Chief of Party, USAID/Nigeria Food Basket Activity

Chief of Party, USAID/Nigeria Food Basket Activity

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working todesign, develop, and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods ofpeople around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, andinfrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutionsand market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the naturalworld. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4, talented,motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and genderidentities.

This Proposal Opportunity:

Palladiumseeks a Chief of Party for the upcoming USAID/Nigeria Food Basket Activity,which aims to sustainably reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition bystrengthening Nigeria’s food and agricultural system (target value chains:maize, rice, and horticulture). TheActivity will stimulate agriculture-led, inclusive growth, increasing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities,empowering women and youth, promoting innovation, advancing trade, and liftingpeople out of poverty.

Position Summary:

The Chief of Party will be ultimatelyresponsible for the efficient and effective oversight of all elements of theActivity. Their primary responsibilities are to provide overall leadership,management, and technical direction of the program, ensuring an integratedvision across components, and a focus on achieving the desired results. Thisindividual must act as the key liaison with USAID and all other counterparts,implementing partners and stakeholders involved with the program. The positionrequires significant coordination skills, broad general and technicalknowledge, an ability to cope with multiple interests and challenges,experience in developing countries, and skills to ensure coherence andconsistency in the face of urgent deadlines.

*This is an anticipated project, and allpositions are contingent upon award from USAID.*

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Required Qualifications:

Equity,Diversity & Inclusion: Palladiumis committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything wedo. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encouragediversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. Wepositively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce;and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatmentregardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (butare not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity andexpression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality,veteran, marital or Indigenous status.