Job Vacancy: Job title: Project Associate, Sustainability Operations
Job description: About Us
Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’, Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.
Product Information
Grains
Grains is one of the 6 prioritized platforms in Olam The Grains business consists of 4 verticals: Wheat Milling (in sub-Saharan Africa), Origination & Trading (Origination in the Black Sea and Latin America, Destination in the Middle East & North Africa, Prop trading in Wheat/Corn/Soy), Animal Feeds & Proteins (starting in Nigeria, but plan to expand to 4-5 countries in Africa, Asia & MENA by 2020) and Ocean Freight (vessel charter, Prop trading).
Our manufacturing facilities in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Senegal helping these countries to reduce import costs of refined wheat. With an unrelenting focus on food safety, innovation and cost efficiencies, we produce a range of quality flours for bread, baguettes, pasta noodles, biscuits, semolina, and confectionery.
Job Description
- Help develop and deliver Training of Trainers programmes to Olam Agri field staff on key sustainability topics (e.g., regenerative agricultural practices, food security & nutrition, gender awareness, human rights, environmental protection, etc.)
- Support and enable successful sustainability project implementation through field-level activity coordination, on-site monitoring and focus group discussions with participating communities, and periodic in-person field-level project implementation, as needed.
- Develop a deep understanding of Olam Agri’s policies related to sustainability, especially the Olam Agri Supplier Code, and provide training to BUs to ensure understanding and compliance. Contribute to the development of supplemental learning material to support policy implementation.
- Through community consultation and field-level stakeholder engagement, identify locally-relevant opportunities to improve farmer incomes, enhance soil health and mitigate climate change. Ideas/opportunities could include:
- affordable income-generating activities for farmers and communities to supplement income from their primary crop, with an emphasis on opportunities for women and youth
- low-tech and high-tech solutions to improve soil health and/or scale up good agricultural practices, reduce post-harvest loss and introduce regenerative agricultural practices.
- Landscape-level alliances to protect biodiversity, watersheds and forests
- Carry out data analysis and develop data insights from various sustainability projects
- Other duties as assigned or directed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Requirements
- A university degree / bachelor’s level qualification in agronomy, development studies, gender studies, agriculture, or other relevant social sciences can apply
- 2-3 years of relevant or related work experience
- Experience in implementing projects and trainings in rural settings, preferred if experience is in relevant Olam Agri crops
- Professional proficiency in English is required. Other languages are an asset.
- Mastery of the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Good research skills (both quantitative and qualitative) and basic data analysis skills
Competencies
- An understanding agronomy and rural economics related to Olam Agri’s key crops and geographies, and a keen interest in the smallholder farmer livelihoods
- Critical thinking skills, organisational skills, and the ability to effectively rollout projects and work autonomously
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Ability to train and inspire field staff and smallholder farmers
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills, with a proactive, solution-oriented and innovative mindset
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Desire to learn and to seek out own learning opportunities to expand knowledge and develop skills
Note on Diversity & Inclusion
Olam provides equal opportunities for all persons concerning hiring, without discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation
Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.
Location: Abuja, FCT
Job date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:08:53 GMT
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