Be Part of Our Mission

Structure the problem

• Turn ambiguous client challenges into clear hypotheses, work plans, and measurable outcomes
• Conduct due diligence, feasibility studies, and opportunity assessments
• Translate strategic direction into execution roadmaps that teams can follow and implement

Build the evidence

• Conduct primary and secondary research across markets, industries, and competitive landscapes
• Build financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses
• Benchmark performance against industry standards and comparable organisations
• Synthesise large volumes of information into conclusions that withstand challenge

Own the delivery

• Run engagements end to end, from scoping through to final recommendations
• Manage your workstreams against quality standards, timelines, and client expectations
• Build genuine working relationships with client teams and external partners
• Contribute to engagement planning, resourcing, and risk identification

Make the data speak

• Build dashboards, MIS reports, and performance trackers across live engagements
• Identify trends, gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities before they surface elsewhere
• Support decisions through data analysis, scenario planning, and forecasting

Carry it into implementation

• Support the design and rollout of client programmes and internal initiatives
• Develop action plans, budgets, and resource schedules
• Track KPIs and milestones, and drive priorities through to closure
• Design and manage monitoring and evaluation frameworks

Win the next piece of work

• Evaluate new opportunities, partnerships, and expansion areas
• Write proposals, concept notes, pitch decks, and capability documents
• Track the pipeline, engagement progress, and conversion

Communicate it well

• Build presentations that engage senior audiences
• Make complex ideas accessible to non-specialist audiences
• Prepare briefing notes and talking points for senior leadership
• Engage clients, government bodies, financial institutions, and industry partners

Experience

• 1+ years in strategy or management consulting, analytics, business operations, or a comparable advisory role
• Exposure to both strategic advisory work and hands-on implementation
• Experience with government, multilateral, or large enterprise clients is a plus
• Graduates from any discipline are welcome to apply; a postgraduate qualification is advantageous but not required

How you work

• You find the root cause rather than the symptom and propose something workable
• You connect data, business context, and long-term goals while maintaining a clear view of all three
• You are comfortable when the brief is unclear and the path is yours to define
• You take work from idea to implementation and remain accountable for the outcomes
• You measure your work and hold yourself accountable

Your toolkit

• Strong Excel and Google Sheets: advanced formulas, pivots, and modelling
• Proficiency in PowerPoint for executive-ready deliverables
• Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) is welcome
• Comfort with analysing large datasets and presenting what matters

How you communicate

• Clear, structured writing for proposals, briefs, and strategy documents
• Confident presentation and storytelling skills in front of senior audiences
• Strong stakeholder-management skills across cultures and organisational levels
• Fluency in English; working proficiency in Hindi
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion

1. Lead Generation & Market Research

Find the opportunities before competitors do.

• Identify relevant tenders, RFPs, RFQs, and EOIs from government websites, tender portals, ministry sites, and private bid platforms.
• Track central and state government portals (GeM, CPPP, NIC, state e-procurement portals) and relevant international tender platforms on a daily basis.
• Maintain a structured live database of identified tenders and bid opportunities: issuing authority, deadline, value, and fit assessment.
• Flag high-priority opportunities to leadership early so bid/no-bid decisions can be taken with time to spare.

2. Bid Preparation & Documentation

Build bids that meet every requirement without exception.

• Study RFPs, RFQs, EOIs, and tender documents in full; build a clear requirement map before drafting begins.
• Prepare complete technical and commercial bid documents, including checklists, bid summary, eligibility criteria, compliance matrices, BOQs, and supporting annexures.
• Coordinate with internal SMEs and project teams to gather inputs, case studies, CVs, and technical content for each bid.
• Maintain version control across drafts; track changes, comments, and approvals cleanly.

3. Bid Submission & Coordination

On time. Fully compliant. Every single time.

• Upload and submit bids on government portals (GeM, eTender, NIC, CPPP, state e-procurement portals) and private bid platforms.
• Manage digital signatures, portal logins, OEM authorisations, EMD/bid security, and other procedural requirements ahead of submission.
• Run a final compliance check against the RFP checklist before every submission: formats, page limits, mandatory annexures, signatures, registrations.
• Maintain a structured record of all submissions: bid copies, versions, portal logins, approval flows, and acknowledgements.
• Coordinate with finance, legal, and leadership for approvals, sign-offs, and any clarifications during the bid process.

4. Knowledge & Research

Build the institutional memory that makes every bid easier than the last.

• Stay updated on the latest technologies, industry guidelines, and tender standards across SkyQuest's priority sectors.
• Maintain a clean, current repository of templates, case studies, certificates, registrations, and company profiles, bid-ready at all times.
• Conduct competitive research on past bid winners, evaluation patterns, and pricing benchmarks to strengthen bid positioning.
• Document lessons from every won, lost, and shortlisted bid; feed them back into our templates, processes, and bid checklists.

Who You Are

• You have 3 years in bidding, proposals, or tender management at a consulting firm, research firm, IT/ITeS company, or a vendor that bids regularly into government.
• You are proficient with government tender portals: GeM, CPPP, NIC, state e-procurement, and at least a couple of international platforms. You know where the friction points are.
• You read RFPs carefully. You can spot the eligibility traps, the disqualifiers, and the scoring weights on the first reading.
• You write clear, compliant, well-structured prose. Your bid summaries are something a reviewer can scan in 90 seconds.
• You are relentless on deadlines and unflustered when three bids are due in the same week.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• 2–4 years of hands-on experience preparing, submitting, and managing technical and commercial bids, tenders, and proposals.
• Working knowledge of major government tender portals (GeM, CPPP, NIC, state e-procurement portals) plus at least basic familiarity with international/private bid platforms.
• Strong understanding of RFPs, RFQs, EOIs, eligibility criteria, compliance requirements, BOQs, and standard tender documentation.
• Experience preparing complete bid sets: technical proposals, financial bids, annexures, certificates, declarations, and supporting documentation.
• Familiarity with digital signature workflows, EMD/bid security, OEM authorisations, and portal-specific procedural requirements.
• Comfort coordinating across internal teams, SMEs, finance, legal, and leadership under tight, non-negotiable deadlines.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; clean document formatting and basic version-control discipline.

Soft Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Dedicated, quick to learn, and comfortable picking up new portals, sectors, and document standards.
• Excellent coordination with internal teams; patient, clear, and persistent.
• Ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
• Organised and process-oriented; you build systems instead of relying on memory.

