Duties and Responsibilities

The Knowledge Management specialist will support the Agricultural Policy, Planning Research and Statistics Department and will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead the development of a knowledge management strategy and associated implementation plan for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Agricultural Transformation Agenda with the Directorate for Policy Research and Statistics Department which constitutes the knowledge hub for all matters pertaining to agriculture in Nigeria.
• Develop a comprehensive  mapping of agriculture data and information sources,  with specific institutional roles and responsibilities, and  systems and processes for collecting, managing, and sharing data and information with policymakers other stakeholders. 
• Develop an elaborate Monitoring and Evaluation framework for tracking and assessing progress and performance of the implementation of the Agriculture Transformation Agenda.   
• Create a mechanism for capturing and documenting key successful interventions of ATA and work with the communications unit to package them into knowledge products such as success stories and newsletters for dissemination to stakeholder audience within and outside Nigeria.   
• Develop a fully operational knowledge management system in which relevant data information and knowledge on ATA and issues pertaining to agriculture in Nigeria in general, are systematically acquired, continuously upgraded and disseminated internally and externally to counterparts partners, donors, media and other stakeholders as appropriate.  
• Ensure that the Ministry has an up-to-date easy-to-access database of lessons learned and best practices in the areas of policy innovation, programme planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to influence the Ministry’s Policy programme guidance and policy dialogue, programmatic evidence based knowledge and evaluations are gathered, extracted, managed and disseminated on an on-going basis.   
• Create a systemised approach for guiding on going  analyses needed to address observed gaps and for identifying opportunities for innovation and policymaking/adjustments drawing on data and information from evaluations carried out on the FMARD; and lessons learned and best practices from with the country and abroad.   
• Oversee capacity building and support for internal knowledge acquisition, management and sharing; ensure relevant communities of practice are developed and strengthened.  Support development of staff, consultants and key partners and collaborators to become “knowledge professionals” through the identification of learning opportunities to ensure a pipeline of professional expertise and advice on all aspects of knowledge management as required.

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