Extension Officers at Tomato Jos Farming & Processing

Tomato Jos is a private equity backed, fast-growing social enterprise located in Kaduna, Nigeria, that believes in the power of local production for local consumption. Our company aims to supply 10% of the processed tomato market in Nigeria within the next 5 years, sourcing tomatoes from smallholder farmers within our network and making high-quality branded consumer products for Nigeria and West Africa. We currently work with farmers in the Kaduna area, and we are building a tomato processing facility that will be commissioned in early 2021, which will enable us to make value-add tomato products, including tomato paste and Tomato mix. Tomato Jos has four key values:

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Extension Officer

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties

• Conduct surveys and collect a range of data regularly from farmers and farms.
• Track farmer progress throughout the season and provide extension support and advice.
• Coordinate input distribution to Smallholder Farmers.
• Monitoring to ensure farmers strict adhere to TJ best agronomic practices.
• Work with other teams to coordinate smallholder activities such as straining, input distribution, harvest, and profit payments.
• Prepare weekly and monthly activity reports.
• Support the smallholder team in the expansion of the program through the recruitment, onboarding, and management of farmer groups across Kaduna State, and immediate environs.
• Support the development and delivery of a comprehensive training program for smallholder farmers and farmer groups.
• Provide regular reports to management through the team lead.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required for the Job

• Must be a graduate from Agriculture Science, Agric Extension, Biology, Rural Sociology, Agricultural Economics, or any other related discipline.
• Minimum of 1-year farming related work experience.
• Passion for agricultural development, especially in northern Nigeria.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to complex, evolving work conditions and environments.
• Displays cultural, gender, religious, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of Tomato Jos.
• Capacity to work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must be fluent in Hausa language.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.