Full Time
Posted 3 years ago
JOB TITLE: Senior Expert Horticulture Production
JOB LOCATIONS: Kaduna and Kano
Tasks
- Management Component 2: Sustainable Intensification; including annual planning, monitoring and reporting.
- Develop partnerships with Kaduna and Kano Ministries of Agriculture for strengthening horticulture extension services.
- Develop partnerships with private extension providers, companies, NGOs, digital service providers and others for strengthened service provision
- Set-up monitoring, evaluation and learning plan and system for extension activities for the project (by service providers, extension agents, adoption of improved practices by smallholders).
- Develop and guide the implementation of a strong gender, youth, inclusion strategy of this component.
- Facilitate availability of quality inputs (including seedling supply) in project areas (in collaboration with Component 1).
- Facilitate financial service providers to engage with smallholders, their associations and intermediary agencies.
- Coordinate and collaborate, develop synergies with similar initiatives and projects.
- Strengthen relevant local business, farmer, trader associations in coordination, service delivery and advocacy.
- Develop extension materials to support field-level extension activities and extension guidelines for implementers.
Experience
- At least 10-year experience with horticulture production on commercial farms, up-to-date with modern horticulture practices
- At least 10-year experience in working with horticulture smallholders
- At least 10-year experience in managing agriculture extension projects, with demonstration plots, managing of private service providers, training of service providers and government extensionists, improving input supply, financial service providers.
- Working experience and existing network with state-level agriculture ministries, agricultural colleges and universities in Kaduna and Kano are an advantage
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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Note:
- Expected starting date of the project is quarter four of 2021 and is contingent on donor funding.
- Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: June 5, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Manufacturing / Production |