IITA Senior Agronomist Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. IITA Nigeria programme looking for “Senior Agronomist”. Applicants with a Master’s in Agronomy, Crop Science or related field may apply on or before 02 August 2021.
IITA is an award-winning, research-for-development (R4D) organization, providing solutions to hunger, poverty, and the degradation of natural resources in Africa. Since 1967, IITA has worked with international and national partners to improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity.
IITA Senior Agronomist Jobs 2021
The IITA has published a job vacancy announcement on 21 July 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Agronomist to be based in Yola, Nigeria.
Recruiter | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) |
Position | Senior Agronomist |
Location | Yola, Nigeria |
Country | Nigeria |
Total Vacant Post | N/A |
Qualification | Master’s in Agronomy, Crop Science or related field |
Experience Required | minimum of fifteen (15) years |
Application Deadline | 02 August 2021 |
IITA Job Vacancy 2021
Duties:
- Facilitate partnerships with dissemination (extension) and market partners. Provide strategic support in a wide variety of areas including value chain development and upgrading strategies, improving access to agricultural inputs, access to agricultural extension, and marketing;
- Oversee and co-ordinate all agronomical and technical field activities carried out by stakeholders (smallholder farmers, community-based seed producers, partner seed companies etc.) and provide necessary agronomical technical backstopping to them in the two target states (Adamawa and Borno);
- Provide leadership in designing, planning and implementation of demonstrations of soil, crop and livestock management technologies in farming communities;
- Provide necessary inputs into the Activity’s annual workplan (especially on Component 1) and prepare quarterly/annual workplan performance report;
- Strengthen seed production systems for cereal and legume crops in Northeast Nigeria. Help to establish and strengthen community-based seed multiplication and dissemination schemes of improved crop varieties;
Qualification:
- Master’s in Agronomy, Crop Science or related field with a minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience in agricultural extension and new technology delivery functions in a wellstructured environment or donor funded organization.
Remuneration:
- We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Other Details
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply IITA Senior Agronomist Jobs 2021
Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed cover letter and curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website: http://jobs.iita.org/erecruit.
The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
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Official Website | www.iita.org |
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