Agribusiness Development Assistant at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agribusiness Development Assistant

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2022-025
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)
Contract: 2-year renewable contract

Duties

• Provide technical support in designing crop and livestock chain value development.
• Provide capacity-building support in the area of agribusiness plan development and establishment of agribusiness enterprises.
• Participate in the establishment, supervision, and management of all research and demonstration fields.
• Participate in the establishment, supervision, and management of field operations, cross-cutting various unit projects.
• Provide capacity-building support during training on crop production.
• Ensure timely capturing of relevant agronomic data, good curation of collected data, and timely delivery to supervisor.
• Provide administrative support in the area of agribusiness engagements and innovations, research, and project implementation.
• Provide support in the development of annual work plans, budget, and report writing.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification

• BSc / HND Plant Science, Forestry, Agricultural Science or any other related field with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience performing a similar or related role in a well-structured organization.

Competences:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have basic knowledge of agronomic data collection.
• Have data capturing and report writing skills.
• Have good communication skills (writing, reading, and speaking).
• Have ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Be able to perform multiple tasks and work under pressure.

Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salaries with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Application Closing Date
14th December, 2022.