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Position Summary

• The Program Assistant will report to the project coordinator to support the strengthening of local systems for building community resilience and livelihoods through the implementation of the agricultural and financial inclusion intervention.
• She/he will work with the program officer to provide technical expertise in resilient agriculture with a special focus on climate-smart agricultural production, horticulture, agricultural extension, agribusiness & value chain development, and smallholder farmer financial inclusion. She/he must have extensive experience in smallholder agricultural intervention, farmer training, and extension services

Key Responsibilities

• The ProgramAssistant will provide overall technical expertise and support the Program Officer to effectively implement all program activities focused on agriculture, financial inclusion, farmer group organization, agribusiness enterprise and Income Generation Activity (IGA), value addition, and nutrition in a sustainable way
• Lead all farmer training and capacity-building activities through building out a robust training plan/calendar and training schedule and adapting training materials to context using appropriate training language for farmer engagement.
• Directly responsible for managing assigned intervention communities and integrating the program activities within the assigned communities ensuring full acceptance and ownership by the communities.
• Deliver one-on-one extension services to farmers and provide other on-farm extension advisory support services to the farmers.
• Actively work closely with community structures for the implementation of all programs through effective community mobilization and sensitization for community-led agricultural, and financial inclusion activities with a focus on achieving the project strategic objectives.
• Work very closely with leaders of the farmer groups to promote social cohesion through increased farmers' Savings & Loan activities and adoption of good agricultural practices among the farmers through the establishment of Demonstration plots for increased farmers' income.
• Facilitate the establishment of farmer associations and provide support in their transitioning into well-structured farmer's organizations.
• Support the Monitoring & Evaluation team to track program activities, and deliver surveys, assessments, and other monitoring activities to ensure that interventions are on track for progress and increased impact.
• Provide weekly field reports, contribute to monthly Activity Progress Reports, document and share lessons learned, success stories, community feedback as well as general situational awareness within the communities.
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned/instructed by the Supervisor.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in General Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Extension, Rural Livelihoods etc.
• Minimum of 2 years working experience in relevant fields with a local or international NGO
• Experience in agricultural extension services
• Experience working with farmer associations/ farmers organizations
• Experience and comfortable working in rural areas and with rural people, having a low literacy level
• Sustainable agriculture production and natural resource management knowledge
• Proficient in computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google Drive & Applications, Internet, etc.)
• Excellent presentation skills, and capacity to deliver appropriate and relevant training to a target audience
• Very good communication, analytical, and reporting skills
• High motivation for improvement and ability to deliver in a challenging environment
• Excellent Written and spoken English Language
• Proficient in local languages such as Hausa, Bura or Chamba

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Job Summary

• The Program Officer will provide technical support to the field team in key programmatic areas such as agricultural productivity and sustainability, Horticulture, and financial inclusion.
• She/he will provide technical expertise in resilient agriculture with a special focus on climate-smart agricultural production, agricultural extension, agribusiness & value chain development, and smallholder farmer financial inclusion.
• She/he must have extensive experience in smallholder agricultural intervention, farmer training, and extension services.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement strategies to enhance agricultural productivity through sustainable practices and conducting training of trainers (ToT) to community structures
• Support the project coordinator to coordinate and implement all Nuru impact & agricultural program activities in the intervention communities with a focus on achieving Nuru’s vision and strategic objectives
• Facilitate and guide farmers on appropriate cropping patterns, and farming techniques through the establishment of demo plots to promote the adoption of good agricultural practices and savings & loan activities to promote social cohesion and increase income.
• Directly responsible for managing assigned Nuru intervention communities and integrating Nuru organization within the assigned communities ensuring organizational acceptance by the communities.
• Facilitate the establishment of farmer associations and provide support in their transitioning into well-structured farmer's organizations.
• Directly responsible for providing the technical content on all agricultural extension training materials, training curriculums, and financial inclusion training materials.
• Deliver one-on-one extension services to farmers and provide other on-farm extension advisory support services to the farmers.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with Market actors, implementing partners, community leaders, and other key stakeholders within implementation field sites.
• Prepare high-quality monthly Activity Progress Reports and ensure they are submitted on time, document and share lessons learned, success stories as well as the general situation and community updates and feedback
• Exemplify the servant leadership philosophy of Nuru Nigeria and work with other team members to build an organizational culture of service and a farmer-first principle.
• Foster organizational development through strict adherence to Nuru’s values and principles ensuring accountability and high performance at all times.
• Perform any other duties as required by and instructed by the Project Coordinator

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent (MSc is an added advantage) in general agriculture, animal husbandry, agricultural economics, agriculture extension, rural livelihoods, etc.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in relevant fields with a local or international NGO
• Experienced and exposure to field operations in both emergency and recovery programs
• Experience in agricultural extension services
• Experience working with farmer associations/ groups or village savings and loan clubs
• Experience and comfortable working in rural areas and with rural people, who have low literacy level
• Sustainable agriculture production and natural resource management knowledge
• Proficient in computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google Drive & Applications, Internet, etc.)
• Excellent presentation skills, and capacity to deliver appropriate and relevant training to a target audience
• Very good communication, analytical, and reporting skills
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural, cross-functional environment and across departments
• High motivation for improvement and ability to deliver in a challenging environment
• Excellent Written and spoken English Language
• Proficient in local languages such as Hausa, Bura or Chamba.

