TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. We are a non-profit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital, and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs, and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Business Advisor – PREP
Requisition Number: BUSIN005089
Locations:Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Project: Plastics Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria
Reports to: Senior Business Advisor
Job Summary
- Working closely with the Senior Business Advisor, the Business Advisor will play a critical role in the Plastics Recycling Programme in Nigeria (PReP) by overseeing advisory services and conducting all program activities and training services to beneficiaries, while also facilitating formal and informal networking and linkages with various stakeholders.
- S/he will facilitate business linkages, gather market intelligence, and monitor performance.
- The tasks outlined below are the key responsibilities of the business advisor, however, the employee will be expected to perform any tasks that are necessary within the context of the evolving needs of the project.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
Project Inception Phase:
- Provide support to short-term consultants during market analysis study which will include value chain mapping, enabling environment mapping, gender and social inclusion analysis.
- Conduct recruitment/enrollment of program beneficiaries using predetermined criteria.
- Assist the Senior Business Advisor and Project Lead in developing the detailed project work plan.
Project implementation:
- Conduct or monitor the implementation of the project’s digital strategy, ensuring beneficiary adoption and engagement.
- Facilitate training sessions for beneficiaries, monitoring attendance and engagement to ensure adherence to program guidelines.
- Provide crucial linkages between plastic collectors and aggregators, and between aggregators and recyclers.
- Monitor the recruited plastic collectors, aggregators, and recyclers to ensure they are operating within the terms and conditions of the program’s agreement.
- Participate in monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, contributing to the program’s reporting and knowledge sharing.
- Ensure adherence to the program work plan, identifying and mitigating risks to successful project implementation.
- Collate feedback from the program beneficiaries through the program’s feedback mechanism.
- Embody and promote TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy, ensuring these are integrated into all program activities.
- Perform other duties in line with the evolving needs of the program.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Business Management, Marketing, Business Enterprise, Project Management, or relevant Social Sciences/ Humanities related discipline with at least 3 years’ experience working with communities living on less than $2 a day in educating clients/beneficiaries on business development and marketing goals while nurturing relationship with relevant stakeholders. Alternatively, at least 1 year experience in a similar field with a Masters degree.
- Demonstrated ability in working with small and growing businesses for at least 2 years post NYSC as a plus.
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, data collection and analysis, digital training delivery, and report writing.
- Ability to engage and advise a broad range of stakeholders, including senior management of private sector companies, donor representatives, and others;
- Demonstrated experience in report writing.
- Experience in the waste management or recycling sector.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); familiarity with Comcare and KoBoCollect is advantageous.
- Must have strong interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Project Driver
Requisition Number: PROJE004637
Location:Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Reports to: Program Manager
Job Summary
- The project driver will work under the supervision of the senior program manager and ensure smooth, seamless, and safe movement of the project team and visitors during field monitoring activities.
- S/he will ensure that the car is in excellent condition and performs optimally at all times.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
- Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery of documents, and other program related items while meeting official personnel and visitors at various locations.
- Interpret travel policy and procedures, Staff Rules, administrative circulars, financial regulations, and rules on travel-related matters.
- Maintain and contribute to policy information on fleet management.
- Work within cost-saving methods through proper use of vehicle, accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, and provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
- Proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tyres, brakes, car washing, etc.
- Logs fuel consumption, maintenance, etc.
- Work toward availability of required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts. Maintain updated records at all times.
- With good knowledge of defensive driving, apply rules and regulations, and internal and external policies.
- Provide physical labor services in the relocation of offices and staff moves and provides support for meetings and conferences.
- Be cordial and respectful to clients, visitors, and colleagues.
- Tactfully and effectively deal with officials and visitors using high emotional intelligence.
- Ensure steps required by rules, regulations, and best practices are adhered to in case of an accident.
- Apply good judgment in the context of assignments given.
- Steady compliance with the policy in all conduct of activities.
- Provide basic security management support in applying innovative techniques to assess and mitigate risk, especially within the location of work.
- Provide other project-related support assistance as may be assigned Supervisor.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum relevant qualification from a secondary academic institution, National Diploma, or Higher National Diploma in any Art or social science field.
- Valid Driver’s license- Class B or D
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of driving in Lagos State and its environs for at least 3 years.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Access to Finance Business Advisor
Requisition Number: ACCES005154
Locations:Anambra, Kano, and Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Project: Plastics Recycling Program in Nigeria (PReP 2.0)
Reports to: Access to Finance Senior Business Advisor
Number of positions: 3
Job Category: Programs
Job Summary
- The Access to Finance Business Advisor, reporting directly to the Access to finance Senior Business Advisor, will oversee the cross-cutting activities of the program’s business plan, operations, and collection systems and ensure cost-effective program implementation.
