Senior Research Supervisor at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Reference Code: IITA-HR-NRS2020-0010
Location: Yola
Job Type: 1-year renewable contract 

Duties

• Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
• Implement capacity building for stakeholders (extension agents, farmers’ groups, technicians) on the use of small and medium-scale machines and implements related to Sorghum production and processing;
• Design and implement agronomic technology demonstrations for component crops of sorghum, millet, and groundnut
• Organize technical support for the farmer on best practices and techniques as related to arable crop production and post-harvest handling and marketing
• Promote adoption and use of appropriate technologies for drudgery reductions and knowledge to improve arable crop management and their step-wise integration into farmers practices;
• Supervise and support field-based staff including community-based facilitators and farmers implementing field activities in the FIF projects;
• Supervise in conjunction with other project staff as may be required, annual field surveys on the agronomic, socio-economic and livelihoods aspects of crop and livestock farming including data analysis and reporting;
• Write monthly, quarterly summaries and annual reports to the Supervisors as may be required for purposes of program documentation, M&E and reporting to donors;
• Contribute to project quarterly and annual planning meetings and budgeting process by furnishing timely information on the mechanization aspect of crop cultivation
• Provide feedback and manage information to/from stakeholders (farmer organization, private sector value chain actors, etc.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications

• HND / B.Sc in Agriculture or related discipline with a minimum of four(4)years working experience performing similar or related role.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have demonstrated the ability to carry out ToTcapacity building and farmers groups training.
• Have excellent written and spoken communication skills, including presentations
• Be  computer  literacy  with  proficient  knowledge  of  Microsoft  Word,  Excel  and PowerPoint applications.
• Be proficient in the English language with excellent communication skills.
• Shows commitment to teamwork with minimal supervision by working positively and cooperatively with others.

Remuneration

• We  offer  highly  competitive  salary  with  equally  attractive  benefits  and excellent  working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.