Young Africa Works International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Project and Training Program For Nigerians

The young Africa Works IITA Project is currently seeking Applicants within Nigeria to build their capacity to be trained and work within the supported value chains of rice soybeans, maize, cowpea, poultry, vegetable mushroom, groundnut, fish and livestock.

The project is working with partners in various sector :

1. To strengthen Agricultural training for young people.
2. To provide youth particularly young women with skills needed to better compete for decent employment and develop their own successful businesses in agriculture and Agro-Processing.
3. To develop youth sensitive loan and agribusiness support in collaboration with financial institution that recognize the specialized needs of youth as agricultural borrowers.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Aged 18 – 35 years
• Must be ordinarily a resident in the respective municipal area (this means that the youth must live in the community for atleast four days in a week)
• Must have attained atleast junior secondary school 3 (JSS3) for entrepreneurship track and Diploma from employment track
• Willingness to commit atleast 6 weeks for the training
• Must demonstrate fashion for agriculture
• Interest in the project focus commodities
• Must have access to a functional mobile phone
• Affiliation to a registered association is an added advantage

The training offers;

Important Notes

• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by people assigned to this job.
  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
  All personnel may be required to perform other responsibilities in addition to those specified from time to time, as needed
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  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices
  • Our people are all equally gifted in unique ways: we come from diverse traditions, personal experiences and points of view. And we want to include yours, Are you ready to inspire us with your ideas?
  • We encourage all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
  • Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
  • Due to the urgency of the position, we have the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline
  • Only qualified candidates will be invited for interview