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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Opportunity
- We are seeking qualified candidates for the position of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Specialist for the anticipated USAID/Nigeria Value Chain Activity.
- The CSA Specialist will be responsible for integrating climate-smart practices into project activities and leading efforts to enhance the adaptive capacity of farmers and value chain actors to climate impacts while promoting sustainable agriculture practices. Note: this is a preliminary position description and may be clarified further after solicitation release.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of climate-smart strategies and interventions within the Activity framework.
- Conduct climate vulnerability assessments and identify opportunities for integrating CSA practices throughout multiple agriculture value chains, including rice, maize, soya, aquaculture, cowpea, and horticulture crops.
- Provide technical guidance to Activity staff and partners on integrating climate-smart practices into agricultural production, processing, and marketing activities.
- Collaborate with smallholder farmers, agri-SMEs, research institutions, and government agencies to promote the adoption of CSA practices.
- Develop and deliver training programs and workshops to build the capacity of smallholder farmers and other value chain actors in CSA techniques, technologies, and practices.
- Contribute to knowledge management activities by documenting best practices, lessons learned, and success stories for the Activity’s CSA interventions.
- Coordinate with other technical specialists on the Activity to ensure the integration of CSA across all project components.
- Stay abreast of latest developments, research findings, techniques, and innovations in climate smart agriculture and adapt approaches, as necessary, to reflect newest and most relevant CSA innovations and technologies.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Economics, Environmental Sciences, or another relevant field with a minimum of 9 years of professional experience, preferably for USAID or another donor-funded project; or Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture Economics, Environmental Sciences, or another relevant field with a minimum 11 years of experience, preferably for USAID or another donor-funded project.
- Strong understanding of climate smart agriculture adaptation and mitigation strategies and practices.
- Knowledge of agriculture value chain development and market systems approaches to international development projects, especially USAID funded activities.
- Excellent written communication skills, including ability to contribute to high-quality project reports.
- Fluency in English required and other local languages desired.
- Must be authorized to work in Nigeria.
Application Closing Date
15th March, 2024.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Resume and Cover Letter to: [email protected] with “CSA Specialist- USAID/Nigeria Value Chain Activity” as the subject of the mail.
Note: No phone calls, please.
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Job Features
Job Category | Agriculture / Agro Allied |