Bonus Points

• Experience bidding for consulting, research, or advisory mandates rather than solely for product or IT supply tenders.
• Exposure to multilateral or bilateral donor bids (World Bank, ADB, UN agencies, USAID, FCDO, GIZ, etc.), even at a supporting level.
• Familiarity with SkyQuest's priority sectors: life sciences, agritech, ICT, ESG, and innovation/IP.
• Hands-on experience with bid management or proposal tools.

Core Technical Skills (Advanced / High-Level Proficiency Required)

• Expert proficiency in Python and advanced, production-level experience with machine learning frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and Keras
• Advanced proficiency in deep learning architectures (CNNs, RNNs, Transformers, and attention-based models), including designing, training, and tuning them
• Strong hands-on experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model optimisation using modern toolchains
• Proven experience in NLP, including LLMs, embeddings, and fine-tuning models like BERT, GPT, and LLaMA
• Computer Vision: OpenCV, YOLO, EfficientNet
• In-depth knowledge of MLOps practices, including model deployment, version control, monitoring, and CI/CD for ML pipelines
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based AI platforms such as AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, or GCP Vertex AI
• Strong understanding of vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate) and generative AI applications

Preferred Experience

• Integrating generative AI (LLMs, Diffusion Models, and Prompt Engineering) into enterprise solutions
• Experience with data engineering tools such as Airflow, Spark, Databricks, and Kafka
• Hands-on knowledge of containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes, as well as API-based ML model deployment
• Prior experience managing the end-to-end AI product lifecycle, from model design and development through deployment and scaling

Client Account Management

• Manage client accounts and serve as the primary point of contact for TDS, GST, and balance sheet-related queries and issues.
• Provide accurate guidance to clients on TDS, GST, and accounting matters, including tax planning and optimisation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to address client needs and deliver comprehensive financial solutions.
• Track receivables, follow up on outstanding payments, and ensure timely collection in line with contractual terms and milestones.
• Build long-term client confidence through accuracy, responsiveness, and consistent delivery.

Direct Taxation (TDS)

• Ensure accurate deduction of tax at source (TDS) on payments to vendors, contractors, professionals, and landlords in accordance with applicable provisions and rates.
• Prepare and file quarterly TDS returns, generate Form 16 and Form 16A, and resolve defaults, notices, and mismatches identified through the TRACES portal.
• Reconcile TDS deducted, deposited, and reported with the books of account and Form 26AS on a periodic basis.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation supporting all TDS-related positions and transactions.

GST & Indirect Taxation

• Ensure compliance with GST regulations through timely and accurate filing of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and annual returns.
• Perform GSTR-2B reconciliation, manage input tax credit eligibility, and resolve vendor-side mismatches.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate GST filings related to the export of services, including LUT filings and refund applications where applicable.
• Maintain proper documentation and respond to notices, queries, and departmental correspondence.

Financial Reporting & Balance Sheet

• Prepare and maintain accurate balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports for clients.
• Review financial transactions and ensure they are recorded correctly in accordance with accounting standards and regulations.
• Carry out month-end and year-end closing activities, including provisions, accruals, prepaid schedules, and depreciation.
• Perform bank, vendor, customer, and intercompany reconciliations and resolve open items.
• Support statutory, internal, and tax audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries.

International Transactions & Risk

• Manage complex international transactions, including foreign remittances, Form 15CA/Form 15CB coordination, and applicable withholding provisions.
• Account for foreign exchange gains and losses and support compliance with FEMA and related documentation requirements.
• Identify financial and compliance risks in client transactions and recommend mitigation measures.
• Foster strong client relationships across global markets through clear, well-documented financial communication.

Additional Responsibilities – Senior Account Executive

• Review the work of junior team members, including returns, reconciliations, and closing schedules, before submission.
• Mentor and train Account Executives on taxation updates, accounting treatment, and client handling.
• Own the compliance calendar and ensure that no statutory deadlines are missed across assigned accounts.
• Act as the escalation point for complex client issues, assessments, and departmental notices.
• Drive process improvements, standardisation, and automation within the accounts function.

Regulatory Awareness

• Stay updated on changes in TDS, GST, income tax, and accounting regulations.
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes on client accounts and communicate updates to clients and internal teams as necessary.

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field is essential.
• MBA (Finance) will be given preference. CA Inter, CMA Inter, or M.Com candidates with relevant hands-on experience will also be considered.
• Account Executive: a minimum of 1 year of experience in account management with exposure to TDS, GST, and balance sheet preparation.
• Senior Account Executive: 4+ years of experience, including independent ownership of client accounts and statutory compliance.

Core Capabilities

• Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of TDS, GST, and accounting principles, standards, and regulations.
• Systems Skills: Proficiency in accounting software such as Tally, Zoho Books, or ERP platforms, along with advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Analytical Ability: Detail-oriented approach with the ability to interpret data, spot discrepancies, and resolve them at source.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain financial and tax positions to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ownership: Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks effectively, and deliver within statutory deadlines.

Candidate Attributes

• Accuracy First: Committed to precision in numbers, documentation, and reporting.
• Compliance Mindset: Treats statutory deadlines and audit readiness as non-negotiable.
• Client-Centric: Responsive, professional, and dependable in every client interaction.
• Continuous Learner: Actively tracks regulatory changes and applies them to day-to-day work.
• Team Orientation: Collaborates well with internal functions to deliver end-to-end financial solutions.

Key Deliverables

• 1. Investment Readiness Diagnostic: readiness criteria and pipeline shaping for Board approval.
• 2. First-Cohort Investment Cases: business plans, investment cases and data rooms for the first enterprise cohort.
• 3. Investor Engagement and Due Diligence: support for investor engagement, due diligence and closing.
• 4. Investment Readiness Toolkit: a codified toolkit and a live, diversified pipeline of investment-ready agribusinesses.
• 5. Training and Handover: capability transfer and handover to the Institution's investment team.

Diagnose & Baseline

• Assess the Institution's investment pipeline, documentation and due diligence practices.
• Interview investment teams, enterprises and investors to identify readiness gaps.
• Score and sequence priority interventions for validation by the Institution's management and approval by the Board.

Readiness Framework and Enterprise Support

• Establish agribusiness investment readiness criteria, documentation standards and stage-gate rules.
• Work with seed tollers and companies to strengthen governance, operations and financial records.
• Develop investor-grade business plans, financial models and investment cases, and prepare data rooms.

Pipeline and Origination

• Build a diversified pipeline across seed value chains and agribusinesses, directing each enterprise to the Institution's lending programmes, the multi-source financing facility, or external investors as appropriate.
• Originate investment opportunities and support investor engagement, due diligence, and transaction closing.
• Assess African expansion plans with grain alliances and seed companies.

