Field Agents (Community Facilitators/Extension Agents)

1. Background

The International Development Company, a research and development firm headquartered in Canada, is seeking several experts to implement a project in Niger

II – Objective of the assignment

The assignment requires support to:

• install and operationalize 25 solar-powered agro-processing units;
• develop at least 5 value-added products from cowpea and peanuts;
• train 600 women and youth on processing, quality, hygiene, packaging, storage, business management, and market linkages;
• train and support 40 community relays and 6 municipal health workers;
• establish 15 Community Nutrition Monitoring and Vigilance Groups (CNMVGs);
• strengthen local institutions, producer organizations, and entrepreneurs through assessments, training, and public-private dialogue;
• diagnose financial barriers and develop financial inclusion mechanisms;
• produce high-quality reports, evidence, and handover documentation.

1. Expected outcomes

The four expected outcomes of the programme are:

1. Outcome 1. The productivity and resilience to climate change of cowpea, peanut and market gardening production systems are strengthened in the departments of Dakoro and Gazaoua through the adoption of sustainable and climate-smart agricultural practices.
   1. Outcome 2. The technical, entrepreneurial and organizational capacities of 50 producer organizations (POs) led or led by women and young people are strengthened, with a view to optimizing production, processing, marketing and access to financing in the targeted value chains.
   2. Outcome 3. The diet and nutrition of 24,500 people is improved, including through school canteens, thanks to the increased consumption of local products with high nutritional value.
   3. Outcome 4: The Institutional frameworks are strengthened at local and national levels to create an inclusive environment conducive to sustainable and coordinated implementation of food systems initiatives, including for the promotion of targeted value chains and the improvement of food and nutrition security.

The Joint Programme is aligned with axis 3 (“Development of production bases for economic sovereignty”) of the national vision for the refoundation of Niger, as well as with agricultural and rural development policies and strategies, and with the United Nations Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDCF 2023-2027). It contributes to operationalizing the Niger Food Sovereignty Support Program (PASA-Niger, 2025-2027) jointly developed by the Government of Niger and the United Nations.

The program will contribute to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

• SDG 1 – No poverty
• SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
• SDG 5 –Gender equality
• SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth
• SDG 10 –Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities (rural–urban linkages)
• SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 13 – Climate Action

The program will act in complementarity and synergies with other programmes and initiatives that promote agrifood value chains, and financial inclusion of women and youth.

It operates across four complementary and interrelated levels:

• Pathway 1 – Agricultural Resilience and Productivity: Strengthening the productivity and climate resilience of cowpea, peanuts and market gardening.
• Pathway 2 – Economic inclusion of women and youth: Economically empower women and youth through inclusive value chains.
• Pathway 3 – Nutrition and consumption of local agricultural products: Improve the nutrition of rural populations through increased consumption of local products.
• Pathway 4 – Institutional anchoring and coordination of actors: Strengthening the institutional environment and multi-actor coordination to ensure the sustainability and local ownership of the actions carried out.

IV – Minimum Qualifications/ Experience

Technical education level: BEPC + 2 or 3 to BAC+2 with a minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of expertise

• Community Mobilization and Coordination
• Support Training Delivery
• Follow-up and Technical Coaching
• Monitoring and Data Collection
• Documentation of Results and Success Stories
• Support Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination

Comment postuler

Interested candidates are asked to send their resume, diploma, and employment certification/certificate of service to recrutement@sdi-qc.org with the title of the position they are applying for in the subject line.