Advisor, Producer Services at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on vulnerable children, agriculture, health and HIV, extractives and governance, and peace building programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advisor, Producer Services

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• CRS is recruiting for the position of Advisor, Producer Services (several positions) for an upcoming agriculture project in Nigeria, which is contingent on donor funding.
• The Advisor will provide advisory services to farmers and partner agribusiness staff, and training and information to help them comply with value chain requirements, strengthen their business capacities, and deepen project impact.
• The Advisor will also gather product and region specific information to help agribusiness and value chain service providers to anticipate demand and the needs of producers. He/she will recruit new farmers, provide business development services and trade support to farmer groups and liaise with other project teams.
  

Requirements

• The Advisor should have at least a first Degree in Agriculture, Development Studies or related qualifications and more than 5 years’ experience working with producers in commercial value chains.

Application Closing Date
29th December, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download the "Application Form Below" and send with a detailed 3-page resume in a single file word document to: ng.recruitment_agriculture@crs.org indicating in the subject line of their application the job title

Click here to download Application Form (MS Word)

Note: Applications will be accessed on a rolling basis and interviews conducted until this position is competently filled.