Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited Job Recruitment Portal

Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited Job Recruitment Portal – There is a current job recruitment for qualified persons who apply before the deadline. Interested persons may kindly apply.

Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Limited (SCANL) is a leading management consulting firm focused on the agricultural and nutrition sectors in Africa. We partner with government agencies, private sector companies and leading international development organizations to conduct research, analyze policies, develop strategies and implement programs that promote sustainable food security and improved nutrition. We have worked on a variety of projects across West Africa, including in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Communications Expert

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Specific Roles

General:

• Support the formulation and implementation of project communications and advocacy strategies on Sahel-led projects
• Drive the visibility of Sahel Consulting through collaboration with the Branding & Communication Committee.
• Prepare official briefing materials, talking points, speeches, statements, articles, op-eds, and presentations on any development-related topic as necessary.
• Develop and maintain external and internal communications platforms such as the Sahel Consulting website, official social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc.), Intranet and online collaboration platforms, etc.
• Drive the achievement of Sahel Consulting project targets through effective internal and external communication.
• Assist in coordination and communication of project implementation strategies among relevant stakeholders.
• Support the increased awareness of various projects’ mandates and goals through the dissemination of information, press release, and organization of public events.
• Identify and assess potential issues, concerns, and risks related to communication and advocacy, and implement corrective actions
• Undertake regular liaison with other partners for content development, information exchange, collaborative communication efforts, and innovative communication and advocacy tools.
• Provide substantive support to ensure that communication performance indicators are identified, incorporated, monitored, and reported on throughout the program cycles.

Social Behavioural Change:

• Apply appropriate and structured change management methods and lead change management activities for various interventions.
• Identify and implement innovative ways to deliver nutrition messages on Sahel Consulting programs e.g. ALDDN.
• Develop the capacity of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) to effectively deliver nutrition messages and conduct a situation analysis.
• Support the development of nutrition education and behaviour change communication messages.
• Identify and support the implementation of low-cost supply-side solutions to promote social and behaviour change.
• Provide input, document requirements, and support for the design and delivery of the stipulated training programs.
• Identify and engage with relevant public and private organizations to partner with to achieve the behaviour change objectives of ALDDN’s nutrition intervention.
• Work with the nutrition team in ensuring the project (behaviour change initiatives) meets objectives on time and within budget.
• Facilitate the preparation of project activity and output reports using innovative approaches that engagingly demonstrate project impacts in beneficiary households and communities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Master’s Degree
• Minimum of 5 years experience.

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruiting@sahelcp.com using “Communications Expert” as the subject of the email.

Note: Due to a high volume of applicants, please understand that we can contact only those who meet the minimum qualifications.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2022.

Job Title: Analyst

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

In this role, you will be required to fulfil the following primary responsibilities:

• Conduct market, industry and company research related to proposals and projects for Sahel Consulting’s clients.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis with data gathered during the project.
• Prepare PowerPoint and Word reports summarizing research and analyses and developing recommendations for the client.
• Create complete bibliography and contacts list of all sources of research information.
• Support Sahel Consulting with work required to deliver a high-quality final report to its client(s).
• Work independently, but as part of a broader team of Sahel Consulting consultants.
• Support senior management on other Sahel Consulting initiatives as requested.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields with a minimum of 1 year work experience.

Interested  and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruiting@sahelcp.com using “Analyst” as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2022.

Job Title: Program Assistant

Location: Adamawa with occasional travels across Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract

Specific Roles

Work Plan Formulation:

• Support in the timely development of work plans for all the ALDDN projects implemented in the state.
• Provide the necessary information required by the Program Officer regarding implementing partners, the market price of inputs, beneficiary information, location-specific information, stakeholder information, and general logistic requirements for developing the work plans
• Assist in coordination and communication of implementation strategies among stakeholders particularly the processor, State government officials, and the project coordinator.

