Project Officer at Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI)

Background

• Diamond Development Initiatives invites applications for nine positions in order to implement is component of the USAID Rural Resilience Activity The Activity.
• The Activity seeks to increase smallholder household Incomes and reduce poverty in North Ester Nigeria through their improved participation in Inclusive agribusiness value chains and market opportunities.
• The overall objective is to offer opportunities that will yield partnerships to at least 50,000 smallholder farmers in Boma, Adamawa, Yobe and Gombe States to increase their incomes and reduce poverty in Northeastern Nigeria through their improved participation in incisive agribusiness value chains and market opportunities.
• The Activity seeks to improve the resilience capacities of conflict-affected households, communities, and market systems using market-led approaches layered with complementary investments in humanitarian assistance in order to contribute to economic recovery and growth.
• Diamond Development Initiatives will deploy a market-driven model that will address the constraints of weak institutions, rising cost and limited availability of Agri-inputs outreach to customers and out-growers, embedded services available to smallholders as well as limited and uncompetitive value addition and processing.
• Working closely with public civil societies, and economic actors, the activity seeks to trade and support inclusive and resilient growth through agricultural competitiveness.

Requirements

• A Degree in Crop Production, Agronomy or a related field
• At least 2 years of direct involvement in community development work
• Ability to communicate effectively, both vebally and in writing and have a high proficiency in the le of a computer, particularly in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.
• Ability to speak Hausa and/or Kanuri will be an added advantage.