Agricultural Extension Coordinator at HR Leverage Africa Limited

HR Leverage Africa Limited - We are set out to helping businesses grow, expand and thrive using workforce and technological innovation to drive productivity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agricultural Extension Coordinator

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• Agricultural Extension Coordinator is needed by our client, a multinational corporation helping the African state actors implement smart and efficient agricultural practices in order to improve yields, thereby elimination hunger as a strategy to implementing SDGs within Africa State.

Task and Responsibilities

• Capacity development and knowledge management for enhancing market-oriented agriculture for smallholder farmers.
• Under the direct supervision of the Japanese Experts, and in close collaboration with the Nigerian counterparts, the staff will;
• Prepare and revise training materials for farmers and TOTs. l Monitoring & evaluation and data analysis.
• Follow-up of implementation of farmer training l
• Communicate and collaborate with agricultural administrators at Federal and State level.
• Business trip for inspection of trainings in different states
• Report on promotion of market-oriented agricultural extension systems.
• Attend at various meetings and take minutes
• Cooperate with other project staff for project coordination andmanagemen

Minimum Requirements

• University Degree in Agriculture, Agri-business, Agricultural Economics, or related field.
• 7 years of relevant experience in technical cooperation assistance programmes in the field of agricultural market development, agricultural cooperatives development, agribusiness, agriculture extension, data analysis, and M&E.
• Work experience with international organizations or NGOs and in technicalexperience with inter.

Technical / Functional Skills:

• Computer skills
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Communication and collaboration tools (Email, Zoom)
• Searching information on the Internet
• Knowledge of Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing tool is highly appreciated but not mandatory. L anguage
• Proficiency in English is essential and familiarity with Yoruba, Hausa, or Igbo is desirable. Competencies
• Results Focus l Communication
• Teamwork l Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement.

Application Closing Date
26th December, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: abuja@hrleverageafrica.com using the Job Title as the subject of the e-mail.