- She / he will coordinate with the program staff to ensure the successful, innovative, efficient, and effective functioning of all participants’ activities through effective collaboration with other project team members towards achieving the common goal.
Program / Practice / Department Overview:
- Nigeria’s 200 million population generates an estimated 32 million metric tons of waste annually, with plastic accounting for 2.5 million metric tons.
- The Plastics Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), started as the Nigeria Plastic Solutions Alliance Program (NPSAP), a two-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Foundation.
- However, in year 2, USAID pulled out and the project transitioned to PReP with a revised scope of work.
- Building on the successes of PReP, the project is expanding to PReP 2.0, now encompassing an additional location: Kano State.
- The objective of the project is to reduce plastic waste by increasing the volume and quality of recycled PET plastics.
- This objective will be achieved through inclusive, market-driven interventions along the value chain and an enabling environment that will improve the competitiveness, sustainability, and profitability of collectors, aggregators, and recyclers.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
Access to finance:
- Work with the Access to Finance Senior Business Advisor to identify, communicate with, and engage financial service providers to provide inclusive financing opportunities for the project’s aggregators and beneficiaries.
- Support the Access to Finance Senior Business Advisor to link the aggregators with these financial opportunities, including credit, loans, grants, investments and other financial products.
- Work with the Access to Finance Senior Advisor to build capacity of aggregators in financial literacy, bookkeeping, knowledge of available financial services and products, to enable them to achieve the volume and quality of finances required to build and expand their businesses.
- Support the Access to Finance Senior Advisor to build the capacity of beneficiaries in inclusive business planning, to make them investment-ready.
- Contribute to the LCTs Terms of Reference (TOR) to include the mobilizing of collectors into Self Help Groups that can also serve as Village Savings and Loans groups, to enable them save and increase their access to the funds they require during the program implementation.
- Work with other TechnoServe colleagues to document what works, including other successful access to finance initiatives in TechnoServe that can be replicated or leveraged to produce results on the PReP project.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years experience in Business Management, Finance, Economics, Environmental Science, Environmental Geoscience, or related field. Alternatively, a Master’s Degree with 1 year of experience will be considered.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience with enterprise development, entrepreneurship training, etc., with a special focus on micro-businesses, youth development, incubation/innovation, value chain, or entrepreneurship is desirable.
- Professional experience with international donor projects in Nigeria would be an asset.
- Good IT literacy, i.e., MS. Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel is required.
- Ability to engage and advise a broad range of stakeholders, including senior management of private sector companies, donor representatives, and others.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of business planning, financial analysis, risk management, and operational efficiency.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex information, negotiate effectively, and foster collaboration within the team.
- Experience in a specific region/country or with a particular funder or donor.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
- Familiarity with relevant software (e.g., MS Office Suite, data analysis tools) and business systems.
- International NGO Sectoral experience.
Required Languages:
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in the local languages of Anambra, Lagos states and Kano States is highly desirable.
Travel:
- Moderate
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience mentoring and supervising others.
- Data analysis and interpretation skills.
- Change management expertise.
- Strong interpersonal skills (including active listening).
- Good leadership skills in commitment, excitement, and ability to create new opportunities for the team.
- Good communication skills with the ability to share ideas and positions.
- Ability to embrace complex challenges and opportunities for getting work done for timely delivery.
- Proven skills with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of the use of Comcare, and KoBoCollect will be an advantage.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Communications Manager – Nigeria
Requisition number: COMMU005176
Location:Abuja
Job type: Full-time
Work mode: On-site
Travel: Travel up to 60%
Job category: Programs
Reporting/Supervisor: Country Director
Job Summary
- Reporting to the Country Director, the Communications Manager will lead and implement key communications initiatives for various projects across TechnoServe’s Nigeria platform.
- This role’s primary responsibility will be developing and advancing the communications strategy for the Plastics Recycling Program in Nigeria (PreP), a circular economy initiative that engages a wide network of partners, beneficiaries, and public and private sector audiences.
- The role will also support communications for several additional projects in the agri-food and entrepreneurship sectors. Across this portfolio, the Communications Manager will effectively engage with media, partners, staff members, and other stakeholders.
- This role requires excellent written and oral communications skills, the ability to set priorities, efficiently manage time and multiple complex tasks, and work independently.
