JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS AT ILO - JAN 2015

Vacancies list

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
Vacancy number:	Title:	Grade: Contract type: Organization unit: Duty Station:	Application Deadline (midnight Geneva time)	Other languages:
CALL /P/2014/16	Senior Relations Officer (Regional Desk Officer for the Arab States)	P.5   Fixed-Term Appointment Workers' Activities Geneva	15-Feb-15
CALL/P/2015/01	Project Manager (Infrastructure Project Management)	P.4   Fixed-Term Appointment (DDG/MR) Information and Technology Management Geneva	19-Feb-15
GENERAL SERVICES CATEGORY - LOCAL RECRUITMENT
There are no General Service category vacancies currently advertised at this time. Please check back later.
TECHNICAL COOPERATION
Vacancy number:	Title:	Grade: Contract type: Organization unit: Duty Station:	Application Deadline (midnight Geneva time)	Other languages:
KABUL/2015/01	Chief Technical Adviser, Road to Jobs	P.4 - Fixed-Term Appointment RO-Asia and the Pacific	12-Feb-15
KABUL/2015/02	Market Development Officer, Road to Jobs	P.3 - Fixed-Term Appointment RO-Asia and the Pacific	12-Feb-15
TC/2015/RO-ARAB STATES/01	Expert on Employment Intensive Approaches	P.5 - Fixed-Term Appointment RO - ARAB STATESSanaa	1-Mar-15
TC/2015/RO-ARAB STATES/02	Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert	P.4 - Fixed-Term Appointment RO - ARAB STATESSanaa	1-Mar-15
TC/2015/RO-ARAB STATES/03	Expert on Sector Strategies	P.5 - Fixed-Term Appointment RO - ARAB STATESSanaa	1-Mar-15
INTERNSHIPS
Vacancy number:	Title:	Organization unit:	Application Deadline (midnight Geneva time)	Other languages:
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/01	INTERNSHIP IN CHILD LABOUR AND ACCESS TO FINANCE	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/02	INTERNSHIP IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	(DDG/P) Conditions of Work and Equality Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/03	INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION	DDG/MR DCOMM (Communications) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/04	INTERNSHIP IN COMPARATIVE LABOUR LAW	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/05	INTERNSHIP IN CONDITIONS OF WORK, EQUALITY AND LABOUR PROTECTION	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/06	INTERNSHIP IN CONTRACTING	Procurement Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/07	INTERNSHIP IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	(DDG/P) Enterprises Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/08	INTERNSHIP IN DATA DESIGNING AND GRAPHIC EVALUATION	DDG/FOP Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/09	INTERNSHIP IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/10	INTERNSHIP IN DONOR RELATIONS	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/11	INTERNSHIP IN EMPLOYMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH	(DDG/P) Employment Policy Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/12	INTERNSHIP IN FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/13	INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN RESOURCES	(DDG/MR) Human Resources Development Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/14	INTERNSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION	(DDG/P) Conditions of Work and Equality Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/15	INTERNSHIP IN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/16	INTERNSHIP IN LABOUR ADMINISTRATION, LABOUR INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/17	INTERNSHIP IN LEGAL SERVICES	Director-General Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/18	INTERNSHIP IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	(DDG/MR) Information and Technology Management Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/19	INTERNSHIP IN MEASURING THE IMPACT OF MULTI NATIONAL ENTERPRISES (MNES)	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/20	INTERNSHIP IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) AND COMPLIANCE	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/21	INTERNSHIP IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LEGISLATION	(DDG/P) Governance and Tripartism Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/22	INTERNSHIP IN PROCUREMENT	DG/TR/CF (Treasurer and Financial Controller) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/23	INTERNSHIP IN PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS ON WAGES AND SOCIAL PROTECTION	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/24	INTERNSHIP IN RESEARCH	DDG/P RESEARCH Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/25	INTERNSHIP IN SECTORAL ACTIVITIES	(DDG/P) Sectoral Activities Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/26	INTERNSHIP IN SKILLS AND EMPLOYABILITY	(DDG/P) Employment Policy Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/27	INTERNSHIP IN SME DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMOTION	(DDG/P) Enterprises Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/28	INTERNSHIP IN SOCIAL PROTECTION	(DDG/P) Social Protection Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/29	INTERNSHIP IN STATISTICS	DDG/P STATISTICS Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/30	INTERNSHIP IN TRANSLATION SERVICES	(DDG/MR) Official Relations and Conference Services Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/31	INTERNSHIP IN WAGE POLICIES	DDG/P (Policy) Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/32	INTERNSHIP ON APPLIED ECONOMICS RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT	(DDG/P) Employment Policy Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/33	INTERNSHIP ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION, BETTER WORK GLOBAL	Various Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/34	INTERNSHIP ON STATISTICS ON COOPERATIVES	Various Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol
ROSTER/INTERNSHIP/2015/1/35	RESEARCH INTERNSHIP ON SOCIAL CARE COOPERATIVES	Various Geneva	2-Feb-15	FrançaisEspañol

