Community Liaison Officers at a Reputable Agricultural Company - 2 Openings

The Program is a multi-year agricultural mechanization initiative designed to improve smallholder farmers’ access to affordable, small-scale mechanization services through technology-enabled solutions and youth-led enterprise models. The initiative engages young people aged 18–35, organized into cooperatives, to establish and manage sustainable mechanization service businesses that provide critical services to farmers within their communities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Liaison Officer

Locations: Nasarawa (11 LGAs) and Kaduna State (12 LGAs)
Employment Type: Contract
Project: Agricultural Mechanization and Youth Enterprise Development Program
Department: Programming
Reports to: Project Associate
Contract Type: Project-based

Job Summary

• The Community Liaison Officer (CLO) will support community-level implementation of the Program by serving as the primary link between the project, youth cooperatives, partners, and beneficiary communities.
• The CLO will support cooperative strengthening, ensure continuity of mechanization service delivery, coordinate demonstration activities, and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting processes, while working closely with the Project Associate and implementing partners to ensure effectiveness and sustainability.

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: Project Associate, MERL Team, State Project Staff
• External: Youth cooperatives, community leaders, farmer groups, technology partners, implementing partners.

Key Responsibilities
Community Engagement and Liaison:

• Serve as the key interface between the Program and target communities
• Support community sensitization and mobilization activities
• Engage traditional leaders, community structures, and farmer groups to promote participation
• Facilitate effective two-way communication between communities, cooperatives, and the project.

 Youth Cooperative Strengthening:

• Support youth-led cooperatives to improve governance, coordination, and operational effectiveness
• Encourage regular meetings, proper record-keeping, and accountability
• Promote ownership and sustainability of cooperative structures
• Support cooperatives to deliver mechanization services effectively.

Mechanization Service Continuity:

• Track service delivery activities within assigned communities
• Identify operational challenges and escalate appropriately
• Support demand generation and farmer outreach initiatives.

Demonstration and Demand Generation Support:

• Support planning and execution of field demonstration activities
• Mobilize farmers and stakeholders to participate
• Assist with documentation of attendance, outcomes, and lessons learned.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MERL):

• Support routine field-level data collection in line with program frameworks
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely submission of data
• Track key indicators including youth participation, service usage, and farmer reach
• Maintain data quality and confidentiality standards.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports
• Document success stories, challenges, lessons learned, and community feedback
• Support knowledge management and learning processes.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor in support of program objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Cooperative Management, Rural Development, Social Sciences, or related fields
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in agriculture, youth development, or development programs
• Must reside within the LGA of implementation and be willing to travel within assigned communities.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working with youth groups or cooperatives
• Basic understanding of small-scale agricultural mechanization
• Experience in community mobilization and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to collect accurate field data and prepare reports
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to speak Hausa is an added advantage.

Safeguarding and Youth Protection:

• The Program is committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all participants, particularly young people.
• All staff are required to adhere to safeguarding principles, including protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH), and to uphold the highest standards of professional conduct.

Application Closing Date
30th March, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: trainltd@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.