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Position Summary

• Nuru Nigeria is currently seeking a dedicated Human Resources Officer who will provide support to the HR & Admin Manager at sustaining a human resource department that will effectively attract, hire, develop and retain qualified employees.
• S/He will manage the full complement of the HR services for all NN programmes.

Job Responsibilities
Recruitment, Onboarding and Off boarding:

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, interviewing, and selection, and implement the best standard practice recruitment procedures
• Facilitate the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth integration into the organization.
• Plan and coordinate the workforce to best use employees’ talents
• Identifies ways to attract and retain talent within NN
• Manages staff separations (departures, exit interviews).

Performance Management:

• Administer the 360 degree performance appraisal process, including goal setting, feedback, and performance improvement plans.
• Provide support to supervisors on capacity building by identifying the skills gap of operational and program staff and coordinate training programs.
• Support managers in implementing performance outcomes and addressing performance issues proactively.

Policy Design and Development:

• Reviews and identifies gaps in the staff handbook, HR Policies, processes and practices on a regular basis.
• Holds the office culture to ensure a common ground management approach.
• Works with the HR & Admin Manager to create an annual HR strategy aligned with the NN strategic objectives.
• Monitors NN activity to ensure teams remain compliant with HR policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with the Code of Conduct Reporting and Investigation Guidelines.

Personnel files, employment contracts and organizational charts:

• Ensures complete and up-to-date personnel files are maintained for all NN staff.
• Prepares and monitors the details of all employment contracts. Ensures all staff have valid employment contracts.
• Manage and updates NN organization charts
• Manages the timelines and sensitivity of notifications concerning staff end of contracts.

People Management:

• Serves as employee satisfaction and grievance focal point - manages staff growth, grievances, internal conflicts, or complaints, identify potential conflicts, mediate or recommend ways to resolve in a timely manner.
• Ensures existence of confidential mechanism for staff feedback, official complaints, and whistle blowing.
• Provides HR advisory services to managers, supervisors and staff
• Maintains a healthy, safe, and fun work environment to ensure a level of comfort amongst the employees and eliminates any stressful or awkward atmosphere that may hinder the performance of the staff.
• Resolve issues between employees, advise employees on policies and ensure compliance to policies as stated in the NN Human Resources Manual.

Learning & Development:

• Establish an annual training plan in line with the NN strategic plan.
• Work with individual line managers to ensure that the training and development needs of all staff are clearly identified and possible options discussed and implemented.
• Provides administrative support to ensure staff attend trainings offered by NN
• Train employees on HR policies and procedures, update NN on new regulations or best practices in human resources.
• Ensure staff engage in regular self-development through continuous learning, fostering personal growth, efficiency, and career advancement within NN.

Compensation & Benefits Management:

• Prepare monthly payroll schedule for staff, work closely with the Admin & HR Manager in ensuring payroll processing functions for all employees (system set-up, timesheet collection, all deductions such as PAYE, Pension, NSITE, NHF, salary increases, acting allowance, bonuses, etc) to ensure appropriate taxes are accurately computed and in line compliance with the Nigerian law.
• Ensure reconciliation and timely remittance of all payroll-related taxes. Liaise with the Tax Authority to obtain annual Tax Clearance Certificate for each employee.
• Work with external auditors to provide support and information for annual and other project-related audits.
• Keep abreast of the current changes in the Nigerian Employment laws and advise the Management accordingly through the HR & Admin Manager.
• Prepares and manages staff entitlements calculation and payment request on the approach to program conclusion
• Follow up with all staff to ensure that timesheets are completed and submitted in a timely fashion
• Carry out periodic salary and benefits surveys, and provide recommendations to Management for periodic review of salary and benefit packages.
• Administer employee benefits programs, including health insurance and leave management.

HR Information System (HRIS):

• Maintain and update the HRIS, ensuring accurate and secure employee records.
• Generate HR reports for management as needed.

Employee Engagement:

• Organize and coordinate employee engagement activities, promoting a positive workplace culture.
• Implement initiatives to enhance employee morale and satisfaction.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the HR & Admin Manager.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Human Resources or any relevant field.
• Masters Degree in Human Resources or related field will be an added advantage
• Minimum of Three(3) years post NYSC experience in core HR and payroll functions.
• A member of CIPM
• Experience working with USAID, GIZ, FCDO, EU, or other International NGOs would be an added advantage.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and HR ERP is required.
• Capacity to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines required.
• Innovation and Leaning mindset
• Embraces the culture and Nuru Values.

