Field Officer Environment Bachelor Degree Job

The job


We are looking for a Field Officer Environment at our station in Gbongan, Osun state to play a crucial role in ensuring the effective implementation of environmental policies in our agricultural projects, engaging and training farmers, working directly with other field personnel and stakeholders to support/promote climate smart activities of Beyond Beans in Nigeria.


Roles and Responsibilities


Motivate farmers to practice environmental practices such as climate-smart agriculture and agroforestry, making our training and support a success by engaging with the farmers in an informal manner, to build trust and a good relationship.
Implement activities aimed at achieving the targets for Beyond Beans’ Environment Projects, mainly within our commitments to Environment and Agroforestry. These include:
Cocoaching: Support individual project farmers in decision-making on farm business through individualized coaching on sustainable agricultural practices and create tailor-made plans for project farmers
Nurseries management: The establishment and support of shade tree and/or cocoa seedling nurseries
Seedling distribution: Coordination of cocoa seedling and shade tree distribution
Climate Smart Cocoa: Provide trainings to farmers
Input access: Assist farmers in obtaining and producing fertilizer, as well as in the correct use of agrochemicals, to improve yields.
Demo farms: Establishment of Demo farms, and host trainings on them to train farmers on best practices.
Report to the Agroforestry and Environment Supervisor on achievements and challenges on regular basis.


Requirements


A well-motivated and proactive person
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate in the local dialect (Yoruba/Pidgin)
At least a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or related courses such as resources, environmental sciences, or similar studies
At least 2 years of hands-on experience in crop production and an experience with extension services related to cocoa farm management and/ or Agroforestry would be an added advantage.
Successful candidates will be stationed in project locations across South-West, Nigeria
Knowledge of RA Certification is an added advantage
Technologically savvy and experienced in using digital data collection
Independent, capacity to work with little supervision as well as in a team
Ability & interest to mobilize and work with farmers in cocoa-growing communities
Can work under pressure and is keen to continuously learn and improve
Must be able to ride a motorcycle

Beyond Beans Foundation is dedicated to developing, organizing and implementing projects across ETG’s commodity supply chains in collaboration with other companies, NGOs and government agencies. We aim to boost innovation and deliver maximum benefits for the farming communities and landscapes ... read morethat form the backbone of our rapidly expanding supply chains.
We believe that the world of today has the knowledge, people, and tools in place to build profitable and self-sustaining cocoa communities, where farming is regarded as a respected profession and sustainable entrepreneurship is the norm. Beyond Beans aims to be a catalyst in achieving this vision, by connecting the right stakeholders and introducing innovative solutions from other sectors to the cocoa supply chain.