Consultant - mHealth Ghana, Ghana

Consultant - mHealth Ghana

Location: Ghana

Job Code: 1024

# of Openings: 1

Description

Company Profile

About Futures Group

Futures Group, the global consulting firm, helps to protect and promote people's well-being around the world. For 40 years, Futures Group has created lasting solutions to some of the most pressing public health challenges facing nations. We predict future health and development trends, uncover barriers to well-being, and forge on-the-ground partnerships to ensure lasting change.

About GRM International

GRM International is a leading international development management company specializing in the provision of project design, management expertise and technical assistance to development projects for bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments and corporations. For more than 45 years, GRM has been bringing expertise in managing large-scale projects, and sourcing and managing high quality experts covering all disciplinary skills required to implement development projects.

About our Group of Companies

GRM International, Futures Group, and the Effective Development Group are a group of companies with a joint focus on reaching people in need and creating better futures for our clients, communities and colleagues around the world. With more than 90 current projects operating in more than 85 countries, and $225 million in revenue, our combined group has a multisectoral focus, diverse technical offerings and a wide geographic reach. For more information, please visit www.futuresgroup.com, www.grminternational.com, and www.edgroup.com.au.

Position Summary

The consultant will provide logistical assistance to Futures Group in implementing and coordinating the creation of an mHealth Market Access Model and Support Tools in Ghana. This work involves assistance relating to the GSMA Foundation's overall purpose of providing mHealth economic proof points that educate, empower and enable procurement managers to include mHealth in the country health budget.

The consultant will be charged with providing ongoing logistical assistance to the data collection teams before, during and after in country consultations. Prior to in country visits, the consultant will be responsible for assisting the field teams in constructing the stakeholder portfolio, working with the technical team to organize each country's steering committee and building rapport. It is expected that the consultant will have existing relationships with some or all stakeholder groups and will make initial contact with appropriate persons and/or representatives. Stakeholders are expected to include, but are not limited to the following; mobile services providers, decision makers in Ministries of Heath/Finance/Communications, health care providers (both public and private) and other mobile infrastructure organizations including those within the mobile services supply chain. Support will continue through the completion of logistics associated with the GSMA team's in country time, detailing day to day meeting agendas, local travel arrangements and accommodations. Post in-country time, follow-up data collection may be required of the consultant at the discretion of the assigned technical team members.

Key Responsibilities

• The consultant will act as the primary coordinator for stakeholder meetings, ensuring that all critical representatives have the opportunity to contribute to the models.
• Construct logical agendas respecting the time of the data collection team and relevant stakeholders.
• Assist the GSMA team to coordinate in country data collectors, data entrants, analysts, and report writers.
• Strategize with the GSMA team on issues/delays affecting data collection.
• Assist in document preparation for steering committee members and local communications.
• Liaise with any local GSMA representatives, associated Futures Group offices and the project team.
• Provide other assistance as needed to the GSMA team, working in close collaboration with any associated the Futures Group, GRM or associated offices in country.

Proposed timeline

The consultancy timeline is typically over a seven week period within the span of March 1^st, 2015 to October 31^st, 2015. For a consultant representing a single country the maximum number of days for this consultancy is 15.

