Senior Intervention Officer - Sustainable Land Use

About the role

Propcom+, an eight-year rural and agricultural market systems programme funded by the UK's FCDO and implemented by Palladium, is looking for a Senior Intervention Officer for its Abuja facility. The officer leads and manages key Sustainable Land Use (SLU) and Forestry interventions, working closely with the SLU and Forestry Lead and collaborating with the GESI Advisor, MEL, P2 and P3 teams. The post reports to a Portfolio Manager and works to the Team lead on a day-to-day basis.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee project activities, coordinate with stakeholders and apply market development tools to change the behaviour of market actors and structures.
• Analyse forest-risk commodity markets and support investor engagement.
• Support the SLU and Forestry Lead in building a balanced pipeline and managing the Technical Assistance portfolio, keeping the FSLU strategy and workplans up to date.
• Identify and design intervention opportunities, manage partner relationships to secure technical assistance and funding, and monitor and evaluate impact.
• Assess programme assumptions, refine strategies, and lead business plan development and investment readiness assessments with project partners.
• Contribute to strategic planning, reporting and timely delivery of milestones, and assist regional workstreams in producing FCDO and internal reports.
• Ensure interventions meet SLU milestone targets, share lessons and impact stories, and conduct regular field visits.
• Provide project management support including due diligence, budgeting, monitoring and reporting, contracting, procurement, MoUs and ToRs.
• Develop and share knowledge products on SLU interventions and work collaboratively with team members, consultants and partners.

Required profile

• Degree or equivalent in Economics, Agribusiness, Land Use, Natural Resources and Climate or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in market systems development or bottom-of-the-pyramid models funded by FCDO or other large donors, including in a management role.
• Experience in agricultural or forest commodities linked to deforestation (e.g. palm oil, cocoa, timber).
• Experience in sustainability of markets and supply chains, and with stakeholders across civil society, private sector and government.
• Solid experience delivering quality results under tight deadlines and strong English communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience working in Southern Nigeria.