Agric Extensionist Advisor (Short Term) at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Job Role

• Proven expertise, specialty and technical skills in maize and soybean value chain
• Provide best practice agronomy training to farmers.
• Contribute to the promotion of extension reforms and capacity development for extension/advisory services with special attention to demand-led, pluralistic, decentralized, market-orientated, and participatory approaches that meet the diverse needs of smallholders and rural people, especially women and marginal groups.
• Formulate and implement training that strengthen agricultural/rural extension and provide technical assistance in capacity development of agriculture innovation systems.
• Prepare advocacy materials and documents to support the strengthening of agriculture innovation systems and support services.
• Provide technical advice on design elements to strengthen and reform extension systems.
• Provide support in the organization and delivery of technical workshops, training sessions on conceptual and practical aspects of extension and rural knowledge institution improvements.
• Contribute to the preparation of studies, position papers and conceptual frameworks that strengthen extension systems and agriculture innovation systems.
• Maintain networks of collaboration with technical specialists to gather information and promote awareness of technical issues to improve extension systems and advisory services.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Job Experience

• Minimum 10 years working in economic growth and/or agricultural development international, 6 years of which must have taken place in Nigeria.
• Broad knowledge of and expertise in the following fields and topics: agronomy, agricultural extension, economics, value chain development, market facilitation, and trade.
• Demonstrated knowledge of development program administration and management.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and program management.
• Demonstrated experience in leading diverse teams and exercising independent judgment.
• Demonstrated experience producing high profile deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively in cross-cultural settings.
• Proficiency in Hausa Language is an asset.

Required Qualification

• Master's Degree or higher degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agribusiness or related field.