Qualifications

• Consultant must be based in the target country
• Significant knowledge of and/or contacts with the following public and private stakeholder groups;
  • Public Sector Officials in MoF, MoH or other relevant ministry
  • Mobile services providers
  • Public sector health providers
  • Private sector health providers
• Must have excellent English, command of whatever local language is used by government
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Good communication and diplomatic skills
• Self-initiated, motivated and works independently
• Demonstrates excellent follow-up and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and writing skills in English

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility
• Possible in-country travel for meetings or data collection accompaniment

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements
• Successful candidates will be reimbursed for allowable expenses only

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page by February 15th, 2014. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Consultant - mHealth Nigeria, Nigeria

Consultant - mHealth Nigeria

Location: Nigeria

Job Code: 1025

# of Openings: 1

Description

Company Profile

About Futures Group

Futures Group, the global consulting firm, helps to protect and promote people's well-being around the world. For 40 years, Futures Group has created lasting solutions to some of the most pressing public health challenges facing nations. We predict future health and development trends, uncover barriers to well-being, and forge on-the-ground partnerships to ensure lasting change.

About GRM International

GRM International is a leading international development management company specializing in the provision of project design, management expertise and technical assistance to development projects for bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments and corporations. For more than 45 years, GRM has been bringing expertise in managing large-scale projects, and sourcing and managing high quality experts covering all disciplinary skills required to implement development projects.

About our Group of Companies

GRM International, Futures Group, and the Effective Development Group are a group of companies with a joint focus on reaching people in need and creating better futures for our clients, communities and colleagues around the world. With more than 90 current projects operating in more than 85 countries, and $225 million in revenue, our combined group has a multisectoral focus, diverse technical offerings and a wide geographic reach. For more information, please visit www.futuresgroup.com, www.grminternational.com, and www.edgroup.com.au.

Position Summary

The consultant will provide logistical assistance to Futures Group in implementing and coordinating the creation of an mHealth Market Access Model and Support Tools in Nigeria. This work involves assistance relating to the GSMA Foundation's overall purpose of providing mHealth economic proof points that educate, empower and enable procurement managers to include mHealth in the country health budget.

The consultant will be charged with providing ongoing logistical assistance to the data collection teams before, during and after in country consultations. Prior to in country visits, the consultant will be responsible for assisting the field teams in constructing the stakeholder portfolio, working with the technical team to organize each country's steering committee and building rapport. It is expected that the consultant will have existing relationships with some or all stakeholder groups and will make initial contact with appropriate persons and/or representatives. Stakeholders are expected to include, but are not limited to the following; mobile services providers, decision makers in Ministries of Heath/Finance/Communications, health care providers (both public and private) and other mobile infrastructure organizations including those within the mobile services supply chain. Support will continue through the completion of logistics associated with the GSMA team's in country time, detailing day to day meeting agendas, local travel arrangements and accommodations. Post in-country time, follow-up data collection may be required of the consultant at the discretion of the assigned technical team members.

Key Responsibilities

• The consultant will act as the primary coordinator for stakeholder meetings, ensuring that all critical representatives have the opportunity to contribute to the models.
• Construct logical agendas respecting the time of the data collection team and relevant stakeholders.
• Assist the GSMA team to coordinate in country data collectors, data entrants, analysts, and report writers.
• Strategize with the GSMA team on issues/delays affecting data collection.
• Assist in document preparation for steering committee members and local communications.
• Liaise with any local GSMA representatives, associated Futures Group offices and the project team.
• Provide other assistance as needed to the GSMA team, working in close collaboration with any associated the Futures Group, GRM or associated offices in country.

Proposed timeline

The consultancy timeline is typically over a seven week period within the span of March 1^st, 2015 to October 31^st, 2015. For a consultant representing a single country the maximum number of days for this consultancy is 15.

Qualifications

• Consultant must be based in the target country
• Significant knowledge of and/or contacts with the following public and private stakeholder groups;
  • Public Sector Officials in MoF, MoH or other relevant ministry
  • Mobile services providers
  • Public sector health providers
  • Private sector health providers
• Must have excellent English, command of whatever local language is used by government
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Good communication and diplomatic skills
• Self-initiated, motivated and works independently
• Demonstrates excellent follow-up and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and writing skills in English

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility
• Possible in-country travel for meetings or data collection accompaniment

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements
• Successful candidates will be reimbursed for allowable expenses only

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page by February 15th, 2014. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

National Population Commission Consultant (HPP Nigeria), Nigeria

National Population Commission Consultant (HPP Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria

Job Code: 990

# of Openings: 1

Description

Background

The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, inaugurated the newly reconstituted board of the National Population Commission (NPopC) on June 26, 2012. The new Commission is to continue the mandate of the organization, to include:

1. Undertaking periodic enumeration of population through sample surveys, censuses or otherwise.
2. Establishing and maintaining machinery for continuous and universal registration of births and deaths throughout the federation.
3. Advising the President on Population matters; and
4. Publishing and providing information data on population for the purpose of facilitating economic and development planning.

