Value Chain Strategy Lead

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Value Chain Strategy Lead

Location: Nigeria

About the Role

• You will ensure that market access value chains are analyzed against the winner value chain framework thoroughly and accurately to:
  • Deliver impact for smallholder farmers and especially youth and women.
  • Inform org resourcing decisions
  • Guide Market Access stakeholders on how to strengthen those value chains, and

Responsibilities
Value Chain Analysis:

• Socialize recommendations with key stakeholders across the organization.
• Analyze our active market access businesses to drive shared understanding of performance and investment conviction across departments.
• Lead diligence on new market access businesses that can create significant demand for farmers' crops, opportunities for women and youth in program countries, and contribute to One Acre Fund's financial sustainability.
• Support financial analysis, including our budgeting cycle and investment cases for CapEx.

Value Chain Development:

• Develop external expert networks to support market intelligence and strengthen execution on sales and market development.
• Own a new market access pilot from end-to-end: diligence, design, and delivery in collaboration with country programs. Ensure these activities are aligned with the interests of smallholder farmers and youth and women in particular.
• Support country programs in their value chain development learning on operations, quality/technical management, and unit economics.

Special Projects:

• Contribute your analytical and entrepreneurial talents to critical projects in other market access businesses as needed.

Career Growth and Development:

• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance.
• We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical skills: you can build and evaluate decision-grade financial models (especially P&Ls); you can use data coupled with sound business judgment to influence business decisions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills & stakeholder management: proficient at understanding teams' and leaders' priorities as well as exercising indirect influence to align stakeholders.
• Project management & organizational skills.
• Entrepreneurial appetite and horsepower: you can learn new chains rapidly, navigate ambiguity, and balance multiple priorities.