Technical Volunteers needed in Nigeria – Agri-business, Education and Training, Farming, Organizational Development & Grant Writing at Winrock International

Position Summary:

Through the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program, volunteers provide the opportunity to share their skills and experience with individuals, organizations, and businesses around the world. Volunteers donate their time and knowledge, and in turn, directly improve the lives of others. Volunteers have supported women and youth entrepreneurs, food and agriculture businesses, schools and training centers, and farmers – enabling them to earn more income, feed their communities, and gain new jobs.

As part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Consortium, this assignment is made possible through USAID funding. In accordance to USAID guidelines, any candidates submitted for consideration under this project must have be a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.

The volunteer experience:

F2F assignments are driven by the needs of the host organizations the program serves. In-country representatives work with local organizations and partners to identify challenges that cannot be overcome with the knowledge and skills at hand. Together, they develop scopes of work that define volunteer assignments. Winrock’s recruiters use these scopes of work to identify volunteers through an extensive electronic database and volunteer network. Winrock staff coordinate all travel and logistical arrangements for the volunteers and help acquaint travelers with the culture of host countries.

Volunteers donate their time and work independently or as part of a team of experts. Most volunteers travel abroad for an assignment that lasts two to four weeks.

Once volunteers reach their destinations, transportation and interpreting services are arranged by local Winrock staff members who serve as contacts during the assignment. Volunteers then work directly with organizations and businesses to exchange ideas, solve problems, and create lasting solutions. Many volunteers develop long-term relationships with the organizations they serve and return on follow-up assignments to refine solutions and provide further technical assistance.

What is the F2F program looking for?

We are looking for volunteers with a wide range of experience, including but not limited to:

Technical areas: agribusiness, entrepreneurship, marketing, international trade, food processing, access to credit, farming, agricultural sciences, nutrition, livestock development, natural resource management, community development, renewable energy, gender, education and training, engineering, and information communications technologies.

General capacity building: business planning, organizational development, management, finance and administration, human resource development, and fundraising.

We currently recruiting for the following assignments (timeframe of the assignment listed outside the title):

Grant Writing

• NIG481 – Training on Strategic Plan Development – Before mid-December 2022

• NIG485 – Workshop on Project Development, Grant Writing, and Stewardship – Before mid-December 2022

• NIG413 – Workshop on Strategic Planning and resource Mobilization – Before mid-December 2022

• LR – Training of Trainers on Development of Concept and LogFrame and Grant Proposal Writing – Flexible January-April 2023

Organizational Development

• NIG483 – Training on Data Collection and Analysis for Effective Extension Planning & Service Delivery –Before mid-December 2022

• NIG417 – Training on Research Methods for Advancing Tertiary Education and the Agricultural Sector – Before mid-December 2022

• NIG487 – Organizational Development on Agricultural Extension and Advisory Research Services – Flexible January-April 2023

• LR – Institutional Assessment and Action Plan Development – Before March 2023

• NIG490 – Training of Trainers on Agricultural Value Chains Financing – Flexible January-April 2023

• NIG491 – Capacity Building on Negotiation and Marketing of Financial (Micro) Products and Services – Flexible January-April 2023

• LR – Organizational Developing on Investment Readiness – Flexible January-April 2023

• LR –Group Dynamics for Online Audience – Flexible January-April 2023

Agriculture

• NIG429 – Training-of-trainers on modern techniques to combat Fall (Army) Worm – Before mid-December 2022

• NIG488 – Training of Trainers on Organic Fertilizer Blending and Integrated Pests and Diseases Management – Flexible January-April 2023

• LR – Good Agricultural Practices for Soybean Production for Online Audience – Flexible January-April 2023

• LR –Vegetable Supply Chain Management for SMEs – Flexible January-April 2023

• LR – Improved Organic Farming Methods for Vegetables – Flexible January-April 2023

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 5 years of related experience

• Experience working with underserved populations

• Experience training adults

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Volunteers must be 21+

Benefits

Professionally: This is an opportunity to adapt, share, and deepen experience and skills in a different context.

Travel: Our programs covers round-trip airfare, incidental expenses (costs of passports, visas and required immunizations), and per diem to cover housing, meals and incidental expenses.

Personally: Volunteers leave their assignments knowing that they made a difference. The people-to-people exchange results in lasting and rewarding connections. Some volunteers also leave their assignment feeling closer to their heritage and culture.

Become part of a network: Many who have served as volunteers, participate in Winrock’s alumni network. Winrock also has Volunteer Champions, who can serve as a resource for new volunteers as they undertake a first-time experience traveling or volunteering abroad or conducting a virtual assignment with participants on the other side of the world.

For more information, visit winrock.org/join-us/volunteer or contact our recruiting staff at volunteer@winrock.org. Also check out our volunteer blog at https://winrock.org/volunteer_blog/

As part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Consortium, this assignment is made possible through USAID funding. In accordance to USAID guidelines, any candidates submitted for consideration under this project must have be a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.