Senior Expert Horticulture Production at Sahel Capital

Tasks

• Management Component 2: Sustainable Intensification; including annual planning, monitoring and reporting.
• Develop partnerships with Kaduna and Kano Ministries of Agriculture for strengthening horticulture extension services.
• Develop partnerships with private extension providers, companies, NGOs, digital service providers and others for strengthened service provision
• Set-up monitoring, evaluation and learning plan and system for extension activities for the project (by service providers, extension agents, adoption of improved practices by smallholders).
• Develop and guide the implementation of a strong gender, youth, inclusion strategy of this component.
• Facilitate availability of quality inputs (including seedling supply) in project areas (in collaboration with Component 1).
• Facilitate financial service providers to engage with smallholders, their associations and intermediary agencies.
• Coordinate and collaborate, develop synergies with similar initiatives and projects.
• Strengthen relevant local business, farmer, trader associations in coordination, service delivery and advocacy.
• Develop extension materials to support field-level extension activities and extension guidelines for implementers.

Experience

• At least 10-year experience with horticulture production on commercial farms, up-to-date with modern horticulture practices
• At least 10-year experience in working with horticulture smallholders
• At least 10-year experience in managing agriculture extension projects, with demonstration plots, managing of private service providers, training of service providers and government extensionists, improving input supply, financial service providers.
• Working experience and existing network with state-level agriculture ministries, agricultural colleges and universities in Kaduna and Kano are an advantage