Job Title: Junior Agronomist
Location: Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kaduna
Key Responsibilities
- Agronomist degree with a focus on Agriculture
- Recruitment: Recruiting small-sized farmers and cooperatives to participate in the program
- Conduct on-site roadshows to promote the program and assess farmers’ needs
- Undertake on-site visits to convince farmers to join the program
- Coordinate with senior and lead agronomist during the contractual phase with farmers
- On-boarding: Integrating farmers from the contract to the launch
- Prepare the on-boarding process for farmers (materials, communication elements, practices, etc.)
- Welcome farmers and provide all necessary information during training sessions (organizing practice demonstrations, etc.)
- Manage data collection from farmers and cooperatives (field mapping, practices, etc.)
- Support the implementation of practices before and during the planting season
- Post-launch: Providing continuous support to farmers
- Undertake regular field visits to farms’ locations (regions, zones) to monitor and evaluate project implementation quality
- Assist farmers by offering solutions, suggestions, and advice as needed
- Address technical questions from farmers during weekly or biweekly contacts
- Increase carbon credit production with farmers by developing practice change plans and prescriptions, and supporting the implementation of additional practice changes if necessary
Qualifications/Requirements
- Agronomist degree with a focus on Agriculture
- 2+ years in Agribusiness with first experience in implementation of regenerative practices
- Proven experience in successfully converting farmers to regenerative agricultural practices
- In-depth knowledge of the Nigerian agricultural landscape, main crops and regenerative practices applied
- Language: Fluency in English & local languages is required (Hausa)
