Introduction
Solidaridad West Africa (SWA) is an international not-for-profit and solution-oriented organization that works with relevant actors in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors promoting sustainable and inclusive commodity value chains globally, with the network secretariat in Utrecht, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In West Africa, Solidaridad operates in Liberia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cote d’Ivoire, and Nigeria, with the regional office in Accra, Ghana. Solidaridad’s Country Office for Nigeria is in Enugu state with site offices in Calabar, Kano, Kaduna, Ondo, and Plateau states.
About Acting Now
Solidaridad is implementing the Acting Now program which aims to boost the production and availability of locally grown nutritious foods on local markets and boost fish production through aquaculture development. Acting Now is a three-year program (2023-2025) designed to respond to the current food crisis in six African countries (Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique). Its main objective is to boost the production and availability of locally grown nutritious foods on local markets, working with 163,000 farmers in 6 African countries (Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique) to address the immediate concern of food stress. The program’s medium to long-term objective is to contribute to food system resilience by supporting producers to build more resilient farms and food systems that are prepared for future climate change impact or economic vulnerabilities.
The Acting Now Programme also seeks to scale the uptake of sustainable and inclusive production and trade practices, by supporting producers to acquire the needed knowledge/entrepreneurial skills, by creating fair and inclusive access to inputs, finance, technology, and markets for men, women, and (rural) youth.
Acting Now Nigeria
In Nigeria, the project is reaching 3000 aquaculture farmers in the states and LGAs listed below:
S/NO.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (LGAs)
Akwa Ibom
Anambra
Kogi
Oyo
Lagos
1
Uyo
Aguata
Adavi
Afijio
Alimosho
2
Idiono
Awka South
Ajaokuta
Atiba
Badagry
3
Ika
Anaocha
Idah
Oyo East
Epe
4
Essien
Ayamelum
Igalamela
Oyo West
Ifako-Ijaiye
5
Udim
Dunukofia
Odulu
Ikorodu
6
Ibesikpo
Ekwusigo
Lokoja
Ojo
7
Asutan
Idemili North
Ogori/Magongo
Agege
8
Abak
Ihiala
Okene
Ikeja
9
Uruan
Njikoka
Yagba West
Oshodi-Isolo
10
Itu
Nnewi North,
Okehi
11
Ikono
Ogbaru,
Omala
12
Ikot
Onitsha North
13
Ekpene
Oyi
14
Oruk
15
Anam
The project has 3 main systemic outcomes:
Viable and resilient production
Inclusive service delivery
Inclusive market connections
The CFs are to contribute to the achievement of the Acting Now outcomes for the aquaculture commodity by implementing the following community-level activities:
Participate in training activities organized by Solidaridad.
Organize community-level sensitization, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement activities.
Organize aquaculture farmers into groups and clusters where they do not exist with leadership structures formed.
Step down training on Good Aquacultural Practices (GAP) to other farmers.
Provide quality services to farmers such as facilitating access to market information, training on record keeping, and weather-indexed information.
Collaborate with SMEs to ensure the offtake of farm produce from farmers and/or link farmers to off-takers.
Ensure proper record keeping by farmers
Support the facilitation of access to markets for farmers
Promote innovation and technology adoption at the farm level to enhance farmers’ productivity and resource efficiency.
Contribute to the social development of local communities and improve the well-being of stakeholders.
Participate in project baseline collection, monitoring, and evaluation activities. Also the updating of activity trackers guided by the PMEL Officer.
Advocate for community-based policies that support inclusive agricultural development and address challenges faced by farmers
Provide regular daily updates of activities on the project WhatsApp, plus biweekly reports of activities to the Acting Now Project coordinator. The daily update and biweekly reports will include clear pictures and videos of the CFs’ activities.
Promote the visibility of project activities using the project guide provided by the Communications Officer. This will include taking notes and summarizing activities in short stories. This will include following and actively engaging the organization’s social media pages and posts.
Qualifications and selection criteria of CFs
Must be resident in the community and must have deep knowledge of the community.
Must be educated up to NCE/OND, graduate level, or equivalent training plus 3-5 years experience as a Community Facilitator/ Development Worker.
Can read, write, and speak, plus able to translate information written in English into local languages of the communities where community work is proposed. Please note that this is an important criterion as candidates will be required to reside in the Acting Now LGAs and local communities.
Has a very good level of digital literacy and can communicate survey questionnaires verbally and in writing in both relevant local languages and English language to prospective respondents.
The CFs must be able to deploy the use of smartphones for onboarding all Solidaridad project activities, monitoring, and marketing platforms in their communities of engagement. Please note that Solidaridad projects include but are not limited to NISCOPS, P2P, GEF/FAO, Acting Now project, and others. CFs may be (re)assigned as the case may be at any time for any or a combination of activities across multiple projects if need be.
Please note that this position is purely field-based work (not office work).
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