The Federal Government has opened applications for 18 positions under the Value Chain for Northern Nigeria (VCN) Programme, a major agricultural development initiative being implemented in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the French Development Agency (AFD). The programme is designed to increase the incomes, food security and resilience of smallholder farmers and other agricultural value-chain actors across nine northern states: Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Zamfara, Borno, Katsina, Yobe, Bauchi and Kano.
The available positions are based at the VCN National Programme Coordination Office (NPCO) in Abuja: 1. National Programme Coordinator; 2. Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist; 3. Agricultural Production Specialist; 4. Rural Infrastructure Specialist; 5. Food & Nutrition Specialist; 6. ICT4D Specialist; 7. Gender & Social Inclusion Specialist; 8. Climate Change & Environment Safeguard Specialist; 9.
Financial Controller; 10. Accountant; 11. Finance Officer; 12. Senior Internal Auditor; 13. Procurement Specialist; 14. Procurement Officer; 15. Procurement Assistant; 16. Knowledge Management & Communication Specialist; 17. Rural Institutions Development Specialist; 18. National Administrative & Human Resource Officer. Educational Requirements: Most of the specialist and senior positions require a Master's degree or higher in a relevant discipline; the Procurement Assistant position requires at least a Bachelor's degree.
Experience: e.g., Gender & Social Inclusion Specialist requires at least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including a minimum of seven years in a similar role involving internationally funded agricultural development projects. Contract and Benefits: two-year staff contract, subject to annual performance evaluation; remuneration based on FGN/IFAD/AFD salary scales; regular travel to the nine participating states.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified applicants are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) in 10 copies (one original and nine photocopies) with a detailed CV, application letter and cover letter, in a sealed envelope marked 'EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF NATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT UNDER THE FGN/IFAD/AFD-VCN PROJECT', addressed to The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, c/o Director, Federal Department of Development Partners Projects, Fadama House, No. 1, Eldoret Close, Off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. Application Deadline: September 6, 2026, at 12:00 noon. Source: verynigerian.com
