Location: Kumbo

Type of Employment: Salaried, full-time

Reporting: Reports to Field Coordinator

Summary

Nascent Solutions, Inc. (Nascent) is seeking a talented and experienced Agriculture Assistant who will support the organization’s Food Security and Agriculture component especially leading the McGovern-Dole activities. The Agriculture Assistant will work under the supervision of the Field Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sensitize communities, PTAs, teachers, and students on the importance of school gardens
• Work with community and traditional leaders to identify land for school gardens
• Develop an action plan to revive established school garden
• Provide expertise climate smart and Nutrition sensitive agriculture as well as post-harvest management strategies for selected crops
• Identify needs and conduct procurement of seeds and garden tools in compliance with Nascent and USDA regulations
• Ensure proper handling and storage of inputs and equipment
• Coordinate all gardening activities including plot measurement, staking, layout, mapping, seedbed preparation, planting, plot care, pollination, and harvesting and storage
• Conduct regular visits to the gardens to provide technical assistance and ensure proper implementation
• Work with M&E specialist to create and implement a data collection system
• Document project success with photos/videos and at least two success stories each year
• Participate in the development of workplans and donor report
• Identify new business opportunities in the sector and draft concept notes
• Perform other duties as appropriate

Qualifications Required

• A higher diploma in agronomy from an accredited institution
• At least 3 years’ experience working with community-based groups in the use of climate-smart and nutritionsensitive agriculture
• Knowledge of post-harvest management
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Demonstrated expertise in training people in small agriculture techniques
• Ability to travel at least 20% of the time
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to work under difficult circumstances
• Knowledge Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of the local languages will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated fluency in English and French
• willingness to live in the communities and under challenging conditions.

About Nascent Solutions

Nascent Solutions, Inc. (Nascent) is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit international development organization. Its mission is to enable vulnerable people, especially women and children in rural Africa, to develop skills for self-sufficiency. The organization’s areas of focus are food security and nutrition, health, literacy and skills development, and gender equity.

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter and CV to: cameroon@nascents.org

Closing date for applications is October 22,2021, but candidates are encouraged to apply early as we are looking to fill the position quickly.