Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) in partnership with European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD) an International NGO based in Brussels and a leading agribusiness company based in Lagos, is soliciting for qualified applicants for a proposal to Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) – Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA), an agricultural intervention jointly funded by USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundation. WEWE and its partners are proposing to implement the project to develop a market-led maize and soy bean value chain targeting 100,000 farmers in Niger and Kaduna States.
Agric Extensionist Advisor (Short Term)
Job Role
- Proven expertise, specialty and technical skills in maize and soybean value chain
- Provide best practice agronomy training to farmers.
- Contribute to the promotion of extension reforms and capacity development for extension/advisory services with special attention to demand-led, pluralistic, decentralized, market-orientated, and participatory approaches that meet the diverse needs of smallholders and rural people, especially women and marginal groups.
- Formulate and implement training that strengthen agricultural/rural extension and provide technical assistance in capacity development of agriculture innovation systems.
- Prepare advocacy materials and documents to support the strengthening of agriculture innovation systems and support services.
- Provide technical advice on design elements to strengthen and reform extension systems.
- Provide support in the organization and delivery of technical workshops, training sessions on conceptual and practical aspects of extension and rural knowledge institution improvements.
- Contribute to the preparation of studies, position papers and conceptual frameworks that strengthen extension systems and agriculture innovation systems.
- Maintain networks of collaboration with technical specialists to gather information and promote awareness of technical issues to improve extension systems and advisory services.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Job Experience
- Minimum 10 years working in economic growth and/or agricultural development international, 6 years of which must have taken place in Nigeria.
- Broad knowledge of and expertise in the following fields and topics: agronomy, agricultural extension, economics, value chain development, market facilitation, and trade.
- Demonstrated knowledge of development program administration and management.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and program management.
- Demonstrated experience in leading diverse teams and exercising independent judgment.
- Demonstrated experience producing high profile deliverables under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment.
- Demonstrated experience in working effectively in cross-cultural settings.
- Proficiency in Hausa Language is an asset.
Required Qualification
- Master’s Degree or higher degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agribusiness or related field.
Method of Application
- Agric Extensionist Advisor (Short Term) – [email protected]
Applicants should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter in ONLY one attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job
More Information
- Job City Kaduna, Niger
