Head of Unit Agriculture & Economics Growth

Industry NGO

Specialization Administration & Office Support and Others

Minimum Qualification MBA / MSc

Required Experience 10 - 15 years

Application Deadline 2 months from now

Job Description

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs. Therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to our approach in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established its presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, governance, peace-building and Health/HIV programming.

Livelihoods and agriculture programming, with a focus on increasing community resiliency and linking smallholder farmers to markets, is an area of potential growth for CRS/Nigeria. CRS/Nigeria’s agricultural program started in Nigeria in 2009 with the implementation of the USAID-funded Emergency Rice Initiative (ERI) - a two-year multi-country project aimed at boosting rice production in four countries in West Africa. The ERI project has resulted in two follow-on projects piloting the use of Savings and Internal Lending Communities to support economic strengthening of farmers and a web-based site-specific nutrient manager program to maximize fertilizer utilization. CRS/Nigeria will soon begin implementing the Sustainable Cassava Seed System project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project focus is the establishment of a commercial cassava seed system in Benue and Oyo states. CRS/Nigeria’s agriculture interventions focus on improving access to and storage of improved seed varieties, farmer mobilization and empowerment, and the development of market-based value chains through linkages with research institutions, government agencies, the private sector and other development partners.

Job Title: Head of Unit- Agriculture and Economic Growth 

Location: Abuja

Job Summary:

CRS/Nigeria is seeking a Head of Unit for Agriculture and Economic Growth (HoU) to build the programming through strategic linkages with government and donor initiatives and CRS local partners. The HoU will be responsible for leading the strategic development and management of programs that economically empower vulnerable populations. The HoU will design and manage programs that address constraints to small-scale agriculture productivity and provide technical assistance to very poor farmers and their households to improve production and increase income. Interventions may also include strengthening of producer and processing groups, household support in savings and lending as well as nutrition, and supporting improved systems for public and private provision of inputs. The HoU will work in partnership with local civil society organizations and state agriculture development programs throughout the country.

The HoU will be responsible for overall management of agriculture and economic growth programs; will provide strategic and operational leadership to develop and implement successful programs; and will represent CRS/Nigeria to multiple donors and the Government of Nigeria. The HoU will report to the Head of Programs and will maintain close liaison with relevant Regional Technical Advisors and the CRS All Africa Agriculture Team. The HoU will ensure adherence to CRS technical and program quality standards in implementation and the timely submission of all required deliverables to all donors.

Responsibilities:

• With key program staff and stakeholders, ensure each of the unit’s programs’ strategic objectives and results are fully accomplished and meet expected technical quality standards.
• Ensure that vision and plans for the programs are innovative and are in line with CRS agency and country program strategies as well as Ministry of Agriculture food security strategies.
• In collaboration with program staff, provide guidance and technical oversight to partners and other collaborating agencies to ensure that lessons of sound practice are documented and disseminated.
• Oversee program’s monitoring and evaluation system, using data analysis as the basis for measuring performance. Ensure that M&E learning is incorporated into evolving program plans.
• Collaborate with Regional and Headquarters technical staff to identify and implement appropriate ICT4D solutions to improve timeliness and quality of M&E and project implementation.
• Ensure programs incorporate leading interventions in developing business skills and strengthening entrepreneurship.
• Ensure integration of program interventions with other CRS programs or through linkages with other service providers.
• Ensure effective gender-mainstreaming in both programming and management aspects of implementation. 
• With program staff, ensure the delivery of quality training, technical assistance and administrative and financial support to all partner agencies, including the selection and coordination of consultants.
• Collaborate with the All Africa Agricultural Team, the Food Security Unit and relevant Regional Technical Advisors to promote sharing of learning and identify relevant innovations.
• Coordinate the development of new proposals for agriculture and economic strengthening.
• Lead the development of and implementation of strategy with CRS/NG staff and partners.
• Develop innovations and scalable models for program expansion.
• Develop relationships with key donors and understand the priorities and opportunities of each.
• Manage program budgets, including tracking of financial and material resources.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of program finances and progress status; review actual financial performance against the budget, and explain variances on a regular basis.
• Ensure staff compliance with all CRS administrative and operational procedures and policies, as well as applicable donor regulations.
• Approve program expenditures, budget adjustments, and cost modification requests to donors.
• In collaboration with CRS/Nigeria Country Representative (CR), act as primary program contact to donor and other local and international stakeholders, responsible for addressing all program matters.
• In collaboration with CR and Head of Programs, strengthen linkages with existing and potential partner agencies, such as National Agricultural Research Services, State Agriculture Development Program offices, the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, and other implementing partners.
• In collaboration with Head of Programs, oversee program communication strategies, including compliance with donor’s branding and marketing requirements, as well as CRS marketing and communication procedures.
• Lead, manage and supervise a team of CRS/NG agriculture and economic growth staff to meet program objectives. 
• Conduct periodic reviews of staff performance in keeping with CRS’ performance management system and mentor staff to ensure high levels of motivation, commitment, capacity, and teamwork.
• Manage recruitment portfolio for the unit, in collaboration with Human Resources and CRS country program management, to ensure optimum service delivery through recruitment of competent and qualified staff.
• Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff): These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfil his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
• Serves with Integrity.
• Models Stewardship.
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships.
• Promotes Learning.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum Masters Degree in Agriculture.  PhD highly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of international development experience with light to moderately   complex projects.
• Minimum 5 years managing significant USG-funded programs required.
• Knowledge of key USG regulations including, but not limited to USAID 22 CF Part 226 Administration of Assistance Awards to U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations, 22 CFR Part 145 Grants and Agreements with Non-Profits, OMB Circulars A-122, Cost principles for non-profit organizations and A-133 Audit of states, local governments, and non-profits preferred.   
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills and ability to build and motivate diverse and talented teams.
• Proven experience in small and medium enterprise development, marketing and creating market linkages.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining institutional linkages required.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving gender equality and gender responsiveness in programming and operations.
• Experience with participatory methods and partnerships required. Demonstrated capacity and experience with institutional strengthening of local civil society and government agencies.
• Public relations skills required.
• Proven ability to think strategically.
• Flexibility to work both in a team and independently.
• Cultural sensitivity, patience and flexibility.
• Demonstrated personal accountability and driven to serve others.
• Understanding of and experience with 419 Scam-based organizations, local church structures, and accompaniment and capacity-building principles in local partnerships highly desired.
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required.
• Excellent English language oral and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook required.
• Nigerian nationals only.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates, please send a resume/CV to:

