Latest IITA Recruitment [year] positions for candidates who are willing to work with a insurance company. Submit your application for the ongoing IITA Vacancies before the application deadline. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
Available IITA Recruitment [year] Positions Today:
1.) Research Associate (Agronomy)
Location: Plateau
Description
- The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on behalf of CIP seeks suitable Nigerian for the position below at the CIP project location in Jos.
- NPSSP aims to support potato seed security in Nigeria by building local capacity within the public and private sector to supply adequate amounts of quality seed of in-demand and locally adapted varieties that meet the main market segment, while supporting smallholder farmers in maximizing their investments in seed through building capacity in on-farm seed quality management, good agricultural practices for improving soil health and fertility.
Deadline: 15th January, 2023.
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2.) Driver
Location: Oyo
Duties
- Drive IITA vehicles within and outside Abuja.
- Convey Scientist to field trips within Abuja and other states.
- Ensure all project vehicles are well maintained and clean.
- Ensure that vehicle documents are up to date.
- Fill vehicle logbook in a coherent manner.
- Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Deadline: 15th December, 2022.
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3.) Project Team Lead
Location: Kano
Duties
- Develop understanding of ecosystem of market actors in the target value chains.
- Deepen project strategy where needed to deliver on climate resilience, nutrition and inclusion related objectives.
- Support strategic partnership identification and development.
- Detail activities to scale up interventions and enable the team and external stakeholders to deliver a robust work plan to achieve key project targets and results.
- Track activities with lead firms, aggregators, strategic partners and public sector collaborators.
- Provide technical inputs to state teams and business development managers to deliver on robust seed and grain systems related deliverables for the program.
- Drive the sustainable intensification approach to enable resilience and optimal natural resource use by farmers.
- Ensure delivery and embedding of high quality technical assistance to delivery partners.
- Guide the development of sustainable business models for private sector led scaling of key project activities.
- Build strong collaboration framework with state and federal ministries of agriculture and environment.
- Ensure integration of vulnerable segments such as women and IDPs in relevant aspects of programming.
Deadline: 22nd December, 2022.
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4.) Field Worker III
Location: Oyo
Duties
- Assist in implementation of all post-harvest operations under supervision of the post-harvest supervisors and line breeder.
- Assist in receiving, sorting and recording samples received from field trials.
- Assist in data collection on cassava roots.
- Assist in processing cassava roots into designated food products (mainly gari, starch and odorless fufu).
- Assist in determination of dry matter and starch content.
- Perform any other job-related tasks as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Deadline: 14th December, 2022.
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5.) Database Officer
Location: Adamawa
Duties
- Receive data from the field on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators.
- Check data quality from different and implement the Activity M&E techniques and data management protocols.
- Store and maintain records of all data processing activities conducted in the Activity.
- Assure safekeeping of Activity data in line with organizational data storage policy.
- Assist in the development and/or finalization of the Activity Work Plan and keep it updated in accordance with Activity interventions and timeframes.
- Support the implementation and coordination of M&E activities according to M&E plan.
- Prepare data for technical reports including quarterly and annual reports on activities relating to Activity implementation.
- Ensure proper filing of M&E evidence and documents, including periodic uploading of data as required by the donor and IITA.
- Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Deadline: 14th December, 2022.
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6.) Agribusiness Development Assistant
Location: Oyo
Duties
- Provide technical support in designing crop and livestock chain value development.
- Provide capacity-building support in the area of agribusiness plan development and establishment of agribusiness enterprises.
- Participate in the establishment, supervision, and management of all research and demonstration fields.
- Participate in the establishment, supervision, and management of field operations, cross-cutting various unit projects.
- Provide capacity-building support during training on crop production.
- Ensure timely capturing of relevant agronomic data, good curation of collected data, and timely delivery to supervisor.
- Provide administrative support in the area of agribusiness engagements and innovations, research, and project implementation.
Deadline: 14th December, 2022.
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How to Apply for IITA Recruitment [year] Positions
Kindly follow the procedures below to submit your application at IITA Job Portal:
- Go through the job listings above to find a suitable position.
- Follow the ‘click here to view details’ link below the listed vacancy.
- Carefully read the job functions and requirements in order to ascertain your eligibility.
- Proceed to the application section and click the ‘Click Here to Apply Online’ link to submit your application.
- Wait for the IITA to shortlist candidates and invite you for aptitude test or interview.
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