Competencies and Skills:

• Familiar with general Human Resources Management tasks.
• Strong understanding of HR laws, regulations,Tax laws and best practices.
• A strong and a broad practical knowledge of managing payroll operations and leading practical solutions, and strong commitment to process improvement is required.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision on all HR and payroll functions, identify multi-faceted problems affecting achievements of goals, requiring research into internal and external factors.
• Strong organizational and meticulous skills to ensure accuracy on processes and manage tasks efficiently.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a dynamic environment and handle changing priorities.
• High level of integrity and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to consult with necessary stakeholders to identify emerging requirements and develop new and improved methods or procedures.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
• Good communication (written and verbal) and high interpersonal skills.

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Position Summary

• The Cooperative Assistant will support the coordination and implementation of impact programs activities.
• She/He will focus on Cooperative development and management, market systems, value chains, financial inclusion, climate smart agriculture and also support in the implementation of other impact programs intervention.
• While working with cooperatives to coordinate and implement impact programs, she/he shall ensure integration and promotion of do-no-harm principles, conflict sensitivity, social cohesion and trust building, trauma awareness and inclusivity.
• She/he will have a strong understanding and experience in cooperative management, agricultural marketing system, innovative agriculture techniques, value chain approach and significant experience working in multi-sector activities as well as knowledge and experience in sustainable rural livelihoods, food security, LGA, livestock production, value chains and nutrition- sensitive agriculture.

Key Responsibilities

• He/She will be responsible for the setting up of farmers cooperatives by leading the cooperatives established in the intervention communities.
• Lead the establishment of leadership structure among established cooperative as well as providing coaching and mentorship to cooperative executives.
• Lead the field team to support the cooperatives in setting up of all internal processes such as legal systems(constitution/bye-law), Accounting (Record keeping) & financial systems, Marketing among others.
• Set up all financial inclusion systems among the established cooperatives ensuring savings and loan activities are carried out consistently.
• Work closely with the field office coordinator to drive the registration process of established farmers’ cooperative with appropriate government authorities.
• Drive business engagements among established cooperatives through commercialization of farm enterprises and setting up of group income generating activities to ensure profitability of the cooperative enterprise.
• Support in the development of cooperative management training curriculum together with the curriculum designing team to ensure the build out of a well structured farmer organization training curriculum.
• Provide training to farmer cooperatives on group dynamics, enterprise management, marketing basics and support other key technical areas such as GAP to ensure profitability of cooperative enterprise and strengthening of social cohesion among cooperative members.
• Work closely with the agriculture team to deliver agricultural extension services to farmers groups as well as other on-farm advisory support services through the established demo plots to ensure farmers adopt technologies and processes that will guarantee increase in yield and income.
• Lead the establishment mobile money service point and use of mobile money system in all established cooperative for group financial activities to increase access to safe and affordable financial services in the local communities.
• Work closely with the M&E team to monitor and assess the performance of the farmers’ cooperative using various platforms as well as supporting the team in conducting surveys, and other monitoring activities to ensure intervention is on-track for increased impact.
• Maintain successful relationships between theproject and farmer cooperatives, community leaders, and other key stakeholders in the intervention communities.
• Provide weekly field reports, contribute to monthly Activity Progress Reports, document and share lessons learned, success stories as well as general situation and community feedbacks.
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Cooperative Studies and Management, Agribusiness, Rural Development or any related studies.
• 2 - 3 years of professional experience in similar role of managing farmers cooperatives under an agricultural intervention preferably in a Non profit Organization.
• Strong knowledge and experience in establishment and management of small farmers groups as well as registration of cooperative is highly desirable.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and farmer training capacity with strong knowledge in Group Dynamics/farmer organization management, Marketing basics, community business enterprise development.
• Demonstrate expertise in agronomic practices, financial inclusion (savings and loans systems), on-farm technologies and non-farm agriculture-based livelihood trainings.
• Experience in working with women and youth is highly desirable
• Candidates fluent in English, Hausa, Chamba and Kamwe are preferred with good working experience in rural communities.
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned/instructed by the Supervisor.

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Position Summary

• The Communications & Partnership Assistant will play a pivotal role in supporting the implementation of Nuru Nigeria's communication strategies.
• This position involves working closely with the Leadership and Partnership Director to create and disseminate compelling content across various channels.

Reporting and Supervision

• The Communication & Partnership Assistant will report to the Leadership and Partnership Director.

Key Responsibilities
Content creation:

• Support in developing engaging and impactful content for various communication channels, including social media, newsletters, websites, and press releases.
• Conduct interviews, write success stories, and capture multimedia content from the field.

Social Media Management:

• Manage and update Nuru Nigeria's social media platforms.
• Monitor social media trends and engage with the online community.

Media Relations:

• Assist in developing relationships with media outlets and key stakeholders.
• Draft press releases, media kits, and handle media inquiries.
• Coordinate internal and external communications, including emails, announcements, and notifications

Event Support:

• Assist in organising and coordinating events, including workshops, conferences, and community outreach programs.
• Capture and document key moments during events.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with program teams to gather information and updates.
• Collaborate with graphic designers, photographers, and other team members to enhance content.
• Provide administrative support to the communication team
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in communication

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Proven experience in content creation, preferably in a non-profit or development context.
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills.
• Proficient in social media management.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design tools is a plus.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Passion for community development and eradicating poverty.