Job Vacancy: Projects Assistant, Agribusiness

Job Description

We have opening for the position of a Projects Assistant to support our agribusiness desk in Ibadan. Our interest at the moment includes increasing the productivity and income of vegetable farmers while also creating on-farm and off-farm job opportunities for youth and women. We are also keen on improving access to finance by driving more inclusion and innovations for farmers into production of vegetables like Tomatoes, Pepper, Okra, Watermelon, Cucumber, Cabbage etc.

The Successful candidate will among other, perform the following duties:

• Facilitate the mobilisation of smallholder and entrepreneurial farmers into the various hubs spread across the state;
• Drive youth and women adoption of various horticultural innovations that aids increased production;
• Support management of routine communication with project stakeholders and partners;
• Support monitoring and evaluation of programme activities while providing appropriate recommendations;
• Assist in the planning and development of quarterly and annual activity plan;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the candidate’s supervisor.

Qualifications
Young persons with a B.Sc/HND in Agriculture or related field with a minimum of two years experience working with farmers and farmer groups

Competencies Required
Our ideal candidate should —

• Have good grasp of plant agronomy and various innovative practices around horticulture;
• Should be familiar with F&V sector in Nigeria and understand the landscape in local and hyper markets;
• Comfortable with desk work involving report writing, presentation etc with the use of Microsoft office suite;
• Must be able to speak in Yoruba language and hold public conversations comfortably in Yoruba and English;
• Good understanding of culture and values of project location;
• Have ability to work under minimal supervision once project objectives and activity goals are communicated.

Remuneration
Negotiable and based on degree of expertise of the candidate;
We offer other benefits which include; Pension, Health Insurance among others upon confirmation of employment.

Method of Application
Interested applicants should click here to apply www.bit.ly/poede24. You will require a Gmail account to commence the application process.

Deadline
31st July, 2024