In 2013, the USAID-funded Health Policy Project (HPP), in collaboration with partners, facilitated a retreat to acquaint and equip NPopC members and staff with necessary information on population dynamics and family planning to meet their constitutional mandate. On the final day of the retreat, NPopC Commissioners drafted a road map for the review and revision of the 2004 National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development (NPP). Since that time, progress on the implementation of the road map has stalled.

Position Summary

Futures Group/HPP Nigeria is seeking a Consultant to work with NPopC to manage the implementation of the road map for the review of the 2004 NPP and adoption of a revised population policy at NPopC.

The consultant will be responsible for the following scope of work:

1. Provide logistics and technical support for road map implementation, ensuring benchmarks are met. Responsibilities include:
   1. In collaboration with NPopC, facilitate meetings of the Population Technical Working Group (PTWG), the Population Management Committee and other actors charged with reviewing the achievements of the 2004 NPP and drafting the revised policy.
   2. Keep up to date documentation of all road map activities, building on challenges, achievements and lessons learned.
   3. In conjunction with NPopC, liaise with technical staff, civil society organizations, international partners, Government of Nigeria Ministries and Agencies and others involved in the road map implementation process.
   4. Other duties as defined by NPopC and HPP.
2. Provide technical assistance on the review of the 2004 NPP and formulation of the revised policy.
   1. In collaboration with NPopC, provide subject matter expertise/technical assistance in demography, family planning and the policy review and formulation process.
   2. Participate in and/or prepare written materials based on convened meetings and consultation outcomes in key Nigerian states/zones, to include: a draft and/or final process for reviewing the achievements of the NPP; a draft and/or final report featuring results from the NPP review; and a position paper to reflect NPopC's recommendations for the new national policy.
3. Build the capacity of NPopC members and staff to support sustained implementation of road map activities beyond the duration of the consultancy.
4. Participate in regular meetings with Futures Group/HPP project staff in Nigeria and Washington, DC, keeping them informed of progress to date.
5. Liaise with NPopC and Futures Group/HPP project staff during the implementation of an Organizational Capacity Assessment at NPopC.

Deliverables

• Monthly reports to NPopC, Futures Group/HPP project staff on progress toward the implementation of the road map, submitted on the final workday of each month.
• Monthly meetings with NPopC management to discuss prospects and challenges towards the implementation of the road map.
• In collaboration with NPopC:
  • Report/guidelines outlining the NPP Review process;
  • Report highlighting the outcomes of the NPP Review; and
  • Position paper featuring recommendations for the new national policy.

Duration of Employment: 130 days

Project duration: January-July 2015

Market Section Manager, Nigeria

Reports to: Country Director

Location: Abuja with domestic travel to Northern Nigeria, as required

I. TechnoServe Background:

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. TechnoServe operates in more than 30 developing countries with over 1,000 employees.

II. Program Description:

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has initiated a Rural Agricultural Markets Program focused on Northern Nigeria entitled PrOpCom Mai-Karfi. This five-year program aims to increase the incomes of 500,000 impoverished Northern Nigerians by 50%, with half of program recipients being women. PrOpCom uses a Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach, which aims to accelerate pro-poor growth by strengthening markets and achieving greater fairness for poor men and women within those markets. Key markets of intervention include soap and seeds, as well as cross-cutting markets such as fertilizers and tractor services.

III. Job Responsibilities:

The Market Sector Manager will provide strategic guidance and management for a set of key target markets identified for their potential to increase incomes for the poor, particularly women. He/she will identify and design potential market interventions that address key market constraints, develop strategies for implementing those interventions, and develop and manage relationships with partners and stakeholders to achieve programmatic goals.

