Our client is seeking a well-rounded, experienced Field Operations Lead to grow their agricultural insurance products. The incumbent must have a love for rural fieldwork, while also being comfortable building a cutting-edge start-up company.

JOB LOCATION: Northern Nigeria

REQUIREMENTS:

Must have 5+ years of overall operations experience with at least 2 years of team management experience, with no fewer than 20 direct reports
Must possess at least a University Degree in Agric Economics, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting and Finance or any other related field
Must be fluent in Hausa Language and willing to work in the North
Must have proven track record of actively managing performance: hiring and interviewing, running performance assessments, terminations and being in-charge of disciplinary action
Must possess substantive experience working and/or living in rural African farming contexts
Comfortable with Google Drive applications such as Google Sheets, Google Docs etc

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Lead is expected to track that all tasks are completed in due time, with high quality and high levels of customer service.
Run large scale trainings to doing quality check field visits, compiling data reports, writing Standard Operating Procedures
Solve problems and build relationships with local partners such as telecom companies, insurance companies, and agricultural firms, among others
Interface with our technology and product teams at times, and thus be comfortable with translating your operational observations and needs into language that they can understand.
Manage the budget and make sound financial decisions from an operations standpoint
Analyze data and use it to make key operational decisions
Hire new team members, terminate non-performing staff, and conduct periodic performance evaluations of staff
Travel to field sites and conduct visits to rural locations up to 75% of the time
Must possess the ability to translate concepts into logical, detailed, written action-plans

SALARY: N400,000 - N600,000

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Kindly send applications with your CV and Cover letter to Recruitment@hedgeng.com

Application closes 13th September 2020