Regenerative Agriculture Advisor- FUFAN

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JOB DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENTS

Job Title: Regenerative Agriculture Advisor (Nigeria)
Project: Future Farming Nigeria (FuFaN)
Reports to: Project Manager
Location: Kano state, Nasarawa state, and Niger state.
Number of positions: 3

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Agriculture, Agronomy, Human Nutrition, Food Science and Technology with a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with and supporting smallholder rice, maize, soybean and sorghum farmers. Alternatively, 4 years experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have strong interpersonal skills. Proven skills with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of the use of Comcare, and KoBoCollect will be an advantage.
Required Languages: Fluency in English and Hausa or Fulani (written and spoken)
Travel: Local Travels
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Excellent communication skills. Demonstrated understanding in rice, maize, soybean, and sorghum value chains in Nigeria. A thorough understanding of maize and another value chain (maize, soybean, and/or sorghum) will be preferred. Ability to engage and advise a broad range of stakeholders, especially community leaders. Demonstrated experience in data collection and analyses, especially in the areas of agriculture and project key performance indicators. Demonstrated experience with digital and in-person training delivery mechanisms. Demonstrated experience in report writing in English. Demonstrated ability to communicate and train in the Hausa or Fulani language besides English.
Supervisory Responsibilities – Extension Agents

Please refer the Job description for details