Specific responsibilities of the Market Section Manager include the following:

• Provide overall strategic direction for a set of key markets and interventions within those markets; monitoring and quality assuring all intervention guides and resulting outputs
• Identify new high-potential markets; liaise with program senior management team on potential markets and design effective implementation strategies for market interventions ensuring that the meet all donor and program requirements
• Initiate and manage all market-related value chain analysis ensuring study designs, contracting and implementation are done according to standards
• Drive the stakeholder analysis of selected commodity chains as well as identify and contact potential agents of change
• Oversee the implementation of all market interventions, including setting workplans and course-correcting as necessary
• Identify, establish and manage strategic partnerships within selected markets, coordinating administrative aspects such as MoUs and contracts
• Ensure reporting on all intervention activities, including progress reports, on and off field feedback and lessons learnt from each intervention
• Identify key policy areas for each intervention and establish appropriate partnerships and contacts aimed at driving the policy amendment process where applicable
• Manage team members to results, providing regular coaching and on-the-job capacity building
• Establish and maintain processes and systems to ensure strong continued linkages between the program's Results Measurement team and market section teams
• Oversee spending on interventions within the markets, ensuring the meet agreed standards and also exhibit the DFID value for money policy
• Contribute to overall program strategy as part of the senior management team

IV. Core Competencies

Communication: Confidently delivers tailored messages to various audiences using various media and tools. Asks insightful questions, validates the speaker's feelings and points, and encourages the speaker; leaves the speaker feeling 'heard'. Reports concisely and proactively with observations, analysis, and implications of the observations on project work and has the ability to present such findings to a variety of stakeholders in a concise and effective manner.

Relationship Builder: Quickly develops trusting relationships with others; proactively assesses and manages trust with others. Maintains industry, government and corporate networks and consistently forges new business relationships to fit strategic priorities. Identifies shared goals and develops effective strategies around those goals; follows-up on connections to catalyze positive relationships. Demonstrates neutrality and helps parties come to creative agreements and solutions, while keeping ownership with the parties.

Business Person: Understands the idea of the marketing mix; can gather market info and give advice on marketing strategy; Advises on building and keeping good customer relations. Keeps records in more complex business environments; Advises on basic finances; Identifies and considers the financial risks of decisions; considers the economic value for the markets before making financial decisions. Delivers training workshops; Advises on selecting and recruiting staff; appreciates the importance of incentives for performance

Coach: Regularly engages with market actors and stakeholders to uncover and identify specific needs; builds desire in the coachee to address the needs. Offers specific, constructive feedback to others; leaves the coachee feeling empowered to improve; actively seeks out feedback to improve; uses feedback in reviewing intervention strategies. Creates buy-in from the coachee to improve; helps develop action plans; provides support, while ensure coachee ownership over the process

Innovator: Tests out new ideas on an ongoing basis; failure encourages greater future effort; often demonstrates creative thinking; uses innovative approaches in the execution of work; actively searches for solutions beyond traditional boundaries. Makes time to reflect and codify learning; seeks out sources of learning; regularly adjusts actions based on comparing expected results against actual results; makes informed decisions based on lessons learnt from other interventions within the sector. Proactively shares both successful and unsuccessful endeavors; actively identifies issues that may hinder effective collaborations and devises means of minimizing these; takes a leadership role in a team

Political Economist: Critically analyses institutions using a visual model, objectively allocating roles and functions. Can prescribe an agenda to improve the institutional arrangements for the benefit of poor people. Rigorously analyses the way power and politics affects markets and poverty; can model the power relations; and can prescribe improvements for the benefit of poor people. Collects and arranges complex evidence within an Excel workbook; cost-benefit analysis of economic options; prescription and argument for pro-poor improvements in markets.

V. Qualifications

• A Masters degree or similar qualification in Business, Economics or Development Studies
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in implementing and managing projects with at least one year spent in the field on market research projects
• At least 2 years' experience leading a busy team and coordinating across teams
• Experience in business strategy development with focus on agricultural value chain analysis
• Excellent problem solving and quantitative analytical skills
• Experience reviewing and writing reports
• Experience developing surveys and data collection instruments for monitoring programs
• Advanced proficiency in business software (Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of the institutions and organizations and/or businesses that provide services to the agricultural sector in Nigeria and at the State level
• Previous supervisory/ managerial responsibilities within a busy team
• Previous experience using the market for the poor (M4P) approach an added advantage

VI. Application Instructions

Qualified and interested applicants should submit a Word-formatted single document consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history to tnsngrecruit@gmail.com. Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. No phone calls please.