Program Officer at Lutheran World Relief, Nigeria

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is implementing a food for Progress Program to launch a cocoa productivity and marketing project in Nigeria Known as, the Traceability and Resilience in Agriculture and Cocoa Ecosystems of Nigeria (TRACE) under the sponsorship of USDA. The five-year project is to increases productivity in the cocoa value chain by applying climate smart agriculture and expands the cocoa market through traceability back to its source.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding Lutheran World Relief under its Food for Progress Program to launch a cocoa productivity and marketing project in Nigeria known as the Traceability and Resilience in Agriculture and Cocoa Ecosystems of Nigeria (TRACE).

In pursuant of this, we are recruiting to fill the underlisted position:

Job Title: Program Officer

Location: Ikom, Cross River

Requirements

• A Degree in Agricultural Science with practical knowledge of extension services preferably in an NGO or a USAID project as a Program Assistant or Officer
• The job requires regular attendance of at least 5 days/week.
• The employee must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required
• This position must be able to travel as required while performing the duties of this job in different locations, Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment withall stakeholders in general, and particularly for the communities we serve.

Deadline: 28th August, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Lwr@hotnigerianjobs.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.