Overall Purpose

The post holder will provide administrative and programme support on the Strategic Partnerships for Agroecology and Climate Justice in West Africa (SPAC-West Africa), Nigeria project.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative support:

Documentation and filing of the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria reports.
Support in the tracking, documenting and maintaining files on key issues in the news that are of interest toSPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project in collaboration with project team
Support in the development of project success stories
Support in the process of fund advancement and retirement forSPAC-West Africa, Nigeriaactivities
Support in the procurement processes of services and goods including development of service providers and consultants Terms of Reference and contracts

Programme:

Support in data collection on the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project from the field; collation and documentation of data for the overall AAN Food and Agriculture indicators
Support the operationalisation of management information systems for capturing and managing data including baseline and coverage information, emanating from project work in the communities, states and national.
Support documentation and information sharing of theSPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project activities.
Liaise with AAN Food and Agriculture team and other AAN units in ensuring the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria project and core Food and Agriculture programmes are effectively mainstreamed.
Support the SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria Project annual planning and budgeting process
Any other tasks assigned by line manager.

Key Relationships

Internal Relationships: Entire AAN team
External Relationships: SPAC-West Africa, Nigeria ProjectPartners, and Networks

Persons Specifications

Educational Qualification:

First Degree in Social Sciences or Arts / Humanities

Experience:

Essential:

At least three years post NYSC experience in programme administration and agriculture
Experience in community mobilization
Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word & Outlook (MS Office in general)

Desirable:

Experience in Agroecology, Food and Agriculture and climate change

Skill Abilities:

Excellent report writing and analytical skills.
Fluency in spoken and written English language.
Highly numerate
Excellent planning and prioritization skills
Multi-tasking skills
Excellent (proven) interpersonal skills
Negotiation skills
Personal Qualities
Creative and takes initiative.
Team player
Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment
Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
Self-motivated person able to work without close supervision.
Effectively promote AAN’s mission values, and objectives