OYO STATE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (OYSADA) VACANCY
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT

 

COVID-19 Action Recovery AND Economic Stimulus (NIGERIA CARES) Program is a short-term response to the economic and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis affecting Nigeria and is designed to support budgeted government interventions at the state level—targeting existing and newly vulnerable and poor households, farmers, and micro and small enterprises (MSES) affected by the economic crisis. The program outlines a two-year financial support to the States to fulfill program objectives in three key results areas: (a) increasing cash transfers and livelihood support to poor and vulnerable households; (b) increasing food security and safe functioning of food supply chains for poor households; and (c) facilitating recovery of MSES, while strengthening institutional support for coordination and delivery through a separate Investment Project Financing (IPF) component. 

NCARES is a World Bank proposed assisted Program-for- Result (PforR) that has the objective of expanding access to livelihood support & food security services and grants for poor and vulnerable households and firms. It will be implemented in the 36 States (Oyo State inclusive) and FCT in Nigeria.

The Result Area 2 which would be responsible for increasing food security and safe functioning of food supply chain will be implemented in the State using platform of Fadama Project in the State.

Therefore, the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency which is responsible for overseeing the CARES Result Area 2 is now inviting applications from serving Civil Servants and Non- Civil Servants to fill the under listed positions

 

POSITIONS:  

Ø  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 

Ø  MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM OFFICER

Ø  Community Development & gender OFFICER

Ø  TECHINICAL OFFICER

Ø  IRRIGATION/INFRASTRUCTURAL ENGINNER

Ø  PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Ø  ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER

Ø  COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 

Ø  STATE PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

Ø  COMMUNITY FACILITATORS ( 33 in No, 1 per LGA)

 

 A soft copy of application accompanying with Curriculum Vitae (CVs)  addressed  to the Office of the Director General, Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA),Total Garden, Ibadan should be sent to this e-mail address:……

Submission of Application commences 11^th February, 2021   and closes 19^th February, 2021 at COB

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

 

Overall Function of the Position:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (MEO) will be responsible for overseeing activities under the Project Management component of the Project which pertain to tracking and evaluating implementation performance.

 

Specific Duties of the Position:

•      Ensure that SCARES Management Information System (MIS) captures required data for the expected result and the state level in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (MES) and Management Information System Specialist (MISS) at the National CARES Coordinating Office (NCCO);

•      Collection of data for overall RA2 monitoring beyond the data and reports required by IVA for submission to the SCCU.

•      Work closely with the IVA for validation and cross checking of RA2 DLI data.

•      Prepare and Produce RA2 progress reports (monthly, quarterly and annually) to the SCCU and NFCO.

•      Conducts impact evaluation and beneficiary’s assessment;

•      Produces and disseminates periodic progress reports

•      Consolidates Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) reports for the State Cares Coordinating Unit (SCCU);

•      Undertakes relevant studies and surveys as may be required;

•      Updates the monitoring and evaluation indicators;

•      Implements the M&E plan;

•      Assists the State CARES Coordinator (SCC) in the preparation of Work Plan and Budget;

•      Participate in the Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) workshops and training for CARES implementing agencies in the State;

•      Undertakes any other duties as may be assigned by the SCC.

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the SCCO/ other region in the State capital, but may involve frequent travel to participating local governments and communities. The MEO will report directly to the SCC.

 

Qualifications Required:

 

•      First or higher degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Statistics or other relevant degree;

•      Minimum of 5 to 10 years’ post-qualification experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation, especially, of externally assisted projects;

•      Good communication and writing skills; and

•      Competence in the use of standard computer software applications for statistical analysis.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-year contract.

 

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM OFFICER

 

Overall Function of the Position:

Working closely with the State MEO, the Management Information System Officer (MISO) will be responsible for the overall information system management for the project at their respective state and in collaboration with the National NCARES office and National Result Area 2 supporting office (NCCO);

Specific Duties will include:

·         Advise on hardware network design and hardware (technical specifications) acquisition;

·         In conjunction with the MEO and other relevant PIU members, he/she would ensure that the Project Management Information System is user friendly, web-based and meet both general and state’s peculiar requirements for disbursement, and that could be easily aggregated at the National level;

·         Maintain the data base for information storage and timely retrieval

·         Analyze the entire project data for use by management in guiding decision;

·         Coordination of data entry and file uploads into systems to be used by the project facilitators and their respective production clusters on a regular basis.

