State Coordinator at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Recruitment Type: National (1-year renewable contract)

Contract: 1-year renewable contract Location:

Kaduna  Application lInk

Kano  Application Link

Jigawa  Application Link
DUTIES:

• Technically coordinate, implement, and monitor biofortified crops value chains and support HarvestPlus partners and stakeholders in the implementation of projects.
• Develop appropriate business models and plans for the implementation and delivery of biofortified crops value chains.
• Work with seed companies and aggregators to ensure production, distribution, and marketing of biofortified seeds and produce and also work with seed companies and
• agro dealers to ensure access to seeds at state and LGA levels.
• Support seed value chains with demand creation exercises and demos to stimulate demand for biofortified crops.
• Facilitate contractual relationship between producers and aggregators.
• Integrate commodity brokers into the various value chains to support marketing of biofortified produce at the various commodity markets/hubs.
• Coordinate and network with relevant stakeholders/actors operating in the various biofortified value chains.
• Provide technical competence for the implementation of activities using a market systems development approach.
• Build capacity of technical partners and stakeholders to foster market system upgrading.
• Implement diagnostics and assessments to evaluate market opportunities, identify partners, and design project partnerships and activities.
• Provide thought advice for the project implementing area private sector businesses, and other stakeholders in improving the market system.
• Work closely with the field team to strategize and implement activities aligned with the annual HarvestPlus FCDO project targets.
• Develop and implement technical, organizational and business advisory services, and support to the creation of enabling environment
• Work closely with the state ministries of agriculture to integrate biofortification into their yearly programs.
• Develop and implement advisory service models that will deliver appropriate value chain-wide technical support
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting to monthly, biannual and annual progress reports and evaluation of program activities.
• Prepare, moderate, document meetings and workshops and organize field trips as requested.
• Organize and implement field trainings and workshops.
• Coordinate the work of consultants’/resource persons
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

QUALIFICATION:
Master’s in agriculture, Agronomy, Agricultural extension, agricultural economics, business administration, or any other Service Management courses with a minimum of six (6) years’ experience performing similar or related role in a well-structured organization. Training in the areas of value chain approach, cooperatives/social entrepreneurship, banking and finance, non-governmental organization (NGO) administration, business development services, policy formulation and advocacy is an added advantage.
COMPETENCIES:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good report writing skill and high competency on Microsoft excel and PowerPoint, basic presentation skills and good at making networks.
• Have ability to communicate fluently in Hausa language.
• Have experience in implementing climate and nutrition sensitive value chains in crisis areas.
• Have experience working with/for agro-industries or development organization facilitating and promoting private sector agricultural development initiatives.
• Have knowledge of agricultural extension skills and smallholder capacity building
• Person with a focus of inclusive business models
• Have experience in integration of stakeholders into value chains
• Have knowledge in identifying constraints and strengthening of weak linkages in value chains
• Have experience in implementing climate and nutrition sensitive value chain projects in Northern Nigeria.

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