Pilot and Codify

• Test the methodology with the first enterprise cohort, including the live seed-enterprise demonstration.
• Refine the approach into standardised templates and toolkits for the Institution's staff.

Institutionalisation and Transition

• Embed the methodology into the Institution's origination and investment committee procedures.
• Train the Institution's investment team, hand over to named owners and set the pipeline scale-up pathway.
• Contribute performance indicators, results and lessons to TSU progress reporting and the programme's MEL framework.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Agribusiness or a related field. An MBA or CFA qualification is an advantage.

Essential

• 15+ years of experience in investment banking, transaction advisory, private equity, or agribusiness investment.
• Proven ability to build bankable business cases, financial models and data rooms, and to manage due diligence processes.
• Track record of deal origination and investor engagement through to closing.
• Willingness to work across India and Nigeria.

Desirable

• Strong knowledge of seed systems or agricultural value chains.
• Experience with DFI, impact or blended-finance transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience working on programmes funded by development partners such as the World Bank Group, AfDB, FCDO or major philanthropic foundations.

Core Competencies

• Financial analysis: builds rigorous, investor-grade business cases and financial models.
• Transaction execution: manages data rooms and due diligence to closing.
• Investor engagement: originates opportunities and builds credible relationships with capital providers.
• Enterprise advisory: strengthens governance and operations in growing agribusinesses.
• Cross-cultural collaboration: works effectively across India and Nigeria.
• Integrity: exercises discretion with sensitive information.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Key Deliverables

• 1. Climate Finance Readiness Diagnostic: an assessment of the Institution's climate finance readiness, climate risk exposure and safeguards capacity, with prioritised interventions for Board approval.
• 2. Climate Finance Strategy and Access Roadmap: a strategy identifying priority climate funds and partners, and the steps toward accreditation or partnership.
• 3. Climate-Risk Credit Integration Framework: climate-risk screening and scoring tools embedded in credit appraisal, risk rating and portfolio monitoring.
• 4. Climate-Smart Lending Products and Pipeline: adaptation-focused products and a pipeline of climate-eligible investments, piloted and refined on evidence.
• 5. Institutionalisation and Handover Pack: updated policies, safeguards procedures, climate reporting and training, handed over to named Institution owners.

Diagnose & Baseline

• Assess the Institution's climate finance readiness, including governance, policies, fiduciary standards and environmental and social safeguards.
• Analyse the climate risk exposure of the Institution's loan portfolio by crop, value chain and region.
• Score and sequence priority interventions for validation by the Institution's management and approval by the Board.

Climate Finance Strategy and Access

• Develop a climate finance strategy and identify priority sources, including the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility, Adaptation Fund, DFIs and philanthropic funders.
• Map the pathway to accreditation or partnership with climate funds, and prepare concept notes and funding proposals.
• Coordinate with the Capital Mobilisation & Blended Finance specialist to align climate finance windows with the multi-source financing facility.

Climate-Risk Integration in Credit

• Design climate-risk screening and scoring tools and embed them in credit appraisal, risk rating and provisioning, in collaboration with the Agri-Finance and Credit & Risk specialist.
• Work with the Technology, Data & AI specialist to integrate climate, weather, and geospatial data into credit scoring and portfolio monitoring.
• Develop portfolio-level climate stress-testing and early-warning indicators.

Climate-Smart Products and Pipeline

• Design climate-smart and adaptation-focused lending products, such as finance for irrigation, drought-tolerant seed, post-harvest storage and renewable energy solutions.
• Explore complementary risk-transfer mechanisms, including index-based agricultural insurance.
• Build and pilot a pipeline of climate-eligible investments, and refine products on portfolio evidence.

Safeguards, Reporting and Transition

• Strengthen the Institution's environmental and social management system and climate-related disclosure in line with funder and international standards.
• Establish climate finance tracking and reporting, including adaptation and resilience indicators for smallholder farmers.
• Embed validated tools into the Institution's policies and procedures, deliver role-based training and hand over to named Institution owners.
• Contribute performance indicators, results and lessons to TSU progress reporting and the programme's MEL framework.

Education

• Master's degree in Climate Finance, Environmental Economics, Development Finance, Agricultural Economics, or a related field.

Essential

• 12+ years of experience in climate finance, sustainable finance or climate-risk management, including within banks or development finance institutions.
• Demonstrated experience preparing funding proposals or accreditation for multilateral climate funds such as the Green Climate Fund, GEF or Adaptation Fund.
• Hands-on experience integrating climate risk into credit appraisal, risk management or portfolio monitoring.
• Strong understanding of environmental and social safeguards and climate-related reporting standards.

Desirable

• Experience with climate-smart agriculture, agricultural adaptation or index-based insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria.
• Familiarity with climate data, geospatial analysis and climate-risk modelling tools.
• Experience with programmes funded by development partners such as the World Bank Group, AfDB, FCDO or major philanthropic foundations.

Core Competencies

• Climate-finance expertise: understands the climate finance landscape and how to access it.
• Risk integration: translates climate risk into practical credit and portfolio tools.
• Product design: develops climate-smart financial products suited to smallholder value chains.
• Standards and safeguards: applies funder and international environmental and social standards rigorously.
• Collaboration: works across credit, technology and capital mobilisation teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Integrity: exercises discretion with sensitive information.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

1. HR Business Partnership & People Strategy

• Build trusted relationships with employees, managers and senior leadership, acting as a credible and approachable HR partner.
• Understand business priorities, growth plans and organisational requirements and translate them into actionable people strategies.
• Partner with leadership on organisation design, workforce requirements, succession planning, capability development and people-related decisions.
• Identify people risks, capability gaps and organisational challenges and recommend practical solutions.
• Provide data-driven HR insights and recommendations to support business and people decisions.

2. Workforce & Business Resource Planning

• Lead annual and periodic workforce planning in alignment with business plans, project requirements and organisational growth.
• Develop resource plans covering headcount, skills, hiring priorities, deployment and capacity requirements.
• Work with business leaders to forecast talent demand and identify critical and future hiring requirements.
• Monitor headcount, vacancies, attrition and resource requirements and provide regular insights to leadership.
• Develop proactive hiring plans and talent pipelines for critical positions.

