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Deloitte

Audits companies and advises on tax and technology

Director of Agriculture and Rural Development

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAbuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria$128.5k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's degree or equivalent in Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Business Administration, Regional Planning and Development, or a related field from a recognized university.
  • At least 12 years of relevant experience connecting economic and quantitative analysis with public-policy intervention in agribusiness, value-chain development, and agricultural and rural development.
  • Demonstrated competence in planning and implementing strategies and programs related to sustainable intensification and diversification of agricultural production systems, and agribusiness development through inclusive and sustainable value chains, in the context of agricultural and rural transformations aimed at sustainable food security and poverty reduction.
  • Ability to coordinate an agricultural ecosystem.
  • Ability to mobilize technical and financial resources.
  • Good knowledge of the agricultural sector, including crops, livestock, and fisheries.
  • Knowledge of program and policy analysis in developing countries in agribusiness, value-chain development, and agricultural and rural development.
  • Technical ability to develop a vision, mission, and strategies focused on Member States' needs, and to adjust strategies as circumstances evolve.
  • Senior leadership experience establishing strategic partnerships, collaborating, and building consensus with multiple internal and/or external stakeholders on complex issues in a multidisciplinary governmental or international organization.
  • Knowledge of ECOWAS's mandate, strategic plan and priorities, and Member States' economic, political, and social conditions and trends relevant to the work area.
  • Consistency in actions, values, methods, confidentiality, ethics, measures, principles, expectations, and results, demonstrating commitment to doing the right thing for the right reasons regardless of circumstances.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with heads of institutions, elected officials, and statutory officials to facilitate compliance, build commitment, resolve conflicts, and secure support for change.
  • Ability to respect hierarchy appropriately.
  • Ability to promote a culture in which each person is accountable for results.
  • Ability to exercise leadership, management, and technical supervision over project activities and program delivery in accordance with ECOWAS legal and administrative practices and standards.
  • Ability to conduct periodic staff performance evaluations under the ECOWAS performance-management system and guide staff to maintain high levels of motivation, commitment, capability, and teamwork.
  • Ability to coordinate project management, internal controls, and financial-resource administration, and to address issues confidently while making impartial and nonpartisan decisions.
  • Ability to exercise initiative and resourcefulness in addressing multiple stakeholder needs, multitasking, and achieving positive results.
  • Ability to create synergies with client groups and others to define and evaluate service standards and indicators.
  • Ability to motivate and engage others in promoting and adopting customer-service best practices.
  • Ability to identify and improve services and customer interactions through appropriate networks, and develop innovative ways to address them responsibly and transparently.
  • Knowledge of the anti-discrimination and human-rights regulatory environment, and ability to advance strategies for an inclusive and healthy workplace that respects cultural diversity and gender equality and is free from harassment.
  • Understanding of diverse cultural perspectives, especially in West Africa, sensitivity to group differences and gender issues, and ability to contribute to, advocate for, and/or develop gender-sensitive and culturally diverse policies.
  • Ability to promote an interactive, diverse, and inclusive workplace and bring together a broad range of ideas and experiences to solve problems, develop projects and programs, and improve outcomes.
  • Ability and accountability to incorporate gender perspectives and ensure equitable participation by women and men in all areas of work.
  • Ability to remain objective in conflict management regardless of cultural or gender differences, and encourage staff to overcome biases and cultural and gender differences.
  • Understanding of ECOWAS's organizational structure, culture, and workplace dynamics.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of the ECOWAS legal framework, strategic priorities, and operating standards to develop or modernize policies and programs and implement them sustainably and effectively.
  • Well-developed business, social, and political acumen, commitment to ECOWAS's vision and mandate, and broad knowledge of economic, political, and social conditions and trends in Member States.
  • Sound judgment and decision-making on policy and strategy matters important to ECOWAS's mandate and improved outcomes for Member States.
  • Ability to analyze reports and socioeconomic and institutional dynamics, identify potential obstacles and challenges, and develop innovative solutions and alternatives to address barriers and achieve strategic and operational priorities.
  • Ability to anticipate and interpret the effects and impacts of social, economic, and political changes and make recommendations.
  • Ability to identify and address strengths and weaknesses, stimulate creativity, reduce resistance to change, and improve achievement of strategic objectives.
  • Ability to make prudent decisions concerning management of human, financial, and material resources.
  • Ability to listen attentively and understand others' perspectives to make informed statements, decisions, and recommendations.
  • Ability to build external collaborative relationships that support strategic and operational objectives, identify key issues, accommodate stakeholders, and use well-designed communication and stakeholder-management plans.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively and deliver presentations that promote new insights, ideas, perspectives, and understanding of issues and challenges.
  • Active listening skills to strengthen communication among team members, demonstrate care, help them feel valued, and encourage staff engagement across institutions and agencies.
  • Negotiation and conflict-management skills focused on building and nurturing effective, collaborative relationships.
  • Proficiency in information and communication technologies.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English, French, or Portuguese; proficiency in a second official language is an asset.
  • Ability to develop plans, consistently set clear objectives, and effectively supervise performance-management practices to ensure targets and standards are met.
  • Ability to define effective objectives and outcomes and manage change resiliently, calmly, and positively in uncertain and ambiguous conditions.
  • Ability to enable organizational and individual talent development through strategic, operational, programmatic, project, and individual plans.
  • Ability to implement plans, mobilize and engage people, identify critical success factors, mitigate risks, analyze indicators and results, initiate corrective action, and strengthen capacity to ensure sustainability.
  • Ability to establish rigorous monitoring and evaluation practices and learn from setbacks and errors to ensure continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and implementation of the Economic Community of West African States Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP), with particular focus on supporting Member States.
  • Mobilize technical and financial resources for regional programs.
  • Oversee implementation of the regional agricultural program in coordination with, and under agreements established with, other regional integration bodies.
  • Provide high-level analysis of the agricultural sector and develop innovative programs to address its challenges.
  • Keep abreast of rapid technical, political, social, and economic developments across agricultural sectors.
  • Coordinate relations between agriculture and relevant sectors, including trade, customs, free movement, industry, and agricultural research.
  • Develop an innovative stakeholder-dialogue framework involving farmers, policymakers, technical and financial partners, researchers, and traders.
  • Coordinate a network of peer technical experts and decision-makers in Member States to ensure ECOWAP program implementation.
  • Implement the agricultural sector's monitoring and evaluation mechanism.
  • Organize the directorate efficiently, with clear hierarchical lines of accountability, reduced bureaucracy, and appropriate delegation of responsibilities and authority.
  • Collaborate as needed with the relevant specialized parliamentary committee on regional legislation.
  • Lead the promotion of agricultural value-chain transformation and the common agricultural market.

About the Company

Deloitte

Audits companies and advises on tax and technology

Deloitte audits companies and advises businesses and governments on tax, technology, and risk, and it is one of the Big Four, the world's four largest accounting firms. In 1849 its founder became the first independent auditor of a public company, Britain's Great Western Railway. Its auditors check companies' financial reports for errors and fraud before investors rely on them, while its consultants design strategy, install business software, and defend clients against cyberattacks. Clients pay fees for each audit or project, and each country's Deloitte firm is a separate business owned by its local partners. Deloitte was founded in London in 1845 and is based in New York.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$17.1M
Headquarters
New York, NY
Founded
1845

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