Farmer Field School Facilitator at the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN)

Full Time Jobs

Nigeria

Posted 2 years ago

Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Title: Farmer Field School Facilitator

Location: Nigeria

About Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria : Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) also known as Caritas Nigeria, was incorporated in September, 2010, as the relief and development arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Caritas Nigeria is a member of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 countries providing relief and supporting human development around the world. Caritas Nigeria’s main focus of interventions are in Emergency Response & Humanitarian Services; Health (HIV/AIDS and TB) interventions; Agriculture & Livelihoods; Good Governance; Anti-human Trafficking & Irregular Migration; Institutional Development & Capacity Strengthening.

Job Requirements

University Degree in Agriculture or Diploma in Agricultural Technology or related field
Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience in the relevant filed.
Excellent skills in monitoring implementation of program activities. 4. Managing resources and achieving results
Ability to write reports.
A proven record in managing team and have a good knowledge in the Establishment of demo-farm or a farmer field school Programme.
Have a good knowledge in developing human capacity at a demo-farm or a farmer field school programme.
Ability to work in partnership with local communities and other NGOs as appropriate.
Support the establishment of farmer’s field school Programme in the community of implementation.
Developing human capacity for farmer field school and defining the farmer field school learning content.
Monitoring, evaluation and continuous learning
Proper budgeting for farmer field school implementation.
Employing indigenous knowledge of farmers for agricultural development and Building on the basic farmer field school learning cycle.
Gender consideration in agricultural development.
Seek for technical support from the CSA Specialist
Regularly brief climate program leads on progress, promptly alert to emerging issues, foreseen problems and constraints or delays in the timely implementation of activities or any other factors that could affect the quality of the services and recommend and implement approved corrective measures.
Provide weekly work plan and report to the program leads and ensure proper documentation of weekly activity reports
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work cooperatively.
Have good practical initiative from ADPs or FAO and have farm field school experience with local communities
Proven ability to solve problems independently without direct supervision.
Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver induction briefing/training.
Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, and to maintain this under pressure.