focused basket of Proven climate-smart interventions around agricultural and primary processing / storage practices and models to get these adopted by millions of poor and vulnerable smallholder farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs.
P2: Building markets by developing and Piloting new business models that improve productivity, enhance resilience to climate change, reduce emissions, and improve nutrition outcomes.
P3: Enabling Policies that support a strengthened enabling environment for sustainable food and land-use system.
Location and Compensation:
The position is based in Palladium’s Abuja office. The P2 Workstream Lead will be required to travel frequently within Nigeria, particularly to the Northern part of Nigeria.
Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium’s business or organizational needs.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the compensation for this position, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value your interest in our company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss this opportunity with you.
You and Your Career:
If you are a problem-solver, collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in rural and agricultural market development, we are interested in hearing from you.
We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!
Reporting and Supervision:
This post will report to the Strategy director.
This post will supervise the Portfolio manager position as may be decided by Programme management.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Sourcing and assessment of innovative business models
Team Management
Stakeholder Management
Project Management
Key Competencies Required:
A master’s degree in economics, Agric-economics, any field of Engineering, Project management, marketing, or Strategic management.
Professional Expertise/Competencies Preferred:
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
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