Women
for Women International (WfWI) – In countries affected by conflict and war,
Women for Women International (WfWI) supports the most marginalized women to
earn and save money, improve health and well-being, influence decisions in
their home and community and connect to networks for support. By utilizing
skills, knowledge, and resources, she is able to create sustainable change for
herself, her family, and community.
for Women International (WfWI) – In countries affected by conflict and war,
Women for Women International (WfWI) supports the most marginalized women to
earn and save money, improve health and well-being, influence decisions in
their home and community and connect to networks for support. By utilizing
skills, knowledge, and resources, she is able to create sustainable change for
herself, her family, and community.
Since
1993, Women for Women International (WfWI) has helped nearly 429,000
marginalized women in countries affected by war and conflict. We directly work
with women in eight countries, offering support, tools, and access to
life-changing skills to move from crisis and poverty to stability and economic
self-sufficiency.
1993, Women for Women International (WfWI) has helped nearly 429,000
marginalized women in countries affected by war and conflict. We directly work
with women in eight countries, offering support, tools, and access to
life-changing skills to move from crisis and poverty to stability and economic
self-sufficiency.
We
are recruiting to fill the position below:
are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job
Title: Poultry
Farming Trainer
Location: Plateau
Type: Contract
Title: Poultry
Farming Trainer
Location: Plateau
Type: Contract
Purpose
- Plan,
develop and deliver training in Poultry Production Management principles
and practices to groups of Women for Women program participants. Assess
the educational level and literacy of the women and deliver training in a
manner and language that is appropriate for their understanding and
application in their environment and situation. - At
the end of the training, the participants will have a better knowledge of
poultry production, be able to raise small number of birds successfully,
understand how to start small poultry business and the role of effective
social network to achieve what an individual may not be able to achieve
alone.
Duties
and Responsibilities
Assisting the Economic Empowerment Officer:
and Responsibilities
Assisting the Economic Empowerment Officer:
- Assist
with gathering feedback on courses and assessing training material and
tools. - Assist
with reviewing and modifying lesson plans to improve upon training
curriculum as needed. - Deliver
poultry vocational skill training and support women take position economic
action.
Planning:
- Collaborate
with Social Empowerment Trainers on scheduling to have all participants
enter and complete vocational skill training in accordance with the
training attendance. - Collaborate
with the Economic Empowerment Officer to conduct pre-training
evaluation/assessment and tailor training to meet the participants’ needs
to increase their chances of succeeding in their business environment. - Assess
training material needs, take stock/inventory and ensure training
equipment and tools needed are readily available. - Utilize
training methods suitable for the target audience with a blend of multiple
adult learning and extension techniques to achieve the goal of the
program.
Implementation:
- Deliver
training to participants in assigned community and maintain skill training
group schedule provided by Women for Women International. - Train
women in cooperative according to the standards and requirements’ set by
the organization. - Communicate
your findings that need urgent attention to the Economic Empowerment
Officer and report on-going progress accordingly to ensure timely response
to issues that impact positively on participants’ gains from the training. - Meet
with colleagues to share techniques, strategies, success stories,
difficult cases, supplemental materials, etc. - Maintain
daily attendance records of participants using the attendance sheets
provided by Women for Women International-Nigeria and provide these to the
Economic Empowerment Officer at the end of the training. - Inspire
seriousness in the participants regarding the training and program - Ensure
a clean training environment and surrounding at all times. - Provide
business support information (market, funding source, insurance) - Asses
and ensure participants understanding and desire to apply knowledge and
track and report participants’ progress to the Economic Empowerment
Officer. - Liaise
with the Social Empowerment Officer to contact participants who do not
attend sessions and flag any participant that miss more than 2 training
sessions to the Economic Empowerment Officer. - Provide
on-going and by-weekly training update and detailed report at the end of
the month.
Qualifications
& Competencies
& Competencies
- Minimum
requirement of a Degree in Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Economics,
Animal Husbandry (Poultry) and any other related course - Proven
ability to work effectively with socially excluded women - Strong
multi-tasking, interpersonal and facilitation skills - Good
customer-service orientation, strong focus and goal oriented - Proficiency
in Microsoft Office Suite especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint packages - Excellent
verbal and written communication skills - Demonstrated
ability to deliver effective results, meet deadlines and achieve targets - Strong
analytical and decision-making skills - Excellent
problem-solver and team player - Ability
to communicate and teach convincingly in Hausa language - Proven
commitment to diversity and equality culture - Strong
working knowledge of Hausa language - Ability
to collect and analyze information and write proper reports. - Must
be resident in Jos, Plateau State
How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s, Cover letter and 3
professional references to: nigeriajobs@womenforwomen.org
Please specify “Poultry Farming Trainer” in the subject line.
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s, Cover letter and 3
professional references to: nigeriajobs@womenforwomen.org
Please specify “Poultry Farming Trainer” in the subject line.
Note: Only short listed
applicants will be invited to interview. No telephone inquiries please.
applicants will be invited to interview. No telephone inquiries please.
Application
Deadline: 1st
September, 2017.
Deadline: 1st
September, 2017.