·         Regularly provide technical backstopping to users of the MIS at all levels.

·         Ensures appropriate, collection, collation and analysis of interventions coordinates especially for poverty mapping

·         Perform any other assignments, as may be assigned by the SCC

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the SCCO in the State capital, but may involve occasional travel to participating local governments and communities.

 

Qualifications Required:

 

•      First or higher degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Project Management or other relevant degree;

•      Minimum of 5years post-qualification experience in Management Information System, Computer programming, planning, monitoring and evaluation, especially, of externally assisted projects;

•      Good communication and writing skills; and

•      Competence in the use of standard computer software applications for statistical analysis is not NEGOTIABLE.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-year contract.

 

Community Development & gender OFFICER

 

Overall Function of the Position:

The Community Development and Gender Officer (CD&GO) will be responsible for overseeing activities under the Capacity-building component of the RA2 within the State. He or she will coordinate activities concerning social mobilization, participatory appraisal training, and civil society involvement in the Project.

 

Specific Duties of the Position:

•      Contributes to the preparation of RA2 and SCCO Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB);

•      Tailors guidelines of Community-Driven Development (CDD) approaches in the Mobilization and Implementation of RA2;

•      Oversees and closely supervises the activities community facilitators, who will be providing assistance to Farmer Associations with Community Action Recovery Plans (CARPs).

•      Coordinates and implements sensitization of community-driven development and gender issues at the Local Government level, carry out capacity building, training and sharing of experience at the community level;

•      As necessary, provides guidance and information to the Local CARES Desk (LCDO) on the quality of CARPs, as well as equity issues in gender in local-level planning;

•      Supervises Community Mobilization and Engagement activities, Implementation of CARPs at Local Government Levels and ensures quality control.

•      Ensures participation of women in the CARES Result Area 2 Program and takes corrective action in areas where this is not the case; and

•      Provides implementation assistance as necessary

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the State CARES Coordinating Office (SCCO) in the State capital, but will involve frequent travel to participating Local Governments and communities. The CDO will report directly to the SCC.

 

Qualifications Required:

•      First or higher degree in Agriculture, Rural Sociology, Anthropology, Rural Development Duties & Gender, or related field. Persons with a first degree but with extensive relevant practical experience may also qualify;

•      Minimum of 5 -10years post-qualification experience in local development, including direct field experience in social mobilization;

•      Fluency in local advantage a major advantage;

•      Managerial experience highly recommended; and

•      Good communication and writing skills. Computer literacy an advantage.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-year contract.

TECHNICAL OFFICER

 

The overall Functions of the Position

The Technical Officer will be responsible providing guidance and support for the planning and implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of RA2 selected DLIs in the State.

 

Specific Duties

The duties and responsibilities of the Technical Officer will be as follows:

·    identify groups of potential beneficiaries eligible to participate in the project’s production-related activities.

·    identify with the assistance of relevant specialists the technical assistance and training needs of producer groups/associations.

·    coordinate the technical visits for project staff and prepare technical report for each visit.

·    follow up the implementation of the technical assistance plan in the field during production, harvest and postharvest stages.

·    Prepare technical reports and follow up records.

·    Prepare guidelines to be used by extension workers.

·    Advise on the best crop combinations and livestock that can be grown and reared,

·    Review the detailed projects report (DPR) for precision and detail and provide feedback as necessary,

·    Perform other ad-hoc duties as required.

 

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the SCCO, but may involve occasional travel to LGAs and communities. The Technical Officer will report to the SCC

 

Qualifications and Experience:

•   First or Higher-Degree agronomy/agricultural sciences, Livestock/Animal Science

•   Minimum of 5 to 10 years of field experience proven experience in development projects is a strong asset.

•   Good English language and computer soft skills

•   Team work

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-years contract,  

 

IRRIGATION/INFRASTRUCTURAL ENGINNER  

 

The overall Function of the Position:

The Irrigation/Infrastructural Engineer will be responsible for providing guidance and support for the planning and implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of RA2 selected Agricultural infrastructure DLI in the State.