Project Implementation:

• Assist the Program Officer in the implementation of project activities in accordance with the various ALDDN project work plans.
• Prepare administrative documents, collect and compile inputs to documents and ensure timely submission of documents, reports, minutes of meetings, and weekly updates to the Sahel PMO.
• Support the Program Officer in preparation of meeting venues, timely sending out of invites to participants, and coordination of the meeting
• Draft a routine correspondence for ALDDN project implementation.
• Prepare inputs for the implementation processes such as management of team members of implementing partners, procurement of inputs, logistic of transportation of inputs to destination, and suggesting of contractors according to the Sahel rules and regulations.
• Assist in procurement processes for any conference, seminar services, training, and meeting logistics such as meeting rooms, audio-visual equipment, name tags, and training venues.
• Administer contracts with service providers and/or beneficiaries by the interpretation of contracts and ensure effective communication of agreements.
• Collect, compile and organize background materials, documents, and other materials for meetings.
• Compile all project reports and prepare inputs summaries, graphs, and tables for presentations in support of various project activities.
• Ensure uploading of data by implementing partners on the ALDDN portal on time and correctly
• Provide support to implementing partners during community mobilization, development of community action plan, lunching of boreholes, ensuring milk collection, community engagement with other stakeholders, leading community entry, and serving as a contact point for Sahel in the project state.
• Maintenance of the project filing system and compilation of all reports for documentation.
• Support implementation of project-related communication activities.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Key Results

• Monitor beneficiary and project location identification processes to ensure compliance with program requirements
• Ensure compliance to all SOPs and checklists related to the ALDDN projects are done and reports submitted to the designated officer
• Collect and upload verified data of all project activities namely farmers’ organization, Commercial Fodder producers; database, list of trained farmers, CHEWs, and extension agents recruited for the ALDDN program
• Lead the training of trainers’ sessions for extension agents and CHEWs
• Support the ALDDN M&E team in preparing enumerators’ monthly payments based on satisfactory and verified milestone completion in the state
• Ensure all project activities provided by implementing partners are verified and documented,
• Share weekly progress updates on-field activities with the Project Management Office (PMO)
• Maintain an inventory of all project assets that are purchased by the program for all the ALDDN projects in the State
• Document and submit all key procurement processes, receipts supplied by vendors, processor partners, and other stakeholders to the Administration and account office of Sahel
• Monitor the distribution of project inputs such as milk can, feed and fodder inputs, and submit an updated distribution register to the ALDDN M&E team at the end of every month
• Plan all training and mobilize trainees for effective and efficient training sessions and lead the training of the trainers across all projects
• Support the Policy Advocacy Coordinator in organizing state steering committee meetings and stakeholder convening
• Assist in the mapping of stakeholders and dairy related policies in the state
• Alert the Policy Advocacy Coordinator when there are changes in policies, security challenges and other issues that are relevant to the program
• Ensure that all project assets such as project vehicle, laptops and phones are used for the intended purpose and are always in good working condition
• Support the driver in preparing budgets for car maintenance and fuel expenses while documenting receipts and fund retirement
• Share monthly travel log, fuel and project vehicle maintenance information and supporting evidence with the PMO
• Participate in the recruitment and deployment of extension agents, all project service providers and community health workers
• Support quarterly program implementation plan including activities, targets and deadlines and provide quarterly reports on program accomplishments
• Upload key project data across all interventions in the State to the ALDDN online data portal and submit supporting evidence to the PMO
• Submit weekly reports on accomplishments, challenges, and mitigation strategy to the ALDDN Livestock Officer
• Provide weekly plans and progress updates on key activities, challenges and mitigation strategies to the National Team Leader or senior team members delegated by Sahel during weekly review meetings
• Participate in ALDDN State Steering Committee meetings and provide reports to the PMO

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelors’ Degree in Animal Science, Animal Production, Agronomy, and Extension or any other related fields
• Minimum of one-year experience in livestock production, animal husbandry management, or any agriculture-related field experience,
• Working knowledge of English Language (both written and verbal).

Competencies:

• Result focus and problem-solving skills
• Teamwork and building effective relationships
• Communication and knowledge sharing.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruiting@sahelcp.com using “Project Assistant – Adamawa” as the subject of the mail.

Note: Due to a high volume of applicants, please understand that we are able to contact only those who meet the minimum qualifications.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2022.