Program Coordinator - Sustainability at ofi

Description 

• Reporting to the Head of Cocoa Sustainability, you will manage an experienced agricultural extension team and build upon and expand operational delivery of a variety of projects and strategic priorities within their agreed timelines, budget, scope and impact.

Responsibilities
You will also be involved in:

• Developing, monitoring, and reviewing monthly / annual workplans in line with project log frames and any data / evidence collected that calls for adaptation.
• You will focus on improving Nigerian bean productivity and quality profiles through capacity development of cocoa sustainability team, procurement teams and farmers
• Working with financial information to manage budgets effectively and set realistic forecasts, approving budget requests from Operations Coordinators in line with Annual / Monthly Workplans and monthly / annual budget lines.
• Working with financial information to manage budgets effectively and set realistic forecasts Develop in conjunction with Sustainability Lead and commercial team, annual budget proposals for customer programs
• Responsible for setting up groups for external audits and making sure that we clear the audits as well
• Improving Adoption rate of field trainings with farmers
• Doing Assessment of Farmers and based on farmer’s/community needs, arrange trainings as and when required
• Responsible for Data collection/ Data integrity and Data Analysis of the group and designed customized solution based on the outcomes of various surveys
• Traceability on the farms – Making sure that Traceability data is provided from farm level to exporters
• Impact assessment of various activities on the farms

Skills and Requirements

• To be successful in this role, you need to have excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as capacity-building skills,

Other essentials include:

• Knowledgeable in RA / UTZ certification standards (Organic certification is a plus)
• Have a solid field background and am passionate about grassroots agricultural development
• Fluent in English, knowledge of a local language a plus
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word /Excel /PowerPoint) - Good command of Microsoft Outlook
• Possess a valid driver’s license.