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  • Posted: Jul 8, 2015
    Deadline: Jul 23, 2015
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    The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the world's leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Our award-winning research for development (R4D) addresses the development needs of tropical countries. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consu...
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    Trainning Officers Commodities Value Chain

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Engage Youth Agripreneurs and  Underprivileged Youth  in the promotion of improved cassava production,  processing and utilization of value-added and shelf-stable industrial-grade cassava products (starch, flour, chips, etc.)
     to increase market opportunities and improve the income of small-scale farmers and processors
    • Assist in the development of new agricultural products with potential to engage Youth Agripreneurs and  Underprivileged Youth 
    • Work closely with the group of Youth Agripreneurs and Underprivileged Youth on training on commercial adoption of novel agricultural food products developed by IITA.
    • Collaborate with the youth marketing team to promote and distribute cassava products to increase  usage on campus and through local Kiosks in all project states
    • Track and report on training outcomes
    • Write reports of training, product development and other commercialization activities carried out.
    • Perform all other related duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of First Degree with 2 years’ experience in agriculture and technology transfer
    • Experience in working with youth of all levels and on cassava crop 

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    Project Logistics Manager

    • Job Type
    • Qualification
    • Experience None
    • Location Abuja
    • Job Field

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Plan and co-ordinate transportation of materials and manage the timelyflow of staff requests
    • Address problems with request flow or transport delays and quality-control issues, such as damaged or improperly packed goods, as well as day-to-day concerns with warehouse capacity and project deadlines.
    • Document all requests, prepare drivers schedule and monitor compliance to duties
    • Assist with training of new employees
    • Complete safety reports in relation to health and safety issues
    • Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with those on your team, as well as cross-functionally
    • Assist with transport scheduling, vehicle and fuel monitoring
    • Handle confidential matters
    • Assist in the preparation of requests for internal purchases and purchases order of machineries
    • Assist in updating assets list.
    • Any other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service.

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Bachelor / HND degree but MBA or equivalent preferred
    • At least 3 years professional experience in a reputable and agricultural related organization.

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    Project Administrative Assistant

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Assist in day to day office administration.
    • Handling correspondence, photocopying, binding and other paperwork.
    • Assist with keeping travel schedules and hotel reservations.
    • Assist in the preparation of requests for internal purchases and purchases order of office stationery and vehicle parts.
    • Taking minutes at of meetings.
    • Handle confidential matters.
    • Assist in the preparation of requests for internal purchases and purchases order of office stationery and machineries.
    • Assist in updating assets list.
    • Any other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ experience in general administration.

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    Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Develop a Monitoring & Evaluation framework for the project. A key aspect of the M&E framework should be gender sensitivity/mainstreaming.
    • Lead M&E activities  in the the ATASP-1 Outreach Program
    • Assist Scientists in designing survey instruments
    • Carryout socio-economic surveys  and write up as necessary
    • Clean and edit data collected from surveys
    • Support ATASP1 outreach project in the implementation of results-based performance management.
    • Prepare draft quarterly reports for ATASP1 outreach cassava component and merge with reports from ICRISAT and AfricaRice
    • Provide Outreach Coordinator and  other  Commodity Specialists with adequate information for strategic decision making
    • Any other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Masters’ degree in Agricultural Economics or related fields.
    • At least 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation as well as working in cassava based system.

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    Research Associate (Agronomy)

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Under the supervision of the Cassava commodity Specialist, undertake project-related activities under the production component
    • Implement approved on-farm and demonstration cassava trials
    • Work with the IITA team, plan field days and training for youth and cassava farmers
    • Determine and supervise fertilizer and herbicide applications protocols
    • Collect all relevant research and Project data including outgrower contacts, farmers: including location, quantities, and pictures
    • Write reports of field trials, training, and other farmer participatory activities carried out.
    • Work with the IITA team to collate on a monthly basis a progress report
    • Any other duty assigned by the Cassava Commodity Specialist

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of MSc in Agriculture with a major in plant breeding, agronomy, or a related field
    • At least 2 years’ experience in cassava production

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    Research Supervisor (Agronomy)

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Under the supervision of the Cassava Commodity Specialist, undertake project-related activities under the production component
    • Assist in the implementation of approved on-farm and demonstration cassava trials
    • Work with the IITA team, plan field days and training for youth and cassava farmers
    • Supervise fertilizer and herbicide applications according to protocols
    • Collect all relevant research and project data including contact details for out growers/ farmers e.g.  location, quantities, and  photographs
    • Undertake scoring of Pest and Diseases
    • Work with the IITA team to collate on a monthly basis a progress report
    • Any other duty assigned by Cassava Commodity Specialist

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture with a major in plant breeding, agronomy, or a related field
    • At least 2 years’ experience in cassava production.

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    Reserach Supervisor ( Agribusiness)

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Assist the Agribusiness lead to develop agribusiness framework for the cassava enterprises.
    • Assist in the implementation of approved agribusiness/marketing activities
    • Establish cluster farmers meetings and track minutes
    • Work with the IITA team, plan field days and training for youth and cassava farmers
    • Collect all relevant research and Project data including out grower contacts, farmers: including location, quantities, and pictures.
    • Any other duty assigned by Cassava Commodity Specialist.

