Community Outsourced Worker at COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

Background
Project Overview:

• COOPI, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and funded by the Mastercard Foundation, is in its 4th year of implemention on a 5-year project to strengthen agricultural value chains (sorghum, millet, soybean, groundnut, horticulture) and create 28,000 sustainable jobs (70% young women, 30% young men) between 2025 – 2026 across six LGAs of Yobe State.
• The project integrates climate-smart agriculture, enterprise development, and market linkages, with a focus on gender equity, youth employability, resilience to climate shocks/conflict, and private-sector engagement.

Position Overview:

• The Community Outsourced Workers will support field implementation, monitoring, and community engagement in Yunusari LGAs.

Key Responsibilities:
Community Mobilization & Sensitization:

• Mobilize and sensitize targeted project participants (men, women and, youth) across all LGAs.
• Facilitate community feedback mechanisms to enhance program responsiveness
• Support targeting activities in their assigned LGAs

Field Monitoring & Activity Implementation:

• Monitor project activities at the field level in assigned LGAs.
• Conduct regular field visits to verify activity implementation and document challenges/successes.
• Provide timely weekly updates on monitored activities, including community feedback/complaints.

Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination:

• Liaise with project stakeholders (Project Management Committees, Technical Committees, traditional leaders, LGA authorities) and provide project updates.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of activities in communities.

Capacity Building & Linkages:

• Link smallholder farmers to contracting companies and markets within and outside the state.
• Support capacity-building sessions on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).

Data Collection, Reporting & Documentation:

• Conduct follow-ups with project participants to track progress and challenges.
• Scan/upload Means of Verification (MoVs) and maintain participant databases.
• Prepare weekly/monthly reports and contribute to donor progress updates.

Communications Support:

• Identify and document human-interest stories from project participants monthly.
• Share success stories with the Communications Expert for development.

Required Qualifications

• Mandatory:
  • Indigene of the project LGAs (proof via indigene letter).
  • Minimum qualification: ND, NCE, or BSc in Agriculture, Social Sciences, or related fields.
  • Ability to travel frequently across assigned LGAs.
• Preferred:
  • Computer literacy (certificate is an added advantage).
  • Fluency in local languages (Hausa/Kanuri).
  • Experience in data collection, community mobilization, M&E, or agri-development.
• Desired Experience: Diploma in Agriculture and a minimum of two years experience in the field.