 

 

Specific Duties

The duties and responsibilities of the Irrigation/Infrastructural Engineer will be as follows:

 

·    Support producers and producer groups in setting up basic pre-processing and value addition infrastructure facilities.

·    prepare technical reports and follow up records.

·    Provide guidance during the construction and initial use of the systems

·    Advise beneficiary farmers on maintenance of old irrigation systems.

·    Facilitate recruitment of quality consultants for preparation of prototype designs

·    Provide technical advice on engineering design and in preparation of bill of quantities (BOQ), tendering process, and supervision of infrastructure works,

·    Review the detailed projects report (DPR) for precision and detail and provide feedback as necessary,

·    support project cluster level engineer to prepare project monitoring formats and report with precision on progress of construction and utilization of funds under N-CARES RA2 in the State

·    perform other ad-hoc duties as required.

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the SCCO, but may involve occasional travel to LGAs and communities. The Irrigation/Infrastructural Engineer will report to the SCC

 

Qualifications and Experience:

•   First or Higher-Degree in Agricultural/Civil Engineering.

•   Minimum of 5 to 10 years of field experience proven experience in development projects is a strong asset.

•   Good English language and computer skills

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-years contract,  

 

PROCUREMENT OFFICER

 

Overall Function of the Position:

The Procurement Officer (PO) will be responsible for the coordination of the procurement of goods, works and services financed under the RA2 at the State level.

 

Specific Duties of the Position:

•      Prepares the procurement plans for RA2;

•      Responsible for day to day procurement activities at the State Cares Coordinating Office (SCCO)

•      Updates and implements the Procurement Manual;

•      Provides procurement advisory services to SCCO, SCCU and local level implementation agencies; and

•      Undertakes any other duties as may be assigned by the State Cares Coordinator (SCC).

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the SCCO in the State capital, but may involve occasional travel to participating local governments and communities. The PO will report directly to the SCC.

 

Qualifications Required:

•      A first degree/HND in Engineering, Law, Purchasing and Supply, Business Administration or other relevant qualification, with relevant training in World Bank Group procurement guidelines and procedures;

•      Minimum of 5 to 10 years’ post-qualification experience in procurement under externally assisted projects. Direct experience in World Bank-financed projects would be an asset;

•      Demonstrated competence in procurement under externally assisted projects; ·Good communication and writing skills;

•      Computer literacy.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-year Contract.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER

 

Overall Function of the Position:

The Environmental Officer (EO) will be responsible for coordination and supervision of environmental and social safeguards relating to implementation of the N-CARES RA2. Responsibilities will include the coordination of implementation of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and Pest Management Plan (PMP).

 

Specific Duties of the Position:

•      Collates baseline data on relevant environmental characteristics of the selected RA2 sites; ·Analyzes potential community/individual sub-projects and their environmental impacts in collaboration with the State CARES Coordinating Office (SCCO). Ensures that sub-projects are implemented in accordance to best practices and guidelines set out in the EMP, RPF and PMP;

•      Ensures the usage by RA2 Beneficiaries of the generic checklist of environmental/social impacts as contained in the Environmental Assessment Procedures Handbook;

•      Identifies and liaises with all the stakeholders involved in environment and social related issues in the RA2;

•      Coordinates and ensures the implementation of the PMP, RAP, and any other plans on grazing reserves, soil and water monitoring plans;

•      Responsible for the overall monitoring of mitigating measures and the impacts of the RA2 during implementation; and

•      Provides implementation assistance as necessary.

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the State Cares Coordinating Office (SCCO) in the State capital, but will involve frequent travel to participating Local Governments and communities. The EO will report directly to the State Cares Coordinator (SCC)

 

Qualifications Required:

•      First or higher degree in Ecology, Geography, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Management or any related field;

•      Minimum of 6years relevant experience. Some experience with projects involving development agencies would be an advantage;

•      Fluency in local language.

•      Good communication and writing skills and computer skills (Excel, Word, etc) required.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-year contract.

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (CO)

 

Overall Function of the Position

The Communications Officer (CO) will be responsible for the coordination of all communications activities of N-CARES Result Area 2 and STATE CARES COORDINATING OFFICE.  He or she will oversee as well as coordinate activities concerning public awareness, enlightenment and communications for behavioral change on the RA2 by the beneficiaries and members of the public or targeted audience.

