Field Officer Environment at Beyond Beans Foundation

The job

• We are looking for a Field Officer Environment at our station in Gbongan, Osun state to play a crucial role in ensuring the effective implementation of environmental policies in our agricultural projects, engaging and training farmers, working directly with other field personnel and stakeholders to support/promote climate smart activities of Beyond Beans in Nigeria.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Motivate farmers to practice environmental practices such as climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry, making our training and support a success by engaging with the farmers in an informal manner, to build trust and a good relationship.
• Implement activities aimed at achieving the targets for Beyond Beans’ Environment Projects, mainly within our commitments to Environment and Agroforestry. These include:
• Cocoaching: Support individual project farmers in decision-making on farm business through individualized coaching on sustainable agricultural practices and create tailor-made plans for project farmers
• Nurseries management: The establishment and support of shade tree and/or cocoa seedling nurseries
• Seedling distribution: Coordination of cocoa seedling and shade tree distribution
• Climate Smart Cocoa: Provide trainings to farmers
• Input access: Assist farmers in obtaining and producing fertilizer, as well as in the correct use of agrochemicals, to improve yields.
• Demo farms: Establishment of Demo farms, and host trainings on them to train farmers on best practices.
• Report to the Agroforestry and Environment Supervisor on achievements and challenges on regular basis.

Requirements

• A well-motivated and proactive person
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate in the local dialect (Yoruba/Pidgin)
• At least a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or related courses such as resources, environmental sciences, or similar studies
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in crop production and an experience with extension services related to cocoa farm management and/ or Agroforestry would be an added advantage.
• Successful candidates will be stationed in project locations across South-West, Nigeria
• Knowledge of RA Certification is an added advantage
• Technologically savvy and experienced in using digital data collection
• Independent, capacity to work with little supervision as well as in a team
• Ability & interest to mobilize and work with farmers in cocoa-growing communities
• Can work under pressure and is keen to continuously learn and improve
• Must be able to ride a motorcycle