Innovation Project Manager

IITA; Montpellier; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An agricultural innovation organization is seeking a candidate to manage the deployment of innovative feed systems in France. This role involves supporting youth and women-led businesses and engaging with stakeholders to develop sustainable agricultural practices. The ideal candidate should have a Master’s degree and at least six years of relevant experience. Attractive benefits and competitive salary offered.

Prestations

Competitive salary

Attractive benefits

Pleasant working conditions

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of experience, four years in managing agricultural innovation programs.
• Experience in private sector engagement and agribusiness incubation.
• Familiarity with gender mainstreaming and climate-smart agricultural practices.

Responsabilités

• Oversee the deployment of Black Soldier Fly and feed innovations.
• Support women and youth-led enterprises.
• Engage with processors to create viable value chain linkages.
• Develop curriculum modules on feed innovation.

Connaissances

Project coordination

Stakeholder facilitation

Communication skills

Understanding of inclusive business models

Experience with innovative feed technologies

Formation

Master’s degree in relevant field

Description du poste

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Closing Date: 18 August 2025

DUTIES:

Innovation Coordination and deployment

• Oversee the end-to-end set-up and deployment of Black Soldier Fly (BSF) and High-Quality Cassava Peel (HQCP)-based feed innovations in Delta and Ekiti States.
• Facilitate adaptive testing of business models, integrating circular economy principles, regenerative agriculture and gender-inclusive approaches.
• Manage innovation demonstration sites in collaboration with hub/spoke stakeholders.

Enterprise Development and Job Creation

• Identify and support women and youth-led enterprises in adopting and commercializing BSF/HQCP innovations.
• Facilitate access to incubation, co-creation, and mentorship platforms.
  

Market Systems and Private Sector Engagement

• Engage processors, aggregators, feed millers, and off-takers to stimulate demand and create viable value chain linkages.
• Facilitate the development of public-private partnerships to embed alternative feeds into the mainstream poultry feed market.
• Support development of contract farming or inclusive distribution

Capacity Building and Inclusion

• Collaborate with training partners to develop curriculum modules on feed innovation entrepreneurship.
• Promote climate-smart practices, environmental sustainability, and safe production guidelines.
• Ensure the participation of marginalized groups (women, youth, and persons with disabilities) in pilot interventions.
  

Monitoring, Learning and Scaling Readiness

• Contribute to learning agenda development, outcome mapping, and innovation uptake
• Document lessons, case studies, and success stories to inform adaptive scaling pathways.
  

Perform any other job-related tasks as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

QUALIFICATION:

Master’s degree in Agribusiness, Economics, Business/Innovation Management, Rural Development, Environmental Management and other related courses. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of six (6) years’ experience including at least (4) years in managing agricultural innovation or enterprise development programs. The candidate must demonstrate experience in private sector engagement, agribusiness incubation, poultry or livestock feed systems, circular economy, and livelihoods programming.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must:

• Have deep understanding of inclusive business models, youth employment ecosystems, and SME development.
• Have strong project coordination and stakeholder facilitation skills.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have the ability to work independently in complex, multi-partner environments.
• Be familiar with gender mainstreaming and climate-smart agricultural practices.
• Be experienced working with BSF or HQCP technologies or similar alternative feed innovations.
• Be familiar with tools and frameworks for scaling innovations.
• Have knowledge of Nigeria’s agricultural market dynamics.

REMUNERATION:

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.