3. Talent Acquisition & Headhunting

• Own and strengthen the end-to-end Talent Acquisition strategy for professional, specialist and leadership positions.
• Lead proactive headhunting and market mapping for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, professional networks, referrals, recruitment partners and targeted outreach.
• Set hiring plans, priorities and recruitment SLAs while ensuring quality, timely hiring, and a positive candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers on role definition, interview structures, selection decisions and offer closure.
• Build talent pools for consulting, development-sector, multilateral, DFI, technology and other specialist profiles as relevant to business needs.

4. HR Team Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop the HR team, establishing clear responsibilities, goals, service standards and performance expectations.
• Allocate workloads and priorities across the HR function to ensure timely delivery of key commitments.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide coaching and feedback to HR team members.
• Build HR team capability through structured development, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear ownership for talent acquisition, HR operations, employee engagement and other core HR activities.

5. Employee Lifecycle & HR Operations

• Oversee the employee lifecycle from onboarding and probation through transfers, role changes, development, performance management and separation.
• Strengthen onboarding, induction, employee documentation, HR records and operational processes.
• Ensure consistent and efficient execution of core HR processes across the organisation.
• Handle employee relations matters with fairness, confidentiality, sound judgement, and appropriate documentation.
• Review HR workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, transparency and employee experience.

6. Performance Management & Employee Development

• Lead performance-management cycles, including goal-setting, reviews, feedback discussions and appraisal processes.
• Partner with managers to strengthen performance conversations, accountability and development planning.
• Identify high performers, critical talent and capability gaps and recommend appropriate development interventions.
• Support succession planning and internal talent development for key roles.
• Promote a performance culture based on clear expectations, regular feedback and measurable outcomes.

7. HR Policies, SOPs & Compliance

• Lead the development, review and implementation of HR policies, SOPs, guidelines and people processes.
• Ensure HR operations and documentation comply with applicable employment laws, statutory requirements and internal governance standards.
• Coordinate periodic HR compliance reviews, audits and documentation checks and ensure timely closure of identified gaps.
• Establish and maintain clear controls for recruitment, onboarding, employee records, performance management and separation processes.
• Maintain strict confidentiality while handling sensitive employee and organisational information.

8. Campus Talent & Early-Career Hiring

• Develop and execute Tier 1 and Tier 2 campus placement strategies aligned with current and future talent requirements.
• Build relationships with universities, institutes, placement cells and academic stakeholders.
• Plan campus hiring calendars, assessment processes, interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Develop sustainable talent pipelines for consulting, research, technology, business and corporate functions.

9. Employee Engagement, Culture & People Experience

• Plan and execute employee engagement, recognition, communication and culture-building initiatives.
• Strengthen employee experience across key stages of the employee lifecycle.
• Work with leadership to understand employee sentiment and translate feedback into practical people initiatives.
• Promote a workplace culture based on accountability, collaboration, trust and continuous development.
• Support initiatives that improve employee engagement, retention and organisational effectiveness.

10. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

• Strengthen SkyQuest's employer brand across relevant recruitment and professional channels.
• Develop initiatives to improve talent attraction, employee advocacy, candidate experience and campus visibility.
• Partner with internal teams to communicate SkyQuest's culture, career opportunities, employee value proposition and people practices.
• Support employer-brand initiatives that strengthen recruitment for specialist and leadership positions.

11. HR Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain HR dashboards covering headcount, recruitment, performance, and employee engagement.
• Analyse HR data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Present actionable HR insights to senior leadership to support people and business decisions.
• Continuously review and improve HR processes, systems and workflows.

12. Stakeholder Management & Consulting Environment

• Partner effectively with senior leaders, business heads, managers and employees across the organisation.
• Communicate HR policies, decisions, and recommendations clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships across business and people functions, and contribute to organisational decision-making from both business and people perspectives.

Education

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management or a related field.
• A master's degree or professional HR certification will be an advantage.

Essential Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience across Human Resources, with strong exposure to Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, and HR Business Partnering.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing a broad HR portfolio and leading HR teams.
• Strong experience in headhunting, specialist and leadership hiring, workforce planning and resource planning.
• Hands-on experience across employee lifecycle management, performance management, employee engagement, HR policies, SOPs and compliance.
• Proven experience developing, implementing or improving HR policies, processes and operating frameworks.
• Experience managing campus hiring programmes and building early-career talent pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leadership and business heads in a fast-paced professional environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in consulting, IT, professional services, research, advisory or other knowledge-intensive organisations.
• Experience working with development-sector organisations, multilateral organisations, development finance institutions (DFIs), foundations or international development partners will be an advantage.
• Experience in organisations where HR operates as a strategic business partner rather than solely as an administrative function.
• Demonstrated track record of building, scaling or significantly improving an HR function, HR process or talent-acquisition capability.

Desired Skills & Attributes

• Strong understanding of HR fundamentals across Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, employee relations, performance management, engagement and compliance.
• Strong people-management and team-leadership skills, with the ability to coach, develop and motivate HR team members.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people strategy with business priorities and workforce requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
• High level of ownership, accountability, confidentiality and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver within defined timelines.
• Ability to handle sensitive and complex employee matters with maturity and discretion.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with HR metrics, dashboards and data.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and drive continuous improvement.
• High integrity, empathy and professionalism.

Core Competencies

• People Leadership: Builds capable HR teams and creates clarity, accountability and ownership.
• Business Partnership: Connects HR priorities with business strategy, growth and resource requirements.
• Talent Leadership: Builds pipelines, conducts strategic hiring and develops strong talent networks.
• Stakeholder Management: Builds trusted relationships with employees, managers, leadership and external stakeholders.
• Strategic & Operational Execution: Converts HR strategy into structured programmes, processes and measurable outcomes.
• Culture & Employee Experience: Builds an environment based on trust, engagement, recognition and accountability.
• Judgement & Integrity: Handles confidential information and complex people matters with discretion and sound judgement.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifies process gaps and develops scalable HR systems, SOPs and practices.

• Conduct gap assessments and identify opportunities for investment and adaptation in agricultural development.
• Use research and capacity assessment outputs to inform strategy development and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Support stakeholder consultations with governments, the private sector, and NGOs to socialise and refine recommendations.
• Support and develop strategy recommendations and actionable plans to support the vision for the agricultural ecosystem.
• Support the development of Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies for agricultural innovations, products, and services, covering market sizing, segmentation, channel and partner selection, pricing strategies, and adoption pathways for smallholder farmers.
• Prepare knowledge products and project pipelines based on assessments and stakeholder consultations.
• Structure ambiguous problems using hypothesis-driven problem solving and issue trees, and design the analytical approach to test them.
• Conduct primary research through expert interviews, field visits, surveys, and reviews of published and industry databases, and synthesise findings into clear insights.
• Build financial models, business cases, and cost-benefit analyses to support investment decisions and prioritisation.
• Conduct market landscaping, benchmarking, and competitive analysis across geographies and comparable programmes.
• Develop client-ready deliverables: structured, narrative-driven presentations, analytical models, dashboards, and written reports for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) by defining KPIs, success metrics, and impact measurement frameworks for initiatives.
• Own discrete workstreams end-to-end: planning, timeline management, quality control, and stakeholder communication with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with team members, programme managers, directors, and other stakeholders to strengthen agricultural systems.
• Assist in translating approved strategies into implementation plans and execution pipelines.
• Adaptable work approach: willingness to handle occasional responsibilities beyond regular weekdays or standard working hours.

