POSITION TITLE: Chief of Party
LOCATION: Nigeria
GROUP: Agriculture & Volunteer Programs
BACKGROUND:
Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock matches innovative approaches in agriculture, natural resources management, clean energy, and leadership development with the unique needs of its partners.
Winrock is seeking an experienced and dynamic Chief of Party to lead a USAID funded project that will support agriculture extension & advisory services in Nigeria. The Chief of Party will design and provide technical leadership to activities that will support increase to smallholder farmers’ productivity, incomes, and household nutrition status in seven Feed the Future (FTF) focus states across four geographic zones in Nigeria (Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Ebonyi, Cross-River, and Delta) through strengthening sustainable agricultural extension and advisory services. The project will particularly focus on aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:
Education: Academic degree in agricultural economics, agriculture education, extension education, business, or other relevant field. Master’s degree preferred.
Experience:
Minimum 10 years of experience managing complex agriculture, value chain development, or agriculture extension/education programs required. Africa experience strongly preferred.
Skills/Knowledge:
Tagged as: Nigeria, Nigeria Feed the Future, Winrock
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