- Job Title: Individual Consultant
- Ref No: NRS2025-04
- Location: Ibadan, Oyo
- Job Alerts: To receive Job Alerts on WhatsApp, Click HERE
About the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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.
Description
- The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is seeking to engage the services of an Individual Consultant to support the implementation and monitoring of methane-reducing agricultural practices under the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP).
- The purpose of this assignment is to support the Methane Expert in collecting and analyzing data from training programs, design assessment tools, and generate actionable insights to inform scaling strategies for methane mitigation in alignment with the project’s overall goals and donor requirements.
- In line with this, we invite suitably qualified and experienced individuals to express their interest in providing the required services.
Scope of Work / Key Responsibilities
The consultant will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Support the Methane Expert in collecting data on the training programs in Ogun and Taraba States.
- Design tools to assess the uptake of methane-reducing practices in consultation with the Methane expert.
- Support in analyzing the data, reporting results, and making recommendations.
Duration and Location of the Assignment:
- The consultancy is expected to last for 21 days.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Advanced degree in relevant field – e.g., Environmental Science, Agricultural Science, Natural Resource Management, Statistics/ Data Science or related discipline.
- Minimum of Seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in agricultural or Environmental project implementation, Monitoring and evaluation in Agricultural Research.
- Demonstrated expertise in Methane Reduction & Climate-Smart Agriculture, Data Collection and Tool Design, and Data Analysis.
- Excellent analytical, Data analysis, quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Previous experience working with international organizations, donor-funded projects, or research institutions will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click on ‘Apply Here’ below.
Click here to download the Editable CV Template
Application Procedure
Interested individuals are invited to submit the following documents in response to this EOI:
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) highlighting relevant qualifications and experience.
- A brief technical statement (maximum 2 pages) outlining understanding of the assignment and proposed approach to achieving the deliverables.
- Financial proposal indicating the consultant’s expected professional fees.
