State Coordinator - Abuja

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigeria nationals for the position below at Abuja. Position:        State Coordinator - Abuja Contract:       2-years renewable contract                                             Location: Abuja Closing Date: 1 September 2026 DUTIES:  • Lead day-to-day implementation of I-Youth 2.0 activities within Abuja in line with approved workplans, budgets, and timelines. • Supervise and manage the state project team, including technical officers and field/mobilization staff, ensuring performance and quality delivery. • Coordinate state-level training, enterprise development, and incubation activities for youth agripreneurs in the state’s priority value chains, including recruitment, selection, and progress tracking of participants. • Oversee the operations of the state-based Agribusiness Park or incubation hub, where applicable. • Build and maintain relationships with State government ministries and agencies, traditional and community institutions, private sector actors, and financial institutions. • Ensure accurate collection and reporting of monitoring and evaluation data and maintain the state-level network of I-Youth trained agripreneurs and alumni. • Manage the state budget and procurement, ensuring compliance with IITA policies and donor financial requirements. • Prepare timely state-level narrative and financial reports for submission to the Country Coordinator. • Ensure compliance with safeguarding, ethics, and other IITA policies at the State level, escalating risks and implementation challenges to the Country Coordinator. • Represent the project at relevant meetings, events, and stakeholder engagements within the specific States of employment. • Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor. QUALIFICATION Master's degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, Economics, Social Sciences, or a related discipline, with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in programme or project implementation, including at least two (2) years in a supervisory or team-leadership role.   COMPETENCIES The ideal candidate must have: • Experience in youth employment, enterprise development, agribusiness, workforce development, or agricultural extension, ideally within one or more of the state’s priority value chains. • Experience managing project budgets, work plans, and donor-funded activities. • Demonstrated experience engaging state government institutions, community structures, and private sector partners. • Familiarity with the socio-economic and agricultural context of the states is a strong advantage. • Strong program coordination and team leadership skills. • Good understanding of youth employment, entrepreneurship, and agribusiness development. • Sound financial and operational management skills. • Strong stakeholder engagement and community mobilization skills. • Good analytical, planning, and reporting abilities. • High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. • Ability to communicate in the predominant local language of the assigned state REMUNERATION We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.   METHOD OF APPLICATION: Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed cover letter and curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website: https://apply.workable.com/iita/#jobs no later than Two Weeks from the date of this publication. IITA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse workforce, particularly welcoming applications from women. While all applications will be acknowledged, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.