Country and Program Overview
- TechnoServe brings more than a decade of experience designing and implementing market-led interventions in Nigeria to address the country’s development challenges. Working in most of Nigeria’s 36 states, TechnoServe is partnering with a variety of public and private funders in agriculture and enterprise development.
- Nigeria’s 200 million population generates an estimated 32 million metric tons of waste annually, with plastic accounting for 2.5 million metric tons. In 2024, TechnoServe and the Coca-Cola Foundation launched the Plastics Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP) program in Lagos and Anambra. Building on the successes of PReP, the project is expanding to PReP 2.0, now encompassing an additional location: Kano State.
- The objective of the project is to reduce plastic waste by increasing the volume and quality of recycled PET plastics.
- This objective will be achieved through inclusive, market-driven interventions along the value chain and an enabling environment that will improve the competitiveness, sustainability, and profitability of collectors, aggregators, and recyclers.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of PRePs integrated communications strategy with support from the TechnoServe global communications department and the project’s leadership team.
- Produce high-quality content for print and online channels, including articles, press releases, human-interest stories, blogs, case studies, and social media, fact sheets, and other materials.
- Coordinate with appropriate media outlets to obtain news coverage.
- Provide design and creative services support.
- Plan and coordinate key project events and develop materials for them.
- Support the development of project presentations, videos, and training materials.
- Coordinate with HQ to develop and maintain project communication materials, including contributing to the digital assets management system.
- Review external communications to ensure they are consistent with project messaging and communications guidelines and donor co-branding rules.
- Develop staff capacity and coordinate with field staff to collect success stories and photos.
- Support project staff and project contractors/vendors to produce high-quality communications materials consistent with project-specific identity and communications guidelines.
- Identify key milestones and opportunities to share achievements and learnings at a global level, in collaboration with TechnoServe’s global communications team.
- Support project reporting and translation, as needed.
- Build and maintain an appropriate, collaborative working relationship with primary donor counterparts
- Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Senior Communications Specialist
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree + 7 years relevant experience in PR, journalism, communications or marketing OR Master’s Degree + 5 years relevant work experience
- Superior writing skills, including ability to synthesize research materials into simple, clear language
Preferred Qualifications:
- Solid understanding of the local media landscape in Nigeria and major international development businesses.
- Experience with CMS, such as WordPress.
- Deep interest in, and knowledge of, international development, the circular economy, and/or international business
- Knowledge of and appreciation for TechnoServe’s mission and solutions
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- People and project management skills
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office tools
- Video production and/or photography experience, familiarity with Canva, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator a plus.
- Required Languages: Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including fluency in English. Knowledge of local languages is a plus.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe’s vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
- With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.
- We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
Job Title: Project Administrator
Requisition Number: PROJE005178
Location:Anambra
Job Category: Operations
Reports Directly to: Program Manager
Job Summary
- TechnoServe seeks a highly organized, detail-oriented professional to assist with administrative and logistics functions for the Anambra office.
- The role is a critical function of the state offices and ensures smooth office operations at all times.
- The Project Administrator will be part of the Operations department to support activities across the Anambra state office for the project team through the following:
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
- TechnoServe seeks a highly organized, detail-oriented professional to assist with administrative and logistics functions for the Anambra office.
- The role is a critical function of the state offices and ensures smooth office operations at all times.
- The Project Administrator will be part of the Operations department to support activities in Anambra state for the project teams through the following:
Travel and Logistics:
- Assist international and domestic travel requests for all staff.
- As assigned, process all visa and work permit requests for staff in compliance with host Country guidelines.
- Guide other office support staff such as drivers and cleaners to regularly comply with operational standards.
- Work with Operations Specialists of the project to coordinate paperwork and physical maintenance of fleet and logistics management.
- Work with Operations Specialists to check vehicle routes and speed limit applications.
Office Management:
- Inspect and track usage of office consumables and its facilities including utilities such as diesel, generator maintenance, electricity and other health and safety regulators.
- Drafting of reports relating to the state offices.
- Executes daily purchases and manages office petty cash.
- Provide petty cash vouchers and payment of petty cash expenses.
- Submit monthly petty cash fund reconciliation with all related documents.
- Draft correspondence, including reports, processes, and other administrative documents.
- Assumes responsibility for document filing and applies initiative in developing office administrative procedures.
Procurement:
- Work with Operations Specialists of the project to coordinate the projects needs and make the requests in the system.
