Position Title: Community Based Facilitators/Advisors
Project: CASCADE Project
Location: Jigawa and Kebbi States
Duration: 6 months
Reports to: Agriculture and Livelihood Officer
Supervises: None
Locations: Kebbi State- Argungu. Bunza, Birnin Kebbi and Suru.
Jigawa State –Jahun, Ringim, Kafin Hausa, Dutse, Kiyawa, Birnin kudu, Hadeja and kaugama.
1. Background
Forward in Action for Education, Poverty and Malnutrition (FAcE-PaM) is a Partner to
CARE International in the implementation of CAtalyzing Strengthened policy aCtion for
heAlthy Diets and resiliencE (CASCADE) Project, CASCADE Project is a Programme being
implemented by CARE International and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) with
funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. CASCADE is a 4.5-year (2022-2026)
The programme was implemented across six countries (Nigeria, Benin, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia,
and Uganda). In Nigeria, the Programme aims to strengthen nutrition systems that contribute to
ending malnutrition for 1.1 million women of reproductive age and children under the age of 15
and is being implemented in the State of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Nasarawa States.
2. Purpose of the Role:
The Community-Based Facilitators/Advisors will provide advisory services to project participants and
will be saddled with other responsibilities that are related to the following project objectives:
Increase access to and consumption of healthy diets among household members, particularly women of
reproductive age and children under 15.
Increase the resilience of households to price shocks and economic stresses that impact nutritional
outcomes
Increase the resilience of households to climate change-related shocks that impact their nutritional status
outcomes.
3. Key Responsibilities:
Support Agricultural Livelihood Officers to identify and train Producer Groups, Processing
Enterprises/Cooperatives on Improved cottage agro-processing technologies in CASCADE implementing
States.
Support Agricultural Livelihood Officers to organise practical demonstrations and simulations on agro–
processing best practices in the targeted communities.
Support Agricultural Livelihood Officers in the acquisition to provide the Women/Youths, Cooperatives,
VSLA with the appropriate training Kits.
Lead on Community and stakeholders’ mobilisations.
Support nutrition-sensitive, agribusiness capacity and need assessments for cooperatives.
Facilitate technology transfer on improved production of selected value chains.
Support participants in training in basic small business management skills.
Document activity report of the training proceedings, lessons learnt and recommendations for scaling up
of the activity.
Support mobilisation/demand generations.
Participate in demand stimulation activities by marketing various agribusiness products.
Provide Business-to-Business (B2B) linkages for input traders, Agri-Processors.
Provide some basic agri-business, veterinary advisory, and service for smallholder farmers.
Support in linking smallholder farmers to financial service providers.
Provide advisory services to smallholder farmers on business skills development, homestead gardens,
demo/model farms, etc.
Monitor cooperative and enterprise activities and report to Field Officers.
Conduct case management and follow up on Small Holder Farmers (SHFs), farms, processors, business
sites and activities.
Keep business records and transactions of various enterprises/cooperatives.
Reports on all activities conducted by the CASCADE Agricultural Livelihood Officers.
Actively involved in generating demand for products.
4. Qualifications and Experience for the position:
Candidates must possess a minimum qualification of NCE/ND Certificate. A degree will be an added
advantage.
Must have worked with them previously for the Nutrition, Livelihood, and Agribusiness project participants as
Community Facilitators/Village Agents, Community-Based Facilities for more than 6 months with a good
record of group/cooperative management.
Must be living within the project implementation areas.
Must have undergone Farmer Field and Business School, on Good Agronomic Practices (GAP), Farmer
Business School (FBS), Climate Smart Agriculture, Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA),
Cooperative Business School methodology and Protection mainstreaming training.
Must possess strong facilitation/presentation skills.
Must be able to communicate in the local languages, Hausa, English, etc.
Must be knowledgeable in small business initiatives.
Must have a valid account number and National means of identification, Tax identification Number,
etc, the subject of the email.
