Nigeria Country Director

ABOUT DIGITAL GREEN

Digital Green supports smallholder farmers through digital agriculture, local partnerships and FarmerChat, an AI-powered multilingual agricultural-advisory platform.

JOB SUMMARY

The Nigeria Country Director will establish and lead Digital Green’s long-term presence and strategy in Nigeria. The Director will be responsible for strategic partnerships, programme delivery, product localisation, fundraising, team leadership and country operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnerships & Representation

• Serve as Digital Green’s senior representative in Nigeria.
• Build relationships with federal/state governments, donors, NGOs, agribusinesses, telcos and technology partners.
• Participate in senior policy and sector discussions.
• Monitor agriculture, data-governance and AI-policy developments.

Programme & Product Adaptation

• Lead FarmerChat strategy and implementation across Nigeria.
• Work with global product, technology and growth teams to adapt the platform.
• Shape agronomic content and local-language model behaviour.
• Lead localisation across English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and West African Pidgin.
• Support user research, testing, farmer acquisition and engagement campaigns.

Business Development

• Identify large-scale, multi-year funding opportunities.
• Lead donor engagement and proposal development.
• Build and manage the Nigeria funding pipeline.

Team Leadership & Operations

• Recruit and manage a lean, high-performing Nigeria team.
• Establish a culture of accountability, learning and collaboration.
• Lead regulatory and compliance requirements in Nigeria.
• Oversee data-governance and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Lead future entity-registration processes if required.
• Develop and manage country budgets and maintain audit readiness.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 12+ years in international development, agriculture or technology-for-development.
• At least five years of country/regional leadership.
• Strong current networks with Nigerian government, donors, agribusiness and development partners.
• Experience fundraising and managing major programme portfolios.
• Experience with ICT4D, digital agriculture or data-driven farmer engagement.
• Deep understanding of Nigerian agriculture and rural livelihoods.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership.
• Experience establishing a country office is strongly preferred.
• Northern Nigeria/multi-state experience is advantageous.
• Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo or Pidgin proficiency is strongly preferred.
• Advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Digital Green’s official recruitment portal. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.