Candidate Requirements

• Prior experience in strategy development, Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy, data analysis, finance, or private sector engagement.
• Exposure to GTM planning, market entry, commercialisation, or scale-up of products and services is preferred.
• Prior experience with a consulting firm, strategy/advisory practice, think tank, impact advisory, or corporate strategy team is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; familiarity with data tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau is an added advantage.
• Strong business writing skills: able to produce concept notes, reports, and executive summaries independently.
• Degree in Applied Sciences, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field is preferred.
• Knowledge of agriculture is preferred.
• Experience in global development or international programmes is a strong advantage.
• Comfortable working in dynamic, cross-geographical environments and collaborating with multicultural teams.
• Must be open to frequent national and international travel, including to Africa, South Asia, and other Foundation geographies, and able to coordinate across multiple time zones.
• Valid passport, or willingness to obtain one, and the ability to travel internationally without restrictions.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including occasional extended hours or weekend responsibilities.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including modelling, data visualisation, and interpretation of complex datasets.
• Working knowledge of Go-To-Market (GTM) frameworks: market sizing, segmentation, channel strategy, pricing, and adoption/scale-up planning.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong relationship management and collaboration skills; able to lead teams through complex, ambiguous projects.
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively across geographies, time zones, and diverse stakeholders.
• Flexibility and adaptability in work schedules, including occasional extended hours or weekend work.
• Ability to think creatively, challenge assumptions, and influence without formal authority.
• Commitment to the Foundation's mission, values, and core principles.
• Structured problem-solving: able to break down open-ended questions into testable components and drive to an answer.
• Storylining and executive presence: able to build a clear narrative and present confidently to senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and strong ownership of quality in analysis and deliverables.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to make progress with incomplete information.
• Positive outlook, proactive attitude, and a team-oriented approach.

• Independently plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
• Drive digital marketing, content, social media, and website initiatives
• Develop content and communications that strengthen brand positioning and thought leadership
• Manage organic and paid marketing campaigns, events, content, and communications from planning through execution
• Track KPIs, campaign performance, analytics, and ROI, and use insights to optimise marketing activities
• Manage CRM, audience databases, email campaigns, and marketing reporting as required
• Explore and leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve marketing effectiveness
• Coordinate with internal functions, subject-matter experts, leadership, partners, agencies, and vendors to deliver marketing priorities
• Maintain consistent brand messaging and quality across marketing channels and materials
• Identify opportunities to improve digital visibility, audience engagement, brand reach, and marketing impact

• 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing, digital marketing, brand, communications, or integrated marketing
• Strong hands-on experience in digital, content, brand, campaign management, and performance marketing
• Experience with marketing analytics, KPIs, and ROI measurement
• Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and project management skills
• Working knowledge of Google Analytics, CRM, email marketing, social media, and website/CMS platforms
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, take ownership, and deliver high-quality outputs with cross-functional support
• Interest in using AI and emerging technologies to improve marketing outcomes

• Write, edit, and proofread blogs, articles, reports, media releases, website content, pitch decks, social media content, campaigns, and other communication materials
• Develop well-structured and engaging content from briefs, research, technical inputs, and subject-matter information
• Edit complex or technical content to improve clarity, accuracy, readability, structure, and flow, while retaining the intended message
• Adapt content for different audiences, channels, formats, and communication objectives
• Ensure consistency in grammar, language, tone, formatting, and adherence to editorial and brand guidelines
• Identify inconsistencies, language issues, Indianisms, repetition, and unnecessary jargon, and bring content into clear, professional English
• Collaborate with subject-matter experts, marketing, communications, design, and other teams to develop and refine content
• Use generative AI and LLM-based tools responsibly for research, ideation, editing, and improving content workflows
• Manage multiple assignments independently and deliver high-quality content within agreed timelines

• 5+ years of experience in content writing, copy editing, editorial, journalism, publishing, corporate communications, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience in article/blog writing as well as editing and proofreading
• Excellent command of English with strong writing, rewriting, editing, and proofreading skills
• Ability to simplify complex ideas and communicate them in a clear, concise, and engaging manner
• Experience creating content across multiple formats, particularly articles, reports, website content, media releases, and presentations/pitch decks
• Ability to adapt writing style and tone based on audience, platform, and communication objective
• Strong attention to detail, research ability, organisation, and time management
• Exposure to generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams

• Create visual creatives for LinkedIn, social media, website, campaigns, events, presentations, and internal communications
• Design and adapt website banners, graphics, thumbnails, headers, icons, and other digital assets as required
• Support the development of social media creatives, presentations, pitch decks, infographics, reports, internal collaterals, and marketing materials
• Adapt existing templates, brand assets, layouts, and creatives for different platforms, formats, and communication requirements
• Work with the marketing and content teams to understand briefs and translate ideas into clear and visually engaging communication
• Maintain consistency with brand guidelines, fonts, colours, layouts, visual identity, and required dimensions/resolutions
• Incorporate feedback and make design adaptations or revisions within agreed timelines
• Support basic image editing, resizing, formatting, and preparation of creative assets for web and digital platforms
• Organise and maintain design files, templates, and creative assets for easy access and reuse
• Explore AI-enabled and emerging design tools to support creative workflows and improve efficiency

• A student, recent graduate, or fresher pursuing/completed a course in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, Multimedia, or a related field
• Basic knowledge of Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign
• Understanding of basic design principles including typography, composition, colour, layouts, visual hierarchy, and digital formats
• Ability to create clean and professional designs for marketing, corporate, web, and digital communication
• Good attention to detail and willingness to work on feedback and revisions
• Ability to understand a brief, manage assigned requirements, and deliver within timelines
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with marketing and other teams
• A portfolio, academic projects, freelance work, or sample designs demonstrating basic design capability
• Own laptop/computer and the required design software, tools, and supporting setup to work independently and deliver final outputs in the required quality, formats, dimensions, and resolutions

Key Deliverables

• 1. Technology and Data Diagnostic: an assessment of the Institution's systems, data and digital channels with a prioritised roadmap for Board approval.
• 2. Programme Performance Dashboard: dashboards and data flows supporting TSU reporting and MEL.
• 3. Unified Farmer Data Foundation: an integrated data platform with an accompanying data governance model.
• 4. Piloted Digital Capabilities: AI credit-scoring models, satellite monitoring and digital lending channels, piloted with business users.
• 5. Capability Transfer and Handover: systems, models and runbooks handed over to named Institution teams.

