Job Title: Program Officer, Farmers Based Organization (FBOs)
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Organisation: Sasakawa Africa Association /Sasakawa Global 2000
Sasakawa Africa Association /Sasakawa Global 2000 (SG2000), a non-profit non-governmental organization with its office in Nigeria, promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Nigeria in collaboration with relevant government institutions, farmers' organizations and private sector.
Work background: The Program Officer will be responsible for consolidating existing cooperatives and scaling up the formation of more producer cooperatives in Nigeria.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of and technical backstopping from SAFE Coordinator and SG2000 Country Director, the core role of the PO will be to:
• Inventorize the current functional FBOs in SAA-SAFE project areas
• Strengthen the capacity of FBOs in cooperative management and leadership
• Create a data bank on BDS that are relevant to existing FBOs
• Engage FBOs in developing viable agro-based businesses.
• Prepare work plan, budget and regular reports to supervisors and donors.
• Any other work to be assigned by SAFE Coordinator OR SM Country Director.
Job Requirements:
Desirable knowledge, skills and abilities:
• B. Sc. degree in Cooperative Management, Agricultural Extension, Rural Development, Marketing and accounting or related fields
• M.Sc in the above fields will be an added advantage,
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience in cooperative organization and management
• Proven skill in communication in English (writing, presentation, reporting, etc)
• Working knowledge in the use of computer Software such as Word, Power Point and Excel.
• Proven ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder working environments.
Conditions and remuneration:
• Contract for one year, with possibility of extension depending on performance and availability of funds.
• Duty station is Abuja and Kano, with frequent travel within the country.
• Salary based on the organization scale
Application and Requirement Procedures:
Interested professionals are requested to submit an application, including the following non-returnable documents:
• Application letters stating intent of interest
• Curriculum Vitae with three referees
• Copies of credentials.
• All applications must be made electronically using the following postal address or email:
The Country Director,
Sasakawa Global/The West African Coordinator,
Sasakawa Global 2000,
No. 8, Kura Road,
Off Magajin Rumfa,
P.M.B 5190, Kano,
Nigeria.
email: claraogbe@saa-safe.org
Candidates will be pre-screened and only short listed ones will be invited for interview.
Deadline: 2nd April, 2013.
Female candidate are encouraged.
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