Project Coordinator – WEWE

JOB OVERVIEW

WEWE is recruiting a Project Coordinator to provide strategic and technical leadership for the HORTISUN agricultural development project in Abuja/Kaduna. The coordinator will be accountable for implementation quality, workplans, budgets, donor compliance, stakeholder coordination, staffing and results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall strategic, technical and operational leadership.
• Prepare annual workplans, budgets and procurement plans.
• Supervise field implementation and ensure delivery on schedule and within budget.
• Oversee financial management, procurement and compliance with AfDB/FAPA and WEWE requirements.
• Coordinate MSMEs, farmer groups, government institutions and implementation partners.
• Prepare quarterly and annual progress reports, management updates and mission briefs.
• Convene Tomato Community of Practice and steering-committee meetings and follow up decisions.
• Represent HORTISUN at donor, government, agricultural and value-chain forums.
• Recruit, supervise, mentor and assess project staff.
• Ensure gender equality, youth inclusion, safeguarding and accountability are integrated into implementation.
• Lead project visibility, learning and knowledge-product development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Rural Development, Project Management or a related field.
• At least seven years of experience managing donor-funded agricultural development projects.
• Strong leadership, coordination, stakeholder-management, communication, report-writing and presentation skills.
• Experience working with MSMEs, the private sector and public institutions.
• Familiarity with AfDB or other multilateral-donor procedures is an advantage.
• Fluency in English; Hausa is preferred.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Approved annual workplans, budgets and procurement plans.
• Quarterly and annual progress reports.
• Donor-mission and supervision reports.
• Timely implementation decisions and documented stakeholder coordination.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Send a CV and cover letter in one Microsoft Word attachment explaining your suitability to projectcoordinator2026@weweng.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. WEWE may close the recruitment once a suitable candidate is selected.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

31 October 2026.