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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist person on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening ...
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Band: 9
Department: Programs
Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party
Location: Adamawa
Job Ref Code: SAG210119
Full JD Link: https://goo.gl/yXxWzb
Project Background:
CRS is bidding for a multi-million-dollar, multi-year USAID/Nigeria Water for Agriculture Program. This program seeks to develop and implement interventions that will sustainably increase water availability and management, towards increasing agricultural productivity in in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states of Nigeria. This effort will contribute to CRS’ agriculture and livelihoods signature program area and ongoing efforts to promote resilience, recovery and development within Nigeria and neighboring countries around the Lake Chad Basin. **
Job Summary:
The Senior Agronomist will manage the agricultural component of Water for Agriculture Program. S/he will work closely with farmers’ and livestock groups to increase production of crops and livestock using the newly developed / rehabilitated water infrastructure in a sustainable manner. S/he will lead capacity development of farmer groups in climate-smart crop production, weed / pest control, harvest and post-harvest management
Specific Job Responsibilities:
Qualifications and Skills:
Required Travel: To field locations in Nigeria
Work Environment: Office environment in the field (Adamawa State).
Key Working Relationships:
Supervisory: Water for Agriculture Program Managers and Sectoral Team Leads
Internal: Consortium Partners; CoPs and Project Managers of other CRS projects; Support Departments including Operations etc.
External: Government Ministry Agencies (MDAs); UN agencies; Peer agencies (NGOs) and Community Representatives.
Interested candidates should download the CRS Application Form using the link, fill and send with a detailed resume as one document in PDF indicating position applied for and the Job Ref Code as the subject of the application (e.g. Chief of Party COP210119).
Completed applications are to be sent to ng.recruitment_agriculture@crs.org Deadline for submission is COB (i.e. 5:00pm) – February 1, 2019
Equal Employer Opportunity:
“CRS is an equal –opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, color, religion and we are committed to gender sensitive programming and management’.
Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”
Statement of Commitment to Protection:
‘’CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation’’
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