• Application Deadline: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Field Officer Environment



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 2 years



• Location Cross River




• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied 
  
  

The job

• Beyond Beans team in Nigeria has been operating for over 5 years with diverse sustainability activities and collaboration with stakeholder organizations locally and globally. We are looking for a Field Officer Environment at our office in Ikom to play a crucial role in ensuring the effective implementation of environmental policies in our agricultural projects, engaging and training farmers, working directly with other field personnel and stakeholders to support/promote climate smart activities of Beyond Beans in Nigeria.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Motivate farmers to practice environmental practices such as climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry, making our training and support a success by engaging with the farmers in an informal manner, to build trust and a good relationship.


• Implement activities aimed at achieving the targets for Beyond Beans’ Environment Projects, mainly within our commitments to Environment and Agroforestry. These include:


• Cocoaching: Support individual project farmers in decision-making on farm business through individualized coaching on sustainable agricultural practices and create tailor-made plans for project farmers


• Nurseries management: The establishment and support of shade tree and/or cocoa seedling nurseries


• Seedling distribution: Coordination of cocoa seedling and shade tree distribution


• Climate Smart Cocoa: Provide trainings to farmers


• Input access: Assist farmers in obtaining and producing fertilizer, as well as in the correct use of agrochemicals, to improve yields.


• Demo farms: Establishment of Demo farms, and host trainings on them to train farmers on best practices.


• Report to the Agroforestry and Environment Supervisor on achievements and challenges on regular basis.

Requirements

• A well-motivated and proactive person


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills


• Ability to communicate in the local dialect (Ikom/Pidgin)


• At least a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or related courses such as resources, environmental sciences, or similar studies


• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in crop production and an experience with extension services related to cocoa farm management and/ or Agroforestry would be an added advantage.


• Successful candidates will be stationed in project locations across South-South, Nigeria


• Knowledge of RA Certification is an added advantage


• Technologically savvy and experienced in using digital data collection


• Independent, capacity to work with little supervision as well as in a team


• Ability & interest to mobilize and work with farmers in cocoa-growing communities


• Can work under pressure and is keen to continuously learn and improve


• Must be able to ride a motorcycle