Moderator at Winrock International - 7 Openings

Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantages, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. By linking local individuals and communities with new ideas and technology. Winrock is increasing long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management to benefit the poor and disadvantaged of the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Moderator

Locations: Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross River, and Delta
Reports to: Lead Consultant (Qualitative)
Period of work: 5 workdays

Background

• The Moderator will facilitate focus group discussions and administer in-dept interviews during the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity annual survey for FY24.
• The project works to increase smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta states of Nigeria through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services.
• The project particularly focuses on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.

Essential Responsibilities

• Participate in training of the data collection team.
• Facilitate FGDs and administer key informants’ interviews.
• Support generation of interview transcript for all interviews administered.

Qualifications & Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology / Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Statistics, or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working on similar assignments
• Excellent facilitation and interviewing skills.
• Strong interviewing techniques including ability to probe and ask follow-up questions
• Fluency in local language/dialect and respect for ethics.

Application Closing Date
17th October, 2024 (no later than 4:00 PM West African Standard Time).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their most recent CV and Cover Letter as individuals (not as a team) to: nigeriaprocurement@agextensionactivity.org using the job title and state as the subject of the mail.

Note: This vacancy is open to only Nigerian Nationals.