Commercialization & Business Development Officer at Kaduna State Government

Functions and Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of SPC, the officer will develop and implement a work programme that improves the competitiveness and well-functioning of the value chain thereby making beneficiaries of the project to meet market requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness or Business Administration with bias to Agriculture.
• Minimum of five (5) years post qualification experience.
• Fluency in English and local language widely spoken in the Project Area will be a major advantage.
• Knowledge and application of computer is essential.
• Market facilitation (market and price information), registration and approval of product with NAFDAC, Nigeria Export Promotion council (NEPC) and Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON),
• capacity building on product quality and standards, packaging, market linkages , and linkages to financial institutions.
• Higher qualification will be an advantage.
• Experience in Business/Marketing concept of specific state value chain is essential.