IITA Job Recruitment (5 Positions)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

IITA Job Recruitment (5 Positions):

Technical Assistant

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months’ renewable

Duties

Duties

• Liaise with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer to monitor the GIFT parent stock transferred and maintained in a bio secure facility, and functional GIFT brood stock quarantine facility at Premium Aquaculture Ltd., and raising F1 to produce F1 broodstock and produce F2 progeny.
• Liaise with the Delta Coordinator, and Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer and work with the identified consultants to set up two to three SME GIFT hatchery operators in Delta, Ogun, Kwara and Nasarawa States.
• Liaise with the Delta Coordinator and Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer to organise identified grow out farmers in Delta, Ogun, Kwara and Nasarawa to start the GIFT grow out pilots.
• Assist in procurement of hapa nets and feed for the GIFT SME hatchery and grow out operators.
• Assist in the procurement of feed for the grow out pilots.
• Assist in the implementation of inputs distribution to pilot grow out and SME hatchery farmers in Delta, Kwara, Nasarawa and Ogun States.
• Raise issues with the Officer-in-Charge of Nigeria for trouble shooting.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisors.

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Music and Physical Education Teacher

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months’ renewable

Duties

Classroom Management responsibilities

• Ensure a physically and emotionally safe environment for students through positive framing, kind communication with students and adults, and predictable, consistent routines.
• Use classroom and behavioural management strategies that are positive, structured, consistent, respectful, and responsive to student needs, to build a safe, orderly, inclusive and positive classroom community.
• Use a wide array of data to make instructional choices and create specific action plans to increase student achievement, including dynamic student grouping for small group instruction.
• Utilize an effective approach to behaviour management, time management, classroom organization and appearance, planning, teaching, and monitoring learning.
• Demonstrate an understanding of inquiry and give students choices to show their understanding.
• Encourage students to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage all students in activities.
• Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
• Respect all deadlines set out by the PYP Coordinator and the school and keep proper documentation.

Curriculum related responsibilities:

• Plan, execute and assess French learning within the agreed school French curriculum framework collaboratively with the PYP Coordinator and class teachers.
• Write and implement learning objectives that are challenging and measurable.
• Ensure that all aspects of the IB PYP continuum are fully integrated into all learning including the Approaches to Learning, the IB Learner profile and Voice, Choice and Ownership
• Prepare teaching and learning documents in line with the school policy.
• Provide the materials necessary to class teachers including but not limited to, input to weekly plans, contributions to unit planners and portfolio materials.

Qualification

• B.Sc / HND in Music, Physical Education or related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an international school approved by an international schools’ association or body (e.g IBO, CIE, AISEN, COBIS, COIS, AISA). Experience of working in an international school (IBO, AISEN, AISA, COBIS or CIS) is preferred.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• High level of computer skills including Microsoft office and internet use.
• Have excellent level of English language.
• Be flexible and have ability to think innovatively.

Application Closing Date
18th August, 2023.

How to Apply

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Activity Supervisor and Support Teacher

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months’ renewable

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Child Education or related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an international school approved by an international schools’ association or body (e.g IBO, CIE, AISEN, COBIS, COIS, AISA).

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• High level of computer skills including Microsoft office and internet use.
• Have excellent level of English language.
• Be flexible and have ability to think innovatively.

Application Closing Date
18th August, 2023.

How to Apply
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French Teacher

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months’ renewable

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in French or related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an international school approved by an international schools’ association or body (e.g IBO, CIE, AISEN, COBIS, COIS, AISA). Experience of working in an international school (IBO, AISEN, AISA, COBIS or CIS) is preferred.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• High level of computer skills including Microsoft office and internet use.
• Have excellent level of English language.
• Be flexible and have ability to think innovatively.

Application Closing Date
18th August, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Description 

• We seek a highly motivated and qualified individual with experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and management of the interdisciplinary team to serve as a project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist for an ongoing Project, ‘Youth in Agribusiness: enabling scaling of innovative technologies for sustainable food solutions (YAS)’ supported by the Netherlands Government.
• The principal focus of this project is to provide a sustainable solution for unemployed youth between 18 and 35 years through agribusiness training, business incubation and acceleration, market linkage, and access to finance in Nigeria.
• The successful candidate will oversee and coordinate project M&E activities in Nigeria (Kano, Oyo, Ogun, and Abuja) to ensure that outputs are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality assurance standards according to agreed to annual work plans and budgets.
• The Project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will report to the YAS Project Coordinator.

Requirements
Educational Qualifications:

• The candidate should have a Master’s Degree in Statistics, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, or other relevant discipline from a recognized university.

Core Competencies:

• At least ten years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation responsibility of international/national projects and demonstrated skills in team building and creation of synergies between project partners and stakeholders.
• Experience in working with a wide range of partners – local and international, development actors, farmers, and youth organizations.
• Familiarity with youth in agribusiness implementation programs in Nigeria.
• Proficiency in the use of project Impact Monitoring and Evaluation software, databases, internet-based tools, and other electronic communication tools.
• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

• General information:
  • The contract will be for an initial period of three years.
• IITA offers an internationally competitive remuneration package paid in US Dollars.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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