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Bachelor degree in Agriculture with a major in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, agronomy, postharvest or a related field.
    • At least 2 years’ experience in cassava value chain

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    Research Supervisor (Food Technology)

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Develop postharvest framework for the cassava component. A key aspect of the framework should be gender sensitivity/mainstreaming.
    • Lead postharvest activities on the cassava component under supervision of the Cassava commodity specialist
    • Support ATASP1 outreach project in the implementation of results-based performance management.
    • Write reports of training, and other farmer participatory activities carried out.
    • Work with the IITA team, plan field days and training for youth and cassava farmers in processing
    • Liaise with IITA Food Technology unit in product development
    • Provide Outreach Coordinator and Cassava Commodity Specialist with adequate information for strategic decision making.
    • Any other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Bachelor degree in Agriculture with a major in Food technology, postharvest, Engineering or a related field.
    • At least 2 years’ experience in cassava value chain.

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    Research Supervisor ( Post Harvest Equipment)

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Lead installation and assessment of postharvest equipment involved in activities on the cassava component under supervision of the Cassava Commodity Specialist
    • Work with the IITA fabrication unit to fine tune processing equipment required in the project.
    • Support ATASP1 outreach project in the implementation of results-based performance management.
    • Write reports of training, and other farmer participatory activities carried out.
    • Work with the IITA team, plan field days and training for youth and cassava farmers in processing
    • Along with the Food technologist liaise with IITA Food Technology unit and fabrication unit in product development
    • Provide Outreach Coordinator and Cassava Commodity Specialist with adequate information for strategic decision making.
    • Any other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Engineering with a major in Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Food technology, postharvest, or a related field.
    • At least 2 years’ experience in cassava value chain.

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    Research Technician

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Assist in collecting data from field,  training or meeting activities
    • Assist the project team during training, surveys and other data collection activities
    • Assist in the establishment and maintenance of demonstration facilities
     within and outside the campus
    • Assist to conduct field, laboratory, screen house experiments and sampling with guidance from Supervisor
    • Undertake planting and harvesting of crops
    • Conduct fertilizer and herbicide applications according to protocols
    • Collect and register data according to protocols
    • Enter data in Excel file
    • Supervise field workers
    • Undertake scoring of pest and diseases
    • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of WASC./ National Diploma
    • At least 3 years continuous work experience in cassava value chain.

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    Field Worker

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Assist in the establishment and maintenance of demonstration farms
    • Assist to conduct field, laboratory, screen house experiments and sampling with guidance from Supervisor
    • Undertake planting and harvesting of crops
    • Conduct fertilizer and herbicide applications according to protocols
    • Undertake scoring of pest and diseases.
    • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of WASC with at least 2 years continuous work experience in cassava value chain.

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    Driver/Field Technician

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Act as Field Assistant in collecting data when travelling with scientist and other team members for field,  training or meeting activities
    • Assist the project team during training, surveys and other data collection activities
    • Assist in the establishment and maintenance of demonstration facilities within and outside the campus
    • Drive IITA vehicles in a safe and courteous manner
    • Perform necessary cleaning and washing of the assigned vehicles as needed
    • Provide timely advice to the transport office of any vehicle requiring maintenance services.
    • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of WASC.
    • At least 4 years professional driving experience in a reputable organization.
    • Versatility in driving varying automobiles and work experience in cassava value chain.

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    Driver

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Drive IITA vehicles in a safe and courteous manner
    • Perform necessary cleaning and washing of the assigned vehicles as needed
    • Provide timely advice to the transport office of any vehicle requiring maintenance services
    • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of WASC. At least 4 years professional driving experience in a reputable organization. Versatility of driving varying automobiles and work experience in cassava value chain.

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    Research Associate (Gender & Social Work)

    Background and Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Liaise with IITA's Gender team and ensure project's conformity to gender strategy
    • Engage underprivileged Youth  in the promotion of improved cassava production, increased processing and utilization of value-added and shelf-stable industrial-grade cassava products (starch, flour, chips, etc.) to increase market opportunities and improve the income of small-scale farmers and processors
    • Assist to the development of new agricultural products with potentials to engage Underprivileged Youth 
    • Link with Crop Utilization Unit to identify and promote commercialization of new products among  Underprivileged Youth 
    • Work closely with the group of Underprivileged Youth on training on commercial adoption of novel agricultural food products developed by IITA.
    • Track and report on training outcomes
    • Write reports of training, product development and other commercialization
     activities carried out.
    • Collaborate with the youth marketing team to promote and distribute cassava products to increase  usage on campus and through local Kiosks in all project states
    • Perform all other related duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor

    Qualification and Experience
    • Minimum of MSc in Social Work, Gender, or related humanities
    • At least 2 years’ experience working underprivileged youth and knowledge of cassava value chain is added advantage.

    Method of Application

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