Diagnose & Baseline

• Assess the Institution's core systems, data quality, management information systems and digital channels.
• Interview IT, operations and business teams to identify constraints and opportunities.
• Score and sequence priority interventions for validation by the Institution's management and approval by the Board.

Data Foundation and AI Credit

• Build a unified farmer data foundation integrating operational, satellite and geospatial data.
• Develop AI-powered credit-scoring models in collaboration with the Agri-Finance, Credit & Risk specialist, and align enterprise data for AI-driven decisions.

Monitoring and Digital Banking

• Develop satellite-based portfolio and crop monitoring, including climate-risk data to support the programme's climate finance work.
• Extend digital banking services to farmers and automate lending workflows.

Architecture and Responsible AI

• Strengthen data governance, enterprise architecture and information security.
• Establish responsible AI guardrails addressing model risk, bias and data privacy.
• Pilot tools with business users, refine them based on adoption evidence, and set the technology roadmap, including build-versus-buy decisions.

Performance Reporting and MEL

• Build the dashboards and data flows behind TSU performance reporting and the programme's MEL framework.
• Ensure indicators, including smallholder outcome indicators, are reliably captured and reported.

Institutionalisation and Transition

• Embed data and model governance into the Institution's IT policies and procedures.
• Hand over systems, models and runbooks to named Institution teams, supported by role-based training.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or a related field. A Master's degree is an advantage.

Essential

• 15+ years of experience in technology, data platforms or AI/ML, ideally within financial services.
• Hands-on experience with credit scoring, geospatial analytics and data architecture.
• Experience with core banking or loan-origination systems.
• Demonstrated experience applying responsible AI and data privacy practices.

Desirable

• Experience with digital banking or fintech platforms.
• Prior agricultural or emerging-market data work, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience working on programmes funded by development partners such as the World Bank Group, AfDB, FCDO or major philanthropic foundations.

Core Competencies

• Data architecture: designs and governs scalable data platforms.
• AI/ML expertise: develops robust models, particularly for credit scoring.
• Geospatial analytics: applies satellite and geospatial data to portfolio and crop monitoring.
• Responsible innovation: manages model risk, bias and data privacy with rigour.
• User focus: builds tools that business users adopt and sustain.
• Integrity: exercises discretion with sensitive information.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Key Deliverables

• 1. Capital Mapping and Blended Finance Strategy: a map of the Institution's funding base and capital landscape with a blended finance strategy for Board approval.
• 2. SPV Funding and Risk-Sharing Structure: the facility's capital structure, tranching, waterfall and risk-sharing design.
• 3. Mobilised Capital Facilities: negotiated guarantee and co-investment facilities and a mobilised investor pipeline.
• 4. DFI-Ready Reporting: investor reporting standards and facility financing documentation.
• 5. Sustainability, Scale-Up and Handover: handover to the Institution's Resource Mobilisation/DFI Partnerships Office with a scale-up plan.

Diagnose & Baseline

• Map the Institution's funding base and the wider capital landscape for agricultural finance in Nigeria.
• Consult treasury teams, DFIs and lenders on barriers to capital inflow.
• Contribute the capital mobilisation component to the programme's integrated baseline and priority set for Board approval.

Capital Stack and Facility Design

• Architect the blended capital stack, layering catalytic and grant funding with DFI and commercial debt.
• Structure SPV funding, including tranching, waterfall, risk-sharing and takeout or exit mechanics.
• Design tolling and rolling investment structures that support value-chain finance.

Capital Mobilisation and Partnerships

• Negotiate guarantee, co-investment and risk-sharing facilities with capital providers.
• Lead investor engagement and manage relationships with DFIs, foundations and impact investors.
• Align climate-finance windows with the programme's climate finance work, and risk-sharing structures with the Agri-Finance, Credit & Risk specialist.

Pilot and Refine

• Test the facility structure with anchor investors and first transactions.
• Refine the structure based on investor and market feedback.

Programme Contribution and Transition

• Advise the Institution's executive management and, through the TSU Manager, the Board on capital strategy.
• Deliver DFI-ready reporting and hand over to the Institution's Resource Mobilisation/DFI Partnerships Office.
• Support the TSU Manager in preparing the programme's Transition, Sustainability and Scale-Up Plan and contribute to TSU progress reporting and MEL.

Education

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Development Finance, Business Administration or a related field. A professional qualification (e.g., CFA) is an advantage.

Essential

• 15+ years of experience in blended, structured or development finance with DFIs or impact investors.
• Demonstrated experience structuring SPVs, guarantees and risk-sharing facilities through to committed capital.
• Established network across DFIs, foundations and impact investors, with strong negotiation skills.
• Proven experience advising executive management and Boards of financial institutions.

Desirable

• African or emerging-market development finance experience, particularly in Nigeria.
• Experience leading large institutional transformation programmes.
• Experience working on programmes funded by development partners such as the World Bank Group, AfDB, FCDO or major philanthropic foundations.

Core Competencies

• Structuring expertise: designs blended and structured finance, including tranching, waterfalls and guarantees.
• Capital mobilisation: builds and leverages networks across DFIs, foundations and impact investors.
• Negotiation: secures commitments from diverse capital providers.
• Executive presence: engages credibly with CEOs, Boards and funders.
• Strategic judgement: translates market evidence into sound capital strategy.
• Integrity: exercises discretion with sensitive information.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Key Deliverables

• 1. Agri-Finance Diagnostic and Baseline: a maturity baseline of the Institution's lending, credit and risk capability with prioritised interventions for the Board's approval.
• 2. Credit and Risk Framework: a revised credit and risk architecture and appraisal methodology.
• 3. Value-Chain Finance Products: products with guarantee and risk-sharing structures, piloted and refined based on evidence.
• 4. Portfolio Quality Playbook: portfolio monitoring, early-warning, recovery and non-performing loan management tools.
• 5. Institutionalisation and Handover Pack: updated credit policy and standard operating procedures, training, and handover to named Institution owners.

