Project Coordinator at Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI)

Project Summary
Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI) is recruiting in order to Implement the Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project (North-East expansion). The project which is based in rural communities in Bomo, Yobe and Adamawa States respectively will use a multi-sector approach to provide support to very poor households by growing their agricultural production and productivity through capacity building of producer groups, farming cooperatives and community based volunteers.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Crop Production, Agronomy, Extension or related fields
• At least 5 years of direct involvement in community development work
• Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and have a high proficiency in the use of computer, particularly in Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Evidence of practically managing similar projects.
• Familiarity with the culture, terrain and farming methods of the North East.