Field Community Trainer at TechnoServe Nigeria - 2 Openings

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. We are a non-profit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital, and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs, and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Field Community Trainer

Requisition Number: FIELD002978
Locations: Taraba and Jigawa
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Category: Program Development
Required Languages: Hausa and Fulfulde

Job Summary

• The Field Community Trainers will be responsible for overseeing the SHG and cooperative formation, as well as manage the Local Community Trainers (LCTs).
• The Field Community Trainer will work with the Farmer Organization Advisors to recruit, train and provide technical assistance to the dairy SHGs and cooperatives, provide timely and accurate data collection, and monitor performance.

Program / Practice / Department Overview
The ALDDN program seeks to catalyze the Nigerian dairy sector in an inclusive way that improves the livelihoods, productivity, nutrition and empowerment of smallholder women dairy farmers and the communities in which they live in. More specifically, the program seeks to:

• Advocate for an enabling environment for local sourcing through engagements with the government and relevant private sector stakeholders.
• Increase demand for locally sourced milk through partnerships with dairy processors currently or interested in sourcing locally.
• Improve smallholder dairy farmers’ productivity by increasing their access to technical support services and right inputs.
• Empower women dairy farmers and enable them to improve their livelihoods and that of their households.
• Improve nutrition outcomes among smallholder dairy households through food systems entry points.

TechnoServe’s role as an implementing partner in this program includes:

• Identification of dairy households in targeted states
• Organizing farmers into Self-Help Groups (SHG) and strengthening these groups
• Provision of financial inclusion & income diversification.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Support Farmer Organization Advisor in the assessment and mapping of farmer organizations in the program States
• Set up, register and operationalize new SHGs, and formalize existing SHGs into cooperatives
• Manage a team of LCTs to provide training and follow-up support to participating dairy farmers
• Record-keeping of activities, data collection of information required for monthly report and analysis
• Assist in implementing strategies that helps resolve any occasional discrepancies and irregularities
• Strict adherence to time frame of assignments in the life-scope of the program
• Any other tasks that may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Local Community Trainers (ad hoc staff)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, Business Administration and other relevant fields;
• At least 1 year experience in capacities relating to either Agribusiness, Training, Marketing, Business development or advisory services;

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to actively engage with community leaders and cooperatives;
• Ability to develop well-written, cohesive analyses and reports;
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and strategy skills
• Strong skills in business software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to actively engage with community leaders and cooperatives;
• Ability to develop well-written, cohesive analyses and reports;
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and strategy skills
• Strong skills in business software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Application Closing Date
13th November, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
• With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.
• We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
• If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call +1 202 785 4515.