Jumoke Ogunjuyigbe

HR Officer

CRS Nigeria

CHEVRON Australia Marketing Manager

Chevron Australia has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Perth-based Marketing Manager

Job Description

Chevron Australia has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Perth-based Marketing Manager - Domestic Gas reporting to the General Manager Domestic Gas Marketing. This is a permanent senior marketing position with key responsibility to market, negotiate and finalise required agreements in order to commercialize Chevron’s domestic gas.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead negotiations for the marketing and sale of Chevron’s domestic gas
• Manage customer selection and interface process
• Develop, negotiate and complete commercial agreements for the use of infrastructure as required
• Develop, build alignment and apply new and innovative commercial solutions to maximize the enterprise value
• Develop and promote Chevron’s brand and reputation
• Supervise, mentor and train gas marketing team members to increase organisation knowledge and capability
• Provide guidance and input to the development of the systems, processes and procedures required to ensure Chevron’s domestic gas supply is ready for start-up and ongoing commercial operations
• Participate in the development of Domestic gas commercialisation plans
• Commitment to health, environment and safety and Chevron best practices

Key skills and experience required:

• An Engineering, Commerce, Law or Business degree
• Broad knowledge of domestic gas markets including commercial and operational experience
• Expertise in gas sales and purchase agreements, contracting and commercial terms, negotiation and understanding of their form and purpose
• Ability to generate new commercial concepts and approaches in areas including sales, marketing, infrastructure, and processing
• Demonstrated skill in leading negotiations and ability to finalise agreements that meet or exceed mandates
• Ability to work as a lead or member of a multi-functional team and a willingness to train and mentor other employees to build organisational capability
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral, with the ability to engage with diverse groups of people
• Demonstrated commitment to Chevron’s values of integrity, partnership and trust and achieving an incident and injury free environment
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships confidently with both internal and external stakeholders

In return for these skills, attributes and experience, Chevron Australia will reward you with an exciting role, a competitive salary and a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies.

Position Close Date: Friday 18 May 2012, 3:00pm WST

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System Administrator Job Vacancy at Oando Nigeria Plc,May 2012

System Administrator Job Vacancy at Oando Nigeria Plc,May 2012

System Administrator Job Vacancy at Oando Nigeria Plc,May 2012 

JOB TITLE: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
LOCATION: Head Office, Lagos

DEPARTMENT: Information & Technology
OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:
The Enterprise Systems Administrator, as part of the Technical Support Team, supervises system administrator, provides technical support, systems administration, network planning and implementation to the users

PERSON SPECIFICATION:
 • 1st degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related area.
 • 5 years cognate work experience, in a reputable organization/Institution
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 • Performs administrative and supervisory and work necessary to manage the Infrastucture unit’s Information Technology Department.
 • Ensures that all user department operations are enhanced by applying the most appropriate computer technology.
 • Exercise supervision over system administrators.
 • Plans upgrade / implementation schedules on a weekly basis in response to long term projects and short term high priority projects.
 • Establishes and maintains diverse data communications links, VPN connections andremote access needs.
 • Maintains system performance by performing system monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting system hardware, software, networks and operating system management; designing and running system load/stress testing; escalating application problems to vendor.
 • Manage SAN storage environment.
 • Plan IT service continuity / disaster recovery for critical systems services
 • Work to ensure that the department meet and exceeds user expectations as regards system services in line with SLAs.
 • Maintain confidentiality with regard to the information being processed, stored or accessed.
 • Manage enterprise operating system environment which include Windows, Unix, Linux
 • Manage Enterprise Systems (Messaging, Colloboration, Sharepoint, ISA)
 • Use system monitoring tools to proactively manage the servers and storage.
 • Ensure adequate system documentation
 • Provide technical consulting on acquisition of hardware and software, including configuration, troubleshooting and enhancement
 • Manage suppliers in the server and storage supply chain
 • Collaborate effectively with peers in IT and other departments
 • Installs, configures, tests, and maintains hardware including personal computers, servers, printers, and other peripherals.
 • Manage Windows Citrix environment
 • Providing End-User training
 • Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Infrastructure Manager from time to time
 • Secure system by developing system access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; establishing and testing disaster recovery policies and procedures; completing backups; maintaining documentation.
 • Establishes system specifications by conferring with coworkers; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements; designing system infrastructure.

How to apply
http://www.oando-cvmanager.com/careers/

Application deadline: May 9, 2012