 

Specific Duties of the Position

·         Responsible for day to day communications activities of CARES Result Area 2 and State Cares Coordinating Office

·         Prepare the communications plans, timelines and budgets.

·         Design and implement a communications strategy for Implementation of CARES Result Area 2in the State

·         Liaise with the relevant channels and stakeholders for press releases, press conferences, interviews, lectures/talks etc.

·         Production of relevant information (print and electronic) materials for distribution or

·         broadcast to target audience.

·         Identify modern and traditional channels of communication at community levels.

·         Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the SCC

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Reporting and Location

The Position will be based in the State Cares Coordinating Office (SCCO)but will involve occasional travel to participating local government and communities. The Communications Officer (CO)will report directly to the SCC.

 

Qualification Required

•      First or higher degree in Journalism or Mass Communication, sociology, psychology or any of the Social sciences.

•      Minimum of 5 - 10 years’ cognate experience in Development communications or 7 years’ post- qualification experience in the print or electronic media, social mobilization, public relations or advertising.

•      Fluency in the local languages within the state is an advantage.

•      Good writing and oral communication skills as well as ability to organize events and functions. ·Demonstrated ability for teamwork.

•      Computer literacy as an added advantage.

 

Details of the Contract

Two-year Contract

 

STATE PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

 

Overall Function of the Position:

 

The Project Accountant will be responsible for supporting the implementation units in deploying Project resources with due attention to economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

 

Specific Duties of the Position:

·         Produces timely and reliable financial reports as specified in the Financial Guidelines of the Project;

·         Monitors compliance with budget ceilings in financial operations of the State Cares Coordinating Office (SCCO));

·         Reviews and Monitors fund flow from RA2 to beneficiaries; ·

·         Participates in the preparation of the annual work plan and budget;

·         Consolidates the community and State level financial reports for the SCCU

·         Follows up on fund releases from the funding partners; and

·         Undertakes any other duties as may be assigned by the State Project -CARES Coordinator

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will be based in the SCCO in the State capital, but may involve occasional travel to participating local governments and communities. The PA will report directly to the SCC.

 

Qualifications Required:

·         A first degree/HND in Accounting, Finance, and other relevant qualification. Possession of a professional qualification is essential;

·         Minimum of 5 to 10 years post-qualification experience in financial management, preferably of externally assisted projects;

·         Ability to handle financial software

·         ICAN/ ACCA, is an advantage: membership of a professional body.

·         Ability to produce and interpret financial reports; ·Good communication and writing skills.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two-year contract

 

COMMUNITY FACILITATORS ( 33 in No)

 

Overall Function of the Position:

Facilitators will be responsible for providing support to participating Communities, Farmers Community Associations and beneficiaries (Poor and Vulnerable) in CARES Result Area 2 procedures, social mobilization, needs assessments, and preparation of Community Action Recovery Plan (CARP). Each Farmer Community Association will prepare CARP with associated Enterprise Recovery Plans (ERP) which may be financed by the Programme to address the priority needs of the poor and vulnerable

 

Specific Duties of the Position:

•         Introduce and sensitize Farmers Community Association and beneficiaries in existing groups to the goals and procedures of the NCARES Program;

•         Assist with the formation of CAs, oversee the constitution of sub-committees

•         Facilitate needs assessments for CA and members;

•         Preparation of ERPs and CARPs; and

•         Liaise with the Local Government Office to ensure proper collation and signing of all the CARPs;

•         Raising awareness about the environmental implications of subproject implementation;

•         Monitoring the implementation of the approved CARPs within the time frame of his/her engagement

 

Reporting and Location:

The position will report to the Community Development & Gender Officer at the State CARES Coordinating Office in the State capital, but must be resident close to the intervention areas. The position will involve frequent visit to participating Local Governments and communities.

 

Qualifications Required:

·         At least a Bachelor’s level or Higher National Diploma in Agriculture, Rural Sociology, Anthropology, Rural Development Studies, or other relevant degree;

·         Minimum of 3 years in local development, including direct field experience in social mobilization and working with civil society

·         Fluency in local advantage required;

·         Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and

·         Good writing skills required; computer literacy an advantage.

 

Details of the Contract:

Two -years contract.

 

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