• Application Deadline:
• Position: Program Officer



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 3 years



• Location Adamawa , Borno




• Job Field Project Management 
  
  

Job Summary

• The Program Officer will provide technical support to the field team in key programmatic areas such as agricultural productivity and sustainability, Horticulture, and financial inclusion.


• She/he will provide technical expertise in resilient agriculture with a special focus on climate-smart agricultural production, agricultural extension, agribusiness & value chain development, and smallholder farmer financial inclusion.


• She/he must have extensive experience in smallholder agricultural intervention, farmer training, and extension services.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement strategies to enhance agricultural productivity through sustainable practices and conducting training of trainers (ToT) to community structures


• Support the project coordinator to coordinate and implement all Nuru impact & agricultural program activities in the intervention communities with a focus on achieving Nuru’s vision and strategic objectives


• Facilitate and guide farmers on appropriate cropping patterns, and farming techniques through the establishment of demo plots to promote the adoption of good agricultural practices and savings & loan activities to promote social cohesion and increase income.


• Directly responsible for managing assigned Nuru intervention communities and integrating Nuru organization within the assigned communities ensuring organizational acceptance by the communities.


• Facilitate the establishment of farmer associations and provide support in their transitioning into well-structured farmer's organizations.


• Directly responsible for providing the technical content on all agricultural extension training materials, training curriculums, and financial inclusion training materials.


• Deliver one-on-one extension services to farmers and provide other on-farm extension advisory support services to the farmers.


• Establish and maintain successful relationships with Market actors, implementing partners, community leaders, and other key stakeholders within implementation field sites.


• Prepare high-quality monthly Activity Progress Reports and ensure they are submitted on time, document and share lessons learned, success stories as well as the general situation and community updates and feedback


• Exemplify the servant leadership philosophy of Nuru Nigeria and work with other team members to build an organizational culture of service and a farmer-first principle.


• Foster organizational development through strict adherence to Nuru’s values and principles ensuring accountability and high performance at all times.


• Perform any other duties as required by and instructed by the Project Coordinator

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent (MSc is an added advantage) in general agriculture, animal husbandry, agricultural economics, agriculture extension, rural livelihoods, etc.


• Minimum of 3 years working experience in relevant fields with a local or international NGO


• Experienced and exposure to field operations in both emergency and recovery programs


• Experience in agricultural extension services


• Experience working with farmer associations/ groups or village savings and loan clubs


• Experience and comfortable working in rural areas and with rural people, who have low literacy level


• Sustainable agriculture production and natural resource management knowledge


• Proficient in computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google Drive & Applications, Internet, etc.)


• Excellent presentation skills, and capacity to deliver appropriate and relevant training to a target audience


• Very good communication, analytical, and reporting skills


• Ability to work in a cross-cultural, cross-functional environment and across departments


• High motivation for improvement and ability to deliver in a challenging environment


• Excellent Written and spoken English Language


• Proficient in local languages such as Hausa, Bura or Chamba.