About Welcome2Africa International (W2A)
Welcome2Africa International (W2A) was founded on the vision to redefine the image of Africa. As such, we look to facilitate investments and trade whilst also bridge the information gap with respect to the various opportunities that exist in Africa. We are currently focused on Nigeria’s Agricultural sector.
Over the last 5 years we have hosted a number of Agricultural Investment Conferences in strategic cities around the world including; Luxembourg, Accra, Lagos, Abuja, Frankfurt, Belgium, The Netherlands, and London. These opportunities have provided us with brand recognition, a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with investing in Africa’s Agricultural sector, as well as a rich network inclusive of Africa’s Agribusiness stakeholders, investment and finance executives, leading fund managers, private equity firms, family offices, institutional investors donors as well as large agribusiness related firms from around the world.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Investment Analyst
Location: Maitama, Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Responsibilities
- Develop a stakeholder engagement plan that links to Welcome2Africa International’s overall business plan objectives that identifies the specific requirements of each stakeholder group
- Establish relationships with key stakeholders that meets each parties needs and agreed outcomes.
- Maintain stakeholder relationships once established through regular communication activities as identified with each stakeholder
- Build capacity and knowledge of each key stakeholder to ensure effective communication outcomes by clearly defining lines of communication
- Maximise stakeholder opportunities to say what they want and to provide information and feedback
- Engage stakeholders at the most direct level and ensure that level is appropriate for the purpose
- Strengthen engagement capabilities and identify the gaps and weaknesses .
- Identify and where possible, understand stakeholder issues, interests, aspirations and concerns to better define what matters most .
- Effectively manage the expectations of stakeholders by being clear about what is negotiable and what is set in stone.
Person Specification
- Must have a good understanding of Africa’s Agribusiness Sector
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree qualification.
- 3 – 5 years experience.
- Must have some corporate experience
- Must be responsible, reliable and trustworthy
- Ability to use your own initiative is essential you will be required to work with minimal supervision at times
- Must be computer literate as use of databases / IT systems is essential.
- Excellent communications skills (verbal and written) are essential.
- Capable and friendly with strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain client relationships.
- Ability to take over existing matters and hit the ground running.
- A high level of stakeholder engagement experience
- Experience in person centred practice achieving client outcomes Problem solving and analytical skills
- Project management experience
- High level of initiative and creativity
- High level of presentation skills.
- High level of interpersonal skills including ability to liaise effectively with key stakeholders.
Job Title: Research Associate
Location: Maitama, Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- We are currently looking for a Research Associate to support our next phase of growth, of which entails strengthening our investment and trade facilitation services and initiatives whilst also providing additional services such as project management, market entry research services, data mapping, and bespoke trainings and events – targeted at the international community, whilst maintaining a viable presence in Nigeria – where we operate from.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop research designs, sampling plan, questionnaires, banner and analytical plans.
- Review and interpret survey results and draft reports.
- Understand client’s business issues and industries.
- Support Market Research and Client Relationship staff with design of customer report.
- Gain awareness and operate multiple reporting platforms for ad hoc reporting requirements.
- Oversee programs and act to meet contractual obligations.
- Interact with support staff to resolve client and operational issues.
- Compile program metrics periodically.
- Escalate client issues to Client relationship manager.
- Act as backup to fielding and Quality Assurance groups.
- Support new project ideation and development.
- Collect user and market requirements through online research and feedback from Sales and Analysts.
- Oversee and report on marketplace information to offer input into survey updates.
- Review consumer survey responses to assess survey and validity effectiveness with the team.
- Maintain research dictionaries.
Person Specification
- Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree
- Must have a good understanding of Africa’s Agribusiness Sector
- Must have some corporate experience
- Must be responsible, reliable and trustworthy
- 5+ years experience in marketing or related field
- Excellent knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, SAS or similar), databases and MS Office
- Posses search engines, web analytics, and business research tools acumen
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Working knowledge with CRM programs
- Adequate knowledge of data collection methods (polls, focus groups, surveys etc)
- Advise clients or management on the best ways to use provided data
- Strong analytical and critical thinking
- Deep knowledge of data warehousing, and mining
Job Title: Business Development Officer
Location: Maitama, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- We are currently looking for a Business Development Officer to support our next phase of growth, of which entails strengthening our investment and trade facilitation services and initiatives whilst also providing additional services such as project management, market entry research services, data mapping, and bespoke trainings and events – targeted at the international community, whilst maintaining a viable presence in Nigeria – where we operate from.
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