Basic Qualifications
These are the requirements that any qualified candidate must meet. Typically includes:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Tertiary studies in Business Administration, Public Administration, Sociology, Office Management, or other relevant social sciences-related
- Procurement certification or prior experience is an added advantage.
Preferred Qualification:
- Alternatively, have at least 2 years of work experience in an administrative / office management role, with responsibilities related to procurement preferably with an international NGO.
Travel:
- Ability to travel on occasion.
Language Requirement:
- Fluency in English both in writing and speaking.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Effective oral and written communication skills, and ability to work independently on multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Experience with relevant software packages useful for preparing relevant work documents.
- High Professional work ethic and integrity.
- Ability to reason objectively, clear strong and strategic communication skills.
- Good interpersonal and public relations skills.
- Strong operational, analytical and management skills.
- Ability to multitask competing priorities with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work both as a team lead and a team member.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Digital Business Advisor – PREP
Requisition Number: DIGIT005168
Location:Lagps
Job Category: Programs
Reports to: Senior Business Advisor
Project: Plastics Recycling Program (Prep 2.0)
Job Summary
- Working closely with the Senior Business Advisor, the Digital Business Advisor will play a critical role in the Plastics Recycling Programme in Nigeria (PReP) by overseeing advisory services and conducting all program activities and training services to beneficiaries, while also facilitating formal and informal networking and linkages with various stakeholders.
- S/he will facilitate business linkages, gather market intelligence, and monitor performance.
- The tasks outlined below are the key responsibilities of the business advisor, however, the employee will be expected to perform any tasks that are necessary within the context of the evolving needs of the project.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities
Project Inception Phase:
- Provide support to short-term consultants during market analysis study, which will include value chain mapping, enabling environment mapping, gender and social inclusion analysis.
- Conduct recruitment/enrollment of program beneficiaries using predetermined criteria.
- Assist the Senior Business Advisor, MEL Manager and Project Lead in developing the detailed project work plan.
Project implementation:
- Facilitate training sessions for beneficiaries, monitoring attendance and engagement to ensure adherence to program guidelines.
- Provide crucial linkages between plastic collectors and aggregators, and between aggregators and recyclers.
- Monitor the recruited plastic collectors, aggregators, and recyclers to ensure they are operating within the terms and conditions of the program’s agreement.
- Participate in monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, contributing to the program’s reporting and knowledge sharing.
- Ensure adherence to the program work plan, identifying and mitigating risks to successful project implementation.
- Collate feedback from the program beneficiaries through the program’s feedback mechanism.
- Embody and promote TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy, ensuring these are integrated into all program activities.
- Perform other duties in line with the evolving needs of the program.
EdTech Support & Capacity Building:
- Support the deployment of NovaEdTech solutions to train and onboard collectors, aggregators, and community users on platform use.
- Facilitate digital literacy sessions, webinars, and demo workshops tailored to low-tech users.
- Provide technical advice to improve the usability of Digital platforms for diverse user groups (youth, women, informal sector actors).
Scaling and Adoption of Digital Platforms:
- Work with program partners to integrate data flows from aggregators, collectors, and recycling partners into Digital systems.
- Track platform performance indicators (user registration, transaction volumes, redemption rates) and provide actionable recommendations.
- Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships with fintech, telecoms, and technology companies to enhance Digital platform functionality.
- Advise on innovative tech solutions that can strengthen the circular economy ecosystem and plastic value chains.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Business Management, Marketing, Business Enterprise, Project Management, or relevant Social Sciences/ Humanities related discipline with at least 3 years’ experience working with communities living on less than $2 a day in educating clients/beneficiaries on business development and marketing goals while nurturing relationship with relevant stakeholders. Alternatively, at least 1 year experience in a similar field with a Master`s Degree.
- Agile Certification (CSM, PMI-ACP, CSPO, PSM etc).
- Demonstrated ability in working with small and growing businesses for at least 2 years post NYSC as a plus.
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, data collection and analysis, digital training delivery, and report writing.
- Ability to engage and advise a broad range of stakeholders, including senior management of private sector companies, donor representatives, and others;
- Demonstrated experience in report writing.
- Experience in the waste management or recycling sector.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); familiarity with Comcare and KoBoCollect is advantageous.
- Must have strong interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Required Languages:
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English. Proficiency in the local languages of Kano State is highly desirable.
Travel:
- At least 40% with a willingness to travel to these communities.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experienced in writing excellent reports.
- Must have strong interpersonal skills.
- Proven skills with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of the use of Comcare, and KoBoCollect will be an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