Diagnose & Baseline

• Review the Institution's credit policy, loan files and portfolio data, and assess institutional maturity in agricultural lending, credit and risk.
• Interview credit, risk and branch teams and value-chain actors to understand constraints and opportunities.
• Score and sequence priority interventions for validation by the Institution's management and approval by the Board.

Product and Value-Chain Finance Design

• Design agricultural financing products across priority crops and value chains, with repayment schedules aligned to cropping cycles.
• Develop finance solutions spanning input suppliers, seed companies and tollers, growers, aggregators and off-takers.
• Structure off-take and warehouse receipt-backed lending instruments, and engineer alternative collateral solutions for smallholders.

Credit and Risk Architecture

• Lead the design of credit policy, appraisal, risk rating and provisioning frameworks.
• Establish guarantee and risk-sharing frameworks with development partners, aligned with the capital structure developed under Capital Mobilisation & Blended Finance.
• Integrate climate-risk considerations and digital credit scoring developed by the programme's climate finance and technology specialists.

Pilots and Portfolio Quality

• Pilot products in selected value chains and branches, and refine them based on the portfolio evidence before scale-up.
• Strengthen portfolio monitoring, early-warning systems, recovery processes and non-performing loan management.

Institutionalisation and Transition

• Embed validated frameworks into the Institution's credit policy, credit committees and standard operating procedures.
• Deliver role-based training, hand over to named institutional owners, and set the pathway for scale-up.
• Contribute performance indicators, results and lessons to TSU progress reporting and the programme's MEL framework.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Agricultural Economics, Banking or a related field. A Master's degree or professional banking qualification is an advantage.

Essential

• 15+ years of experience in agricultural lending, credit risk or value-chain finance within a bank or development finance institution.
• Hands-on experience with warehouse-receipt finance, off-take structures and guarantee mechanisms.
• Strong credit risk modelling and portfolio-management skills, including experience taking credit policy changes through committee.
• Proven ability to design, pilot and scale lending products for agricultural enterprises or small-scale producers.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Nigerian or other sub-Saharan African agricultural value chains and financial institutions.
• Experience working on programmes funded by development partners such as the World Bank Group, AfDB, FCDO or major philanthropic foundations.
• Working knowledge of Hausa, Yoruba or Igbo.

Core Competencies

• Technical depth: deep agricultural credit and risk expertise across the value chain.
• Structuring: designs structured and collateralised lending, including warehouse receipt and off-take finance.
• Risk-sharing: structures guarantee and risk-sharing mechanisms with development partners.
• Practical judgement: grounds solutions in the realities of smallholders and agribusinesses.
• Capability building: transfers skills and ownership to institutional counterparts.
• Integrity: exercises discretion with sensitive information.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Key Programme Deliverables

• 1. Integrated Diagnostic, Validation and Prioritisation Report: a validated, evidence-based assessment of the Institution's institutional maturity and an agreed set of priority interventions, together with the Board Briefing and Endorsement Pack.
• 2. Priority and Implementation Plan: a resourced plan setting out sequencing, ownership, governance, milestones and performance indicators for each confirmed intervention.
• 3. Multi-Source Financing Facility Design: the facility's capital structure, blended-capital architecture, financing documentation and capital mobilisation strategy.
• 4. Tested Institutional Capabilities: agricultural lending and credit-risk models, an investment-readiness methodology, and digital, data and climate-finance frameworks, each validated through pilots.
• 5. Transition, Sustainability and Scale-Up Plan: full handover of validated capabilities to named institution owners, with the basis for continued ownership and scale.

Programme Leadership and Governance

• Establish and manage programme governance, including decision rights, escalation routes and the review cadence with the Institution and the funding partner.
• Lead programme kick-off with the Institution's CEO, executive management and the funding partner to align on objectives, scope, governance and ways of working.
• Oversee the development of the integrated programme work plan and, for the Co-Design & Build phase, a resourced work plan setting target results, work packages, dependencies, milestones, pilot scope and performance indicators for each confirmed intervention.
• Maintain an integrated dependency, milestone, risk, issue and decision log, and resolve or escalate material issues promptly.
• Lead the formal decision gates between phases, ensuring each submission is complete, evidence-based and accepted by the Institution and the funding partner.
• Manage scope with discipline, assessing new requests against the agreed prioritisation framework rather than absorbing them without reprioritisation.

Executive, Board and Partner Engagement

• Serve as the principal counterpart to the Institution's CEO and executive management, and as the primary point of contact for the funding partner.
• Lead executive validation sessions and joint strategic reviews with the funding partner, and present findings and recommendations to the Institution's Board, subject to the CEO's approval.
• Build and sustain relationships with the Institution's Board, functional heads and frontline leadership, and with regulators, DFI partners, guarantee providers and private-sector stakeholders.
• Secure named institutional owners and counterparts for every confirmed priority, and protect continuity through leadership or organisational change.

Diagnose & Baseline

• Direct the Diagnostic Lead and specialist leads in delivering the Inception and Diagnostic Framework Pack, covering the document and data request, diagnostic design, stakeholder universe and interview guides.
• Oversee the institutional maturity assessment on a five-level scale, the development of initial hypotheses with confidence levels, and the stakeholder validation summary.
• Ensure the delivery of the Integrated Diagnostic, Validation and Prioritisation Report, including the weighted scoring matrix, ranking and recommended sequencing.
• Lead agreement between the Institution and the funding partner on priorities, supported by the Strategic Alignment and Prioritisation Review Pack and the Board Briefing and Endorsement Pack.
• Approve the Final Priority and Implementation Plan setting sequencing, ownership, governance and resourcing for the Co-Design & Build phase.

Agricultural Finance, Credit and Risk

• Guide the Agri-Finance, Credit & Risk Lead in developing agricultural lending models and value-chain finance products.
• Oversee the redesign of credit processes and credit risk architecture, the design of risk-sharing mechanisms, and a portfolio strengthening plan.

Technology, Data and AI

• Guide the Digital, Climate & Performance Specialist in developing a digital, data and analytics roadmap and an AI governance framework.
• Oversee data and analytics tools that strengthen credit decisioning, portfolio monitoring and reporting.

Agribusiness Investment Readiness

• Guide the Investment & Agribusiness Advisory Lead in developing an investment-readiness assessment framework, financing-readiness criteria, and standardised diagnostic, financial modelling and investment-case templates for the Institution's staff.
• Oversee the development of a diversified pipeline of investment-ready agribusinesses.
• Provide senior oversight of the live seed enterprise demonstration, including the enterprise assessment, investment case, integrated financial model, financing strategy and capital structure, capital provider mapping, and investor and lender engagement materials.

Capital Mobilisation and Blended Finance

• Guide the Capital Mobilisation & Blended Finance Lead in designing the multi-source financing facility, including its capital structure and blended capital architecture.
• Oversee the capital mobilisation and investor engagement strategy, facility financing documentation and investor reporting standards, and support engagement with DFI, concessional and commercial capital providers.

Climate Finance

• Guide the Digital, Climate & Performance Specialist in developing a climate-finance strategy and institutional readiness assessment.
• Oversee the integration of climate risk into credit processes and the development of a climate-finance pipeline.

Pilots, Performance Management and MEL

• Ensure every pilot design identifies the organisations served, the financing barrier addressed and the expected benefit to smallholder farmers, and that pilot evaluation and refinement reports inform decisions.
• Direct the team in establishing the programme performance and MEL framework, including criteria for qualifying organisations, inclusion safeguards and smallholder outcome indicators.
• Lead executive progress reviews, quarterly programme reviews with the Institution and the funding partner, and the formal midterm review, supported by timely progress reports and decision papers.

Team Leadership

• Lead and manage the TSU to deliver all work products set out in these responsibilities, assigning clear ownership, agreeing scope and timelines, monitoring progress, and reviewing work before submission.
• Lead, direct and develop the specialist leads and supporting specialists, setting clear accountabilities, reviewing performance and holding the team to consistent standards.
• Ensure each specialist lead works alongside a designated Institution counterpart, building internal capability rather than parallel delivery structures.
• Act as final quality reviewer for all deliverables before submission to the Institution or the funding partner.

Institutionalisation and Transition

• Lead the integration of revised policies, processes, governance arrangements and decision rights into the Institution's permanent operating model, supported by standard operating procedures, controls and operating protocols.
• Oversee an ownership and accountability matrix naming the Institution's owners for every confirmed capability, role-based training and capability transfer, readiness assessments of the Institution's teams, and quality assurance during supervised Institution-led operation.
• Ensure full handover of methodologies, tools, models and documentation, and an Institution-owned framework for measuring and reporting smallholder results after programme close.
• Own the Transition, Sustainability and Scale-Up Plan and the closing executive and Board review with the funding partner's participation.

Education

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration or a related field. A professional qualification (e.g., CFA, ACCA, ICAN, PMP/PRINCE2) is an advantage.

Essential

• 16+ years of relevant experience in development finance, agricultural finance, financial-institution advisory or large technical assistance programmes.
• Substantial, hands-on experience in agricultural lending and agri-finance, including credit appraisal, risk assessment and portfolio management for agricultural enterprises, value-chain actors or financial institutions serving small-scale producers, with the depth to direct and challenge specialist credit and risk work.
• At least 8 years leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex, multi-stakeholder programmes as Team Leader, Programme Director or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience advising CEOs, executive committees and Boards of banks, development finance institutions or public financial institutions.
• A track record of leading assignments for development partners such as the World Bank Group, AfDB, FCDO, major philanthropic foundations or similar organisations.
• Proven delivery of institutional transformation programmes successfully handed over to the client institution.
• Strong programme management skills: governance design, integrated planning, dependency and risk management, and results-based management.
• Sound understanding of development finance institution operating models and blended-finance instruments, sufficient to integrate specialist work into a coherent programme.

Desirable

• Experience with Nigerian or other sub-Saharan African development finance institutions.
• Experience with facility or fund design and investor or lender engagement.
• Familiarity with MEL frameworks, gender-inclusive finance and smallholder-focused impact measurement.
• Working knowledge of Hausa, Yoruba or Igbo.

Core Competencies

• Leadership: directs senior specialists and turns their work into one coherent programme.
• Executive presence: engages credibly with CEOs, Boards and funders.
• Stakeholder management: builds trust and consensus and navigates institutional dynamics with tact.
• Strategic judgement: translates evidence into clear priorities and decisions.
• Delivery focus: keeps a complex programme on track to high quality standards.
• Integrity: exercises discretion with sensitive information.

Language

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Travel Support & Backstopping

• Act as the primary point of coordination for the leadership office during the principal's travel, ensuring continuity of operations and timely resolution of matters in their absence.
• Plan and manage end-to-end travel arrangements, including flights, accommodation, ground transport, visas and detailed itineraries.
• Maintain and organize all travel documentation and attachments, tickets, confirmations, itineraries and approvals, ensuring ready accessibility at all times.

Appointment & Calendar Management

• Manage the principal's calendar, scheduling and prioritizing appointments and meetings and proactively resolving conflicts.
• Safeguard the principal's time by aligning the schedule to leadership priorities and deadlines.

Meeting Coordination & Follow-Ups

• Coordinate meetings across internal teams, external stakeholders and vendors, arranging and confirming engagements on the principal's behalf.
• Take minutes, track action items and commitments arising from meetings, and follow up diligently to ensure closure within agreed timelines.

Documentation & Communication Support

• Prepare, format and quality-check documents, presentations, notes and correspondence to a professional standard, ensuring accuracy, clarity and appropriate tone.
• Use AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to speed up drafting, research and summarisation, applying sound judgement on accuracy and confidentiality. Hands-on experience with these tools in a professional setting is essential.

Confidentiality & Discretion

• Handle sensitive personal and professional information with the utmost discretion, integrity and reliability.

Qualifications & Experience

• Freshers and candidates with up to 3 years of relevant experience may apply.
• Graduate / Postgraduate degree; a qualification in Business or Management is preferred.
• Prior experience as an Executive / Personal Assistant or in a coordination-intensive support role, ideally supporting senior leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing travel, calendars and stakeholder coordination in a fast-paced environment.
• Use AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to speed up drafting, research and summarisation, applying sound judgement on accuracy and confidentiality. Hands-on experience with these tools in a professional setting is essential.

Core Skills

• Advanced calendar, diary and time management; scheduling and conflict resolution.
• End-to-end travel planning, itinerary building and travel-documentation management.
• Take minutes, track action items and commitments arising from meetings, and follow up diligently to ensure closure within agreed timelines.
• Stakeholder coordination and vendor/partner liaison on the principal's behalf.

Technical & Digital Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Workspace.
• Comfort with collaboration, calendar and travel-booking tools, and quick to adopt new digital platforms.

Communication Skills

• Excellent written and spoken English, with a clear, precise and professional style.
• Ability to draft communications and briefs in an appropriate tone on the principal's behalf.