Project Officers, Value Chain

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

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Job Overview

Location

Ibadan, Benue, Kaduna, Nigeria

Salary

NGN 11,255,100 annum

Employment Type

Contract

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Sector

Agriculture & Agribusiness

Experience Level

Mid-level (3-5 years)

Application Deadline

February 12, 2026

About the Company

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to combating malnutrition worldwide. Established in 2002, GAIN collaborates with governments, businesses, and civil society to transform food systems, ensuring that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, has access to healthier diets.

With a presence in countries facing high malnutrition rates, including Nigeria, GAIN works to develop and implement solutions to the daily challenge of insufficient nutritious food. The organization champions a flexible and hybrid working environment, promoting work-life balance, employee wellbeing, and enhanced productivity.

GAIN is deeply committed to equality of opportunity, diversity, and creating an inclusive environment. They maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of inappropriate behavior, discrimination, or abuse, and implement robust safeguarding procedures, including thorough background checks, to ensure a safe and supportive workplace and community engagement.

Job Description

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking three dedicated Project Officers to join their team and drive impactful change within agricultural value chains. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to improving productivity, quality, and traceability across priority value chains.

In this role, you will be instrumental in coordinating farmer clusters, input suppliers, and processors. You will work collaboratively to implement program interventions, facilitate crucial linkages between various stakeholders, and conduct assessments to identify growth opportunities and leverage points for private sector involvement.

A key aspect of this position involves promoting the adoption of digital traceability and monitoring tools to enhance data-driven management. You will also be responsible for facilitating enterprise capacity building and supporting youth cooperatives in adopting best practices for sustainable growth.

This is a two-year fixed-term contract position, contingent upon securing the award and funding availability. Successful candidates will be based in either Ibadan, Benue, or Kaduna.

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Required Skills

Agricultural Value Chain DevelopmentAgribusinessMarket Systems ProgrammingFarmer EngagementMSME EngagementPrivate Sector EngagementProject ManagementFacilitationAdministrative SupportBudgetingProcurementContract DraftingLogistical ArrangementsDigital Traceability ToolsGood Agronomic PracticesFinancial LiteracyEnterprise Sustainability

Key Responsibilities

Support the implementation of program value-chain interventions across assigned states, ensuring coherence with national and zonal strategies.
Facilitate linkages among farmers, aggregators, processors, logistics providers, and markets to strengthen vertical and horizontal integration.
Conduct value-chain and market systems assessments to identify gaps, leverage points, and opportunities for private-sector participation.
Promote use of digital traceability and monitoring tools to strengthen data-driven management of production and market activities.
Facilitate enterprise capacity building in production, processing, financial management, and market access.
Support the training of youth cooperatives on good agronomic and manufacturing practices, financial literacy, and enterprise sustainability.
Oversee all administrative aspects of the implementation including budgeting, procurement supporting with the drafting of agreements and contracts and logistical arrangements within ethical and procurement standards and guidelines.

Qualifications

Experience working in agricultural value-chain development, agribusiness, livelihoods, or market systems programming.
Proven experience engaging farmer cooperatives, MSMEs, and private-sector actors to strengthen production, processing, and market linkages.
Strong project management skills to handle multiple priorities within the assigned states.
Excellent facilitation and administrative support skills.
Operating with integrity and accountability.

Benefits & Perks

Starting gross salary from NGN 11,255,100 gross per annum, with potential for higher increment for exceptional candidates.
37 days of holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays, and additional office closure days).
Attractive pension scheme.
Competitive insurance cover including health, travel, and life assurance.
Wellbeing program including flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching, and access to confidential counselling.
Commitment to professional development through formal and informal training.
Opportunities for career growth through